(Review of Stories of ‘Joni Par
Chhap Kilai’ (1967) a story collection by Mohan Lal Negi)
Bhishma
Kukreti
(Notes on Stories
finding reasons for Migration; Asian Stories finding reasons for Migration;
South Asian Stories finding reasons for Migration; SAARC Countries Stories finding reasons for Migration; Indian
subcontinent Stories finding reasons for Migration; Indian Stories finding
reasons for Migration; North Indian Stories finding reasons for Migration;
Himalayan Stories finding reasons for Migration; Mid Himalayan Stories finding
reasons for Migration; Uttarakhandi Stories finding reasons for Migration; Kumauni
language Stories finding reasons for Migration; Garhwali language Stories
finding reasons for Migration )
‘Garhwali That’ by Sada Nand Kukreti is the first modern Garhwali story
published in 1913. Abodh Bahuguna mentioned that around 1936-1940, Parushram
Nautiyal published Gopu and other stories in Garhwali. There is no mention of
year of publication and periodicals by Bahuguna. In 1947, Professor Bhagwati
Prasad Panthari published a Garhwali short story collection ‘Panch Phool’ . There are ‘Gaun ki Or’, ‘Bwari’, ‘Parivartan’, ‘Asha’, and ‘Nyay’. There are Garhwali stories
of Shiva Nand Nautiyal, Bhagwati Charan Nirmohi, Daydhar Bamrada, Kailash
Panthari, Urvi Datt Upadhyay, and Mathura Datt Nautiyal in special Fiction issue of a Garhwali periodical ‘Raibar’ edited
and published by Shakunt Joshi in 1956.
Mohan Lal Negi published a story
collection book’ Joni par Chhap kilai?’
in 1967
Nyo Nisab: Garhwali Story finding
Reasons for Migration from Rural Regions
The story of ‘Nyo Nisab’ is that in a village a poor person struggle for living
and by any means he lives in village. A poor or rich person requires s
marriage. In old time men had to pay dowry to r girl side for marrying .The
poor person had to borrow money for marrying a girl that he may live together
with his beloved wife. However, to return back the debt the poor man had to
leave village for city. The man had to work on daily wages for building
construction or road construction for earning money. He took money from money
lenders that he could get company of his wife but to return back money he had
leave his wife and had to migrate.
Dr Dabral states that the story ‘Nyo Nisab’ is influenced by Prem Chand
era and all characteristics of stories of Perm Chand era are there in ‘Nyo Nisab’. The story line of ‘Nyo Nisab’ is similar to ‘Kafan’ of Prem Chand a great Hindi and Urdu
story teller. The phrases are from real rural Garhwal and Mohan Lal Negi uses
words very wisely to keep readers interest intact in the story. Mohan Lal Negi
had been successful in keeping flow smooth in the story. Negi uses proverbs suiting
the situation and are helpful in the characterization of characters or speed of
story.
References:
1-Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna, 1975, Gad Matyki Ganga, Alaknanda
Prakashan, Delhi, India
2-Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna, 1990, Garhwal ki Jeewit Vibhutiyan
(PP287-290), Babulkar Bhavan, Muchhyali, Dev Prayag
3-Anil Dabral, 2007, Garhwal ki Gady parampara: Itihas se
vartman
Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti 3/6/2012
Notes on Stories finding reasons for Migration; Asian Stories
finding reasons for Migration; South Asian Stories finding reasons for Migration;
SAARC Countries Stories finding reasons
for Migration; Indian subcontinent Stories finding reasons for Migration;
Indian Stories finding reasons for Migration; North Indian Stories finding
reasons for Migration; Himalayan Stories finding reasons for Migration; Mid
Himalayan Stories finding reasons for Migration; Uttarakhandi Stories finding
reasons for Migration; Kumauni language Stories finding reasons for Migration;
Garhwali language Stories finding reasons for Migration to be continued….
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