Characteristics of Garhwali Short Stories by Bhagwati Prasad Joshi ‘Himwantwasi

 Bhishma Kukreti

[Notes on Characteristics of Fiction, Tales by regional short story writers; Characteristics of Fiction, Characteristics of Fiction, Tales by Garhwali short story writers; Characteristics of Fiction, Tales by Uttarakhandi regional short story writers; Characteristics of Fiction, Tales by Mid Himalayan regional short story writers; Characteristics of Fiction, Tales by Himalayan regional short story writers; Characteristics of Fiction, Tales by North Indian regional short story writers; Characteristics of Fiction, Tales by Indian regional short story writers; Characteristics of Fiction, Tales by SAARC Countries regional short story writers; Characteristics of Fiction, Tales by South Asian regional short story writers; Characteristics of Fiction, Tales by Asian regional short story writers]

[कथाकार की कहानियों कि विशेषताए; गढ़वाली कथाकार की कहानियों कि विशेषताए; उत्तराखंडी कथाकार की कहानियों कि विशेषताए; मध्य हिमालयी कथाकार की कहानियों कि विशेषताए; हिमालयी कथाकार की कहानियों कि विशेषताए; उत्तर भारतीय क्षेत्रीय भाषा के कथाकार की कहानियों कि विशेषताए; भारतीय क्षेत्रीय भाषा के कथाकार की कहानियों कि विशेषताए; सार्क देशीय क्षेत्रीय भाषा के कथाकार की कहानियों कि विशेषताए; दक्षिण एशियाई क्षेत्रीय भाषा के कथाकार की कहानियों कि विशेषताए; एशियाई क्षेत्रीय भाषा के कथाकार की कहानियों कि विशेषताए लेखमाला ]

                       Bhagwati Prasad Joshi ‘Himwantwasi’ has a prominent place in Garhwali short story world. Joshi has specific style in Garhwali short story world.  Joshi was born in Joshiyana village, Parsundakhal, Pauri Garhwal in 1927. Joshi started his literature career as Hindi writer and he created Hindi Garhwali stories with vigor. Bhagwati Prasad wrote more than fifteen stories in Garhwali published in various periodicals.  ‘Dhanga ki Atmkatha’ story collection book was published in 1988 just after his death.

    The plots of stories of Joshi are simple from the daily life but the way he narrates the situation the simple situation becomes interesting.  Joshi is an expert in narrating subject with phrases and the symbols make the stories more readable. Joshi uses known and new phrases for creating humor and satire. Dabral states that for Joshi the satire is not the style but a concept of looking at life that makes the story realistic as per time, place and class. The stories are with full of spirituality, philosophy and realism. Even the imaginative characters seem as if they are true from this earth.

                  Joshi is master of creating and developing his main characters. The characters in the stories of Bhagwati Prasad are energetic and nearer to the life. The readers get images of real life from the characters and characterization.  One example of characterization is from ‘head master hirdairam’-

प्राइमरी पाठशाला हैड़ाखाळ, जख हेडमास्टर हृदय राम हरबोला, एक शरीर त एक आत्मा, छडि सा छड़ छड़ा, झुंगरण्या जून्गा, तण्या सांखा अर हर बखत चढ़याँ (आधी ढ़ ) आंखां. जनु परुशराम का कंधा मा फरसा. तन्नी हृदयराम जी क हाथ मा डंडा, स्यू अछू खासू नौ, बच्चू ण बिगाड़ी कि करी डे , निरदैराम बमबोला. पर डौर इतनी कि जु वै सडक पर निकळ दा ट बच्चा उड़्यार मा छिप्दा, गौं गाल़ो मा दिखेंदा त गुठ्यारु मा लुक दां, अखळा चखळी मा इना कि जानू बाग़ पड़ी गे हो बखरौं मां, इन लगी जांदी बग्बौला, बचणा कु क्वी ठौर नि छयो . स्कूल आवा त डंडा. डंडा कु वो डंडा नि बोली कि शुद्ध संस्कृत मा बोल्दा छया -दंडिका .पर नौ बद्लिक क्या हूंद/ जानू नागनाथ तन्नि सांपनाथ, जानू डंडा तन्नी दंडिका.

  The language and style of the stories of ‘Himwantwasi’ is his own. Joshi is a specialist of making words as his slaves. The language is lucid, memorable, with full of phrases and proverbs.  Joshi sees the situation from newer angle.  The timing and order of events are consistent in his tries.  The dialogues are from daily life and accelerate the speed of story.  

   The story writer creates mood as per the need of story and that helps the readers in making images.

   Dr. Nand Kishor Dhoundiyal states that Bhagwati Prasad is the ‘Premchand(a greatest Hindi fiction writer) of Garhwali story world.

Reference-

1-Anil Dabral, 2007, Garhwali Gady Parampara

2- Shailvani, 2011 Kotdwara (Short stories by Joshi were republished in this newsletter)

3- Nand Kishor Dhoundiyal 2011, Garhwal ki Divangat Vibhutiyan, part 2

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti, 3/7/2012

Notes on Characteristics of Fiction, Tales by regional short story writers; Characteristics of Fiction, Characteristics of Fiction, Tales by Garhwali short story writers; Characteristics of Fiction, Tales by Uttarakhandi regional short story writers; Characteristics of Fiction, Tales by Mid Himalayan regional short story writers; Characteristics of Fiction, Tales by Himalayan regional short story writers; Characteristics of Fiction, Tales by North Indian regional short story writers; Characteristics of Fiction, Tales by Indian regional short story writers; Characteristics of Fiction, Tales by SAARC Countries regional short story writers; Characteristics of Fiction, Tales by South Asian regional short story writers; Characteristics of Fiction, Tales by Asian regional short story writers to be continued….

कथाकार की कहानियों कि विशेषताए; गढ़वाली कथाकार की कहानियों कि विशेषताए; उत्तराखंडी कथाकार की कहानियों कि विशेषताए; मध्य हिमालयी कथाकार की कहानियों कि विशेषताए; हिमालयी कथाकार की कहानियों कि विशेषताए; उत्तर भारतीय क्षेत्रीय भाषा के कथाकार की कहानियों कि विशेषताए; भारतीय क्षेत्रीय भाषा के कथाकार की कहानियों कि विशेषताए; सार्क देशीय क्षेत्रीय भाषा के कथाकार की कहानियों कि विशेषताए; दक्षिण एशियाई क्षेत्रीय भाषा के कथाकार की कहानियों कि विशेषताए; एशियाई क्षेत्रीय भाषा के कथाकार की कहानियों कि विशेषताए लेखमाला जारी ...