Jaunl Bagi: Story against ritual animal sacrifice

 Critical Review of Modern Garhwali Stories -108

                         (Critical Review of Modern Garhwali Story Jaunl Bagi (Hilans, September, 1985) by Dharma Nand Uniyal - 1)

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[Notes on stories against ritual animal sacrifice; Garhwali stories against ritual animal sacrifice; Mid Himalayan stories against ritual animal sacrifice; Himalayan stories against ritual animal sacrifice; North Indian stories against ritual animal sacrifice; Indian stories against ritual animal sacrifice; Indian subcontinent stories against ritual animal sacrifice; South Asian stories against ritual animal sacrifice; Asian stories against ritual animal sacrifice; Oriental stories against ritual animal sacrifice]

                        The religious ritual animal sacrifice is common all over world and in Garhwal as well.  Dharma Nand Uniyal shows worries on animal sacrifices in religious rituals for so called benefits to human beings in ‘Jaunl Bagi’ story. Vikram got appointment in army. The war starts.Subhaga the mother of Vikram takes oath about no loss to Vikram and she will sacrifice a pair of buffalos to deities.  She bought two buffalos Bhura and Kalu. At the time of ritual Bhura and Kalu revolt against human beings and jumped into Ganges.

   The story narration is in two parts-the narration about human activities and dialogues among human and narration about feeling of buffalos and dialogues between two buffalos.

  Uniyal is successful in characterization of main characters Subhaga and two buffalos- Bhura and Kalu. Uniyal narrates well in narrating the ritual atmosphere in the village. His narration creates perfect images.  

  The language of story ‘Jaunl Bagi’ is  Tiryali dialects.  

References-

1-Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna, Gad Myateki Ganga

2-Dr Anil Dabral, 2007 Garhwali Gady Parampara

3-Bhagwati Prasad Nautiyal, articles on Durga Prasad Ghildiyal l in Chitthi Patri

(4-Dr. Nand Kishor Dhoundiyal, Garhwal Ki Divangat Vibhutiyan

5-Notes of Prem Lal Bhatt on the Stories of Durga Prasad Ghildiyal

6- Gaytri Bwe, 1985 Gadh Bharati Sanstha, Delhi

7- Bhishma Kukreti, 2012 Garhwali Katha Sansar, Sankalp, Delhi

8- Bhishma Kukreti, 2012 Kathaon ki Katha, Notes on Worldwide short  stories  in Shailvani weekly, Kotdwara, Garhwal (

9- Stories of ‘Katha Kumud’, Garhwali Prakashan, Janankpuri, Delhi

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

14-21^st issue of Chitthi magazine, Dehradun (For Sad, tragic Stories)

15- Garhwali Stories in Bugyal magazine, Noida, U.P.

16- Bhishma Kukreti, 2011, Adhunik Garhwali Katha Sansar in various Internet sites

17 Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna, Garhwali Kahani, Hilans, May 1985 issue.

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Notes on stories against ritual animal sacrifice; Garhwali stories against ritual animal sacrifice; Mid Himalayan stories against ritual animal sacrifice; Himalayan stories against ritual animal sacrifice; North Indian stories against ritual animal sacrifice; Indian stories against ritual animal sacrifice; Indian subcontinent stories against ritual animal sacrifice; South Asian stories against ritual animal sacrifice; Asian stories against ritual animal sacrifice; Oriental stories against ritual animal sacrifice to be continued..

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