Amethi, Meham ar Aurangjeb: Satire exemplifying the History Recurrences

(Critical review Garhwali satire Prose – 42)

                                        (Review of Satire written by Garhwali Satirist Bhishma Kukreti -21)

                                                                     Bhishma Kukreti

[Notes on satire about History Recurrences; Garhwali satire about History Recurrences; Uttarakhandi satire about History Recurrences; Mid Himalayan satire about History Recurrences; Himalayan satire about History Recurrences; North Indian satire about History Recurrences; Indian satire about History Recurrences; Indian subcontinent satire about History Recurrences; South Asian satire about History Recurrences; Asian satire about History Recurrences; oriental satire about History Recurrences]

                                                          History recurrences theories

  Repetition of same type of event in history is called history recurrence.  In Sanskrit literature, there are many quotations in Mahabharata and other classics about the reasons behind history recurrences. There are many similarities in present Indian scenes between historical event and today’s events. Many scholars see similarities between the entries of multinationals and entry of East India Company and then East India Company taking political rule of India in its hand.

  From western point of view, Heinrich Heine and Friedrich Nietzsche made understand the theories of history recurrence. G.W Trompf traces the patterns of historical recurrences in his book ‘The Idea of Historical Recurrence in Western Thought’. Humorously, great satirist Mark twain supports the theory of historical recurrence as he says,” A favorite theory of mine to wit, that no occurrence is sole and solitary but is merely a repetition of a thing which has happened before and perhaps often (The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, 1865)

                   Review of Satire written by f Garhwali Satirist Bhishma Kukreti -21

                 his satire ‘Amethi, meham aar Aurangjeb’ (Garh Aina 30/5/1990),  Bhishma Kukreti satirically and sharply provides the examples of historical events of great King Asoka and Great Mugal King Aurangzeb those are similar in thinking and actions too (historical recurrence). Kukreti clarifies historical recurrences that both were ambitious for getting crown and both killed their brothers and others in getting crown.  Great king Asoka and great king Aurangzeb broke their family rules and they were selfish, brutal, and cruel. In the name of benefits to society Asoka and Aurangzeb killed their brothers (historical recurrence). History is witness that there were malpractices in the election of Amethi where Rajiv Gandhi the crown prince of Nehru family won the election. There were bloodsheds in the Meham election where Om Prakash Chautala (Son of Devi Lal Chautala and crown prince of Chautala family).  

          Kukreti declares a new dimensional theory that history recurrence is because we human beings are having animal mentality.

इत्यास अफु तै किलै दुरांदु किलैकि हम इतियास से ना त कुछ सिखदा ना ही इत्यास तै बिंगण चांदा. पनएक बात इत्यास इलै दुराये जांद बल किलैकि मनुष्य मा जानवरी गुण अबि तलक जन्याकी तन इ छन.

 In Kukreti shows the similarities of historical events among Asoka killing his family members, Aurangzeb killing his brothers and the malpractices adopted by Rajiv Gandhi and Om Prakash Chautala for winning the elections.

अर अब हमारि डेमोक्रेसी , अपणी जम्हूरियत , भारतीय प्रजातंत्र मा अशोक, औरंगजेब का प्रतिनिधिछन यि अमेठी अर मेहम का जितन्देर. अमेठी का आमदार/सांसद अर मेहम का खासदार /विधयकका उमेदवार छन राजीव गांधी अर ॐ प्रकाश चौटाला .

त य़ी वीं व्यवस्था का द्योतक छन . नाम गौण छन काम महत्वपूर्ण च

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जु मि नि बोलि जणनु होऊं बल य़ी अशोक अर औरंगजेबी मानसिकता वळा ही हमारा प्रजातन्त्रीखैरख्वाह छन त ब्ताव्दी - महम का पैलि चुनावी लवैखतरी मा राजिव गांधी चुप किलै राई.किलैवैब्गता आदर्शवादी पत्रकार संतोष भारतीय कि कलम खुंडी होई?

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किलै वु लोहिया या जय प्रकाश का नामौ माळा जपंदेर या समग्र ;lohiyaavadi  चन्द्र शेखर द्वी डै चुपकिलै च? वैल्यू वाळ पोलिटिक्स का शिक्षक या शिक्षार्थी वी.पी. सिंग की नीति वळी राजनीति बौंहड़ीकिलै सिंयीं च ? 

 Kukreti’s sharp satirical analyses of elections held in Amethi and Meham have similarities in thinking of Martin Amis (his Novel) for history recurrence

 Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti 15/9/2012

Notes on satire about History Recurrences; Garhwali satire about History Recurrences; Uttarakhandi satire about History Recurrences; Mid Himalayan satire about History Recurrences; Himalayan satire about History Recurrences; North Indian satire about History Recurrences; Indian satire about History Recurrences; Indian subcontinent satire about History Recurrences; South Asian satire about History Recurrences; Asian satire about History Recurrences; oriental satire about History Recurrences to be continued…

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                                                          Appendix

 A brief list of literature on History Recurrences

P.A Sorokin discusses about History Recurrences in book ‘Social and Cultural dynamic; (1957).

There are mentions of History Recurrences in the book ‘the Sociology of Science’ by Robert K. Merton (1973)

Arnold Toynbee’s book ‘Does history repeat itself’ (1979) discusses about History Recurrences.

The book ‘The Rise and Fall of the great powers’ by Paul Kennedy (1987) provides examples of History Recurrences.

There is discourse on History Recurrences in the book ‘Recurrence;’ by Gordon Graham (1997).

The historian David Christian provide examples of History Recurrences in his book ‘maps of Time ‘(2005)

Diamond offers instances of History Recurrences in the book ‘Guns, germs and Steel: The fates of Human Society’ (2005)

Niall Ferguson talks regarding History Recurrences in his book’ Civilization...’ (2011).