Ham kakh Jana Chhan: Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values

Critical Review of Garhwali Satire and Humorous Prose – 56)

  (Critical review of Garhwali Humor and Satire written by Puran Pant Pathik – 5)

                    Review by Bhishma Kukreti 

[Notes on Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values; Garhwali Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values; Uttarakhandi Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values; Mid Himalayan Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values; Himalayan Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values; North Indian Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values; Indian Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values; South Asian Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values; Asian Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values; Asian Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values; Oriental Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values]

 Ham kakh jana Chhan (1994) a satire by Puran Pant Pathik is about declining the social and cultural norms in the society. Puran Pant rage fully states that we like to flatter others but we don’t respect our own people.  We have mortgage our pride, vision, clear thinking, courage and are bending toward coward character. We are becoming habitual of pulling down our own people as crabs. The society is bent to see other’s negative points only and leaving positive thinking. In cultural field too, we are confused and are leaving our cultural values.

   The satirist uses figurative language for satirizing decline in social and cultural values.

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti 29/9/2012

References -

1-Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna, Garhwali Sahity ma Hasy Vyngy,hasya vyngya  Kaunli Kiran, Jankapuri, Delhi  2-Dr Anil Dabral, 2007, Garhwali Gady Parampara, Delhi, (Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values)

 3- Dhad, Garh Aina, Paraj , Hilans publications. Delhi (Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values)

 4- Merpahad .com and e-Uttarakhand Patrika  (Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values)

5- Ghati ke Garjate Swar , Dehradun Delhi(Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values)

6- Bhishma Kukreti, 2012, Merapahad etc, Harish Juyal k Garhwali Vyngya (Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values)

7- Bhishma Kukreti, 2012 Puran pant Pathik k vyngy, Sankalp (Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values)

 8- Puran Pant Pathik, 2011, Introductory Notes on satires in ‘Kablat’ a satirical essay collection book by Bhishma Kukreti (Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values)

9- Virendra Panwar 2011, ‘Been’, reference book for Critical review of Various Satirical books in Garhwali (Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values)

10- Puran Pant Pathik, 2012 Swasti Shri (Garhwali Satire Collection by Pathik) (Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values)

11- Bhishma Kukreti, 2011, Kablat a Garhwali Satire collection (Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values)

12- Prakashmani Dhashmana a regular satirical column ‘Chakdait Uvach of Rant Raibar weekly, Dehradun (Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values)

13- Tribhuwan Uniyal, helo , hello !  Pradhani  Bau (Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values)

14- Translations of various Garhwali satirical articles in Nirala Uttarakhand, Jaipur (Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values)

Notes on Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values; Garhwali Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values; Uttarakhandi Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values; Mid Himalayan Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values; Himalayan Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values; North Indian Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values; Indian Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values; South Asian Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values; Asian Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values; Asian Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values; Oriental Satire on Declining Social and Cultural Values to be continued..