Kangu Abt: A Garhwali Story about Social Insults to Poor

(Review of a Garhwali Story collection ‘Joni par Chhapu Kilai? ‘  (1967) written by Mohan Lal Negi )

                           Bhishma Kukreti

          ‘Kangu Abt ‘story from ‘Joni par Chhapu Kilai? ‘collection is about nobody likes to become the relative of a poor man or poor family. If circumstance becomes that poor man becomes the relative of a rich man the rich man insults to poor man.  Sulochana is the lame daughter of Kafu Rawat .Kafu is rich man. However, he had to marry Sulochana with a poor man Mangal. Kafu does not provide regard to Mangal. However, when Kafu becomes seriously ill , except Mangal  nobody looks after  Kafu.  Kafu understands the importance of kind hearted human being.

  The story teller with the help of narration and dialogues create images of poor man’s insults in the society.

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti 5/12/2012