Rukma: Story Discussing Woman as Consumable Object and curses of money lending

Critical Review of Modern Garhwali Stories -116

(Critical Review of Modern Garhwali Story) by Vijay Singh Lingwal -1)

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                             Review by   Bhishma Kukreti

[Notes on Stories Discussing Woman as Consumable Object, money lending; Garhwali Stories Discussing Woman as Consumable Object, money lending; Uttarakhandi Stories Discussing Woman as Consumable Object, money lending; Mid Himalayan Stories Discussing Woman as Consumable Object, money lending; Himalayans Stories Discussing Woman as Consumable Object, money lending; North Indian Stories Discussing Woman as Consumable Object, money lending; Indian Stories Discussing Woman as Consumable Object, money lending; South Asian Stories Discussing Woman as Consumable Object, money lending;  Asian Stories Discussing Woman as Consumable Object, money lending;  Oriental Stories Discussing Woman as Consumable Object, money lending]   

                        Vijay Singh Lingwal is multifarious Garhwali literature creator. Apart from poetries, he wrote Garhwali stories too. His Garhwali story ‘Rukma ‘ (Hilans, August, 1988) discusses the subject of woman as consumable object, the need of taking loan from unethical money lender, the economic problem in rural Garhwal and role of money lending  in rural areas.

    The people depend on agriculture in rural Garhwal. When the agriculture goes down, people take loan from money lender and money lender charges heavy interest. Kalam Singh took loan for his marriage from money lender. Kalam Singh was unable to repay the loan after many years. The sevety two years old money lender asks Kalam Singh to marry his teen age daughter with him. Initially, Kalam Singh did not agree but at the end he agrees to marry his teen age daughter with old money lender.   After marriage ceremony Rukma comes to house of money lender and next morning, there is great shock for all.

    The story writer could create characters very easily and in characterization, Lingwal discusses various issues on importance of money lender and his exploitation. At the end he raises the question of woman being a consumable object.  

  Lingwal writes stories in simple style with Tiryali dailects. Mohan Lal Negi and a couple of other writers also wrote stories on money lending and women as consumables.

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti, 29/9/2012

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Notes on Stories Discussing Woman as Consumable Object, money lending; Garhwali Stories Discussing Woman as Consumable Object, money lending; Uttarakhandi Stories Discussing Woman as Consumable Object, money lending; Mid Himalayan Stories Discussing Woman as Consumable Object, money lending; Himalayans Stories Discussing Woman as Consumable Object, money lending; North Indian Stories Discussing Woman as Consumable Object, money lending; Indian Stories Discussing Woman as Consumable Object, money lending; South Asian Stories Discussing Woman as Consumable Object, money lending;  Asian Stories Discussing Woman as Consumable Object, money lending;  Oriental Stories Discussing Woman as Consumable Object, money lending to be continued…

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