Khima Baman: Story about pain to first wife from Second marriage by husband

(Notes on Modern Garhwali Stories by Bhishma Kukreti)

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             Khima Baman is leading Pundit of the village. When the villagers come to know that he is coming with Makhi a scheduled caste widow they are shocked. The family members of deceased husband of   Makhi are ready with Dathi, Stick to snatch Makhi from Kima Baman. Basanti the wife of Khima Baman is in total shock. A few women are in pain that now Basanti has to suffer from ‘Saut ‘and on top of it a Harijan saut. A couple of envied women are happy that now the pride of Basanti will be nowhere.  

 अर इना खिमा कु घौर जनान्युं क पिपड़ाट . क्वी त दुखी होणा कि बुड्यान्द दां बसंती तैसौतक ताना सुणण पोडल , त द्वी चार जळवा जनानी पुळयाणि बि बल हैं या वसन्तिबामणगिरी क घमंड मा भ्युं खुटणि धरदी छे ....खिमा न इन नि  स्वाच कि नौनी नौना ब्योथाह्व़े गेन अर दुसर ब्यौ करणु ...

However, there is more shock to all when Khima Baman enters into village with Makhi. In this story, Kukreti depicts various real characters of village and illustrates the social bound, social structure in villages. The story readers get shock of their life after reading last paragraph. The story was published in Hilans ( April, 1984)

Reference-

1-Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna, Gad Myateki Ganga (Part- Review of Garhwali mini short Story)

2-Dr Anil Dabral, 2007 Garhwali Gady Parampara (Part- Review of Garhwali mini short Story)

3-Bhagwati Prasad Nautiyal, articles on Durga Prasad Ghildiyal l in Chitthi Patri (Part- Review of Garhwali mini short Story)

4-Dr. Nand Kishor Dhoundiyal, Garhwal Ki Divangat Vibhutiyan (Part- Review of Garhwali mini short Story)

5-Notes of Prem Lal Bhatt on the Stories of Durga Prasad Ghildiyal (Part- Review of Garhwali short Story and mini short Story writers)

6- Gaytri Bwe, 1985 Gadh Bharati Sanstha, Delhi, (Garhwali short Story Collection)

7- Bhishma Kukreti, 2012 Garhwali Katha Sansar, Sankalp, Delhi (Historical review of Garhwali mini short Story Writers)

8- Bhishma Kukreti, 2012 Kathaon ki Katha, Worldwide mini short Story writers review Series in Shailvani weekly, Kotdwara, Garhwal

9- Stories of ‘Katha Kumud’, Garhwali Prakashan, janankpuri, Delhi (for mini short stories in Garhwali)

10-Mini short stories by Chinmay Sayar in Shailvani, Hilans Kotdwara

11-Mini short stories by Puran Pant Pathik

12- Mini short Stories by Bhishma Kukreti in internet medium

13- Minis and Short stories by Dr. Narendra Gauniyal on Internet medium

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