Kya Gori Kya Saunli (1975): portraying female characteristics Satirical means

(Review of Satirical Articles of Representative  Garhwali Satirists)

                                  Bhishma Kukreti

[Notes on Satirical Articles; Garhwali Satirical Articles; Uttarakhandi Satirical Articles; Mid Himalayan regional language Satirical Articles; Himalayan regional language Satirical Articles; North Indian regional language Satirical Articles; Indian regional language Satirical Articles; South Asian regional language Satirical Articles; Asian regional language Satirical Articles]

                The original Garhwali modern prose literature started from 1912- 1913. Bhakt Prahlad by Bhavani Datt Thapliyal is first Garhwali drama and ‘Garhwali That’ by Sada Nand Kukreti is first modern Garhwali short story.  Both the pieces of Garhwali prose literature are satirical literature.

                Abodh Bandhu Bandhu Bahguna did not mention any word Vyangatmak Nibandh or lekh in Gad Myateki Ganga (a brief history of Garhwali prose, 1975).

 However, by various means, the article ‘Kya Gori Kya Saunli ‘of Dr. Govind Chatak published in Gad Myateki Ganga (1975, page   65) is satirical article. The writer describes various characters of females differently with humorous ways.

  Dr Chatak uses Garhwali proverbs with intense affectivity as

बात या च कि घर से बड़ी घरवाळी .

**मन लग्यो गधी से त परी को क्या काम? मन कि रोटी छ, खुसी को सौदा. उनो त जवानी मा मेंडुकि सुन्दर दिखेंदी पण उथा पाणी मा रण पर मेंडुकि गोरी नि बौणि पौन्दी ,

** दुनिया मा गोरी जनान्यों तै खूब माणदि

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चा दिवराण हो चा जिठाण -कु कै से कम छ? तु डंडा त मै तिरसूल

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कखी नाक कखी नथुली

  The phrases create laughter and irony too.

  The article is serious and has sharp satire too.

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti , 16/7/2012