Manauti: Satire Criticizing Sheep followership

(Critical analysis of Garhwali Satire Prose -17)

(Review of Satire prose created by Parashar Gaur-7)

                           Bhishma Kukreti

(Notes on regional language satire on Sheep followership; Garhwali language satire on Sheep followership; Uttarakhandi language satire on Sheep followership; Mid Himalayan regional language satire on Sheep followership; Himalayan regional language satire on Sheep followership; North Indian regional language satire on Sheep followership;  Indian regional language satire on Sheep followership; South Asian regional language satire on Sheep followership; Asian regional language satire on Sheep followership]

Robert E. Kelley (The art of Followership, 2008 1-10 pages) classifies five types of followership styles.

The Yes Followership style - The Yes followers are positive, are with leaders in all circumstances,. The yes Followers look to leaders for thinking, vision and direction.

The alienated followership – the alienated followers think for themselves and are with negative energy.

 The pragmatic followership- The pragmatic followers sit on the fence and wait for the direction of wind blow

The star followership style-the start followers think about themselves and are very active with lot of positive energy.

The sheep followership style- the sheep followers are passive and look to leaders to think for them and look to leaders for own motivation

 Parashar Gaur satirizes the Sheep followership in his Manauti satire. Though it looks a story but is simple sharp satire on sheep followership at the time of Uttarakhand movement.  

  Manuati is one of the representative satires by Parashar.

References-

1-Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna, Garhwali Sahity ma Hasy Vyngy, Kaunli Kiran, Jankapuri, Delhi (Pl. refer part of Satire in Garhwali Literature) (Pl. refer part of Satire in Garhwali Literature)

2-Dr Anil Dabral, 2007, Garhwali Gady Parampara (Pl. refer part of Satire in Garhwali Literature)

3- Dhad, Garh Aina, Paraj publications.

4- Merpahad .com and e-Uttarakhand Patrika

Copyright @ Bhishma Kukreti,24/8/2012

Notes on regional language satire on Sheep followership; Garhwali language satire on Sheep followership; Uttarakhandi language satire on Sheep followership; Mid Himalayan regional language satire on Sheep followership; Himalayan regional language satire on Sheep followership; North Indian regional language satire on Sheep followership;  Indian regional language satire on Sheep followership; South Asian regional language satire on Sheep followership; Asian regional language satire on Sheep followership to be continued…