Gaun ka Rista: A Garhwali Love Story with Difference

(Review of Garhwali Story collection ‘Gari’ (1981) by Durga Prasad Ghildiyal)

                                by-  Bhishma Kukreti

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[प्यार की कहानियाँ ; प्यार की आधुनिक गढ़वाली कहानियाँ ;प्यार की उत्तराखंडी कहानियाँ ;प्यार की मध्य हिमालयी कहानियाँ ;प्यार की हिमालयी कहानियाँ ;प्यार की उत्तर भारतीय कहानियाँ ;प्यार की भारतीय कहानियाँ ;प्यार की सार्क देशीय कहानियाँ ;प्यार की दक्षिण एशियाई कहानियाँ ;प्यार की एशियाई कहानियाँ लेखमाला]  

               Rukma and Raghuveer are from the same Garhwali village. The village is an average village- a small village. The untold and strict rule is that a girl is sister of a boy -never mind the different caste. The rules are created by society and the rules of our human body are created by god or nature. There is always attraction from a male body towards female body. Rukma and Raghuveer fell in love. However, the village rule won the battle between love and culture. The love between Rukma and Raghuveer finished when both marry to other mates.

    Now, both were parents of well grown children. Is it possible to create a new relationship between two old lovers? The story discusses the point of village rules and new changing aspects of society.

     A story writer foresees the future too. Durga Prasad brings the tedious subject of love between boy and girl of a same village before 1981. The story takes the readers finding differences among three generations. Reader is also tensed in finding the real solution to know the meaning of relationship- relationship of village norms and relationship by emotions. The story writer Ghildiyal expertly portrays romance, love and the meaning of love.  There is space for readers to think after finishing the story.

Reference-

1-Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna, Gad Myateki Ganga

2-Dr Anil Dabral, 2007 Garhwali Gady Parampara

3-Bhagwati Prasad Nautiyal, articles on Durga Prasad Ghildiyal l in Chitthi Patri

4-Dr. Nand Kishor Dhoundiyal, Garhwal Ki Divangat Vibhutiyan

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti, 7/7/2012

प्यार की कहानियाँ ; प्यार की आधुनिक गढ़वाली कहानियाँ ;प्यार की उत्तराखंडी कहानियाँ ;प्यार की मध्य हिमालयी कहानियाँ ;प्यार की हिमालयी कहानियाँ ;प्यार की उत्तर भारतीय कहानियाँ ;प्यार की भारतीय कहानियाँ ;प्यार की सार्क देशीय कहानियाँ ;प्यार की दक्षिण एशियाई कहानियाँ ;प्यार की एशियाई कहानियाँ लेखमाला जारी ...

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