Sava Ser Panch Man: A Story of Selling Daughter for repaying Loan

Critical Review of Modern Garhwali fiction -97

                      Let Us Celebrate Hundredth Year of Modern Garhwali   Stories

                               Bhishma Kukreti

[Notes on stories about selling daughters; Garhwali stories about selling daughters; Uttarakhandi stories about selling daughters; Mid Himalayan stories about selling daughters; North Indian stories about selling daughters; Indian stories about selling daughters; Thai stories about selling daughters; Korean literature about selling daughters; Asian stories about selling daughters; Literature about selling daughters; Literature about selling daughters in Europe; Literature about selling daughters In Africa]

                  Worldwide Concept of Selling Daughters for Survival

  There are many modern stories written on the subject of selling daughter by father for repaying loans in various language especially Asian languages and African languages including Garhwali. There are reports father selling daughter for repaying loan. There is a famous Thai sad story ‘Daughter for Sales’ about selling daughter for repaying loan. There are stories and poems in North Korean literature about selling daughter for repaying loan. The poem ‘I sell my daughter for 100’ by famous poet Kim Jang of North Korea stirred the literature creative and social figures. Mary M. Cameron has exclusive chapter on parents selling daughters in Nepal in the book ‘On the Edge of auspicious: Gender and Caste in Nepal (pp196..).  Jill E. Korbin provides lengthy details of selling daughters in China in his book ‘Child Abuse and Neglect: Cross Cultural prospective (pp -169). Janice Stockard also provides stories of selling daughters in the book ‘Daughters of Canton Delta’.  Anthony Molho et all provide the concept of selling daughters in Europe (Finding Europe). Marko Hajdinjak illustrates the concept of selling daughters in Europe (Smuggling in Southeast Europe). Charles Eliot present s cases of concept of selling daughter in Africa (The East Africa Protectorate) . These and other literature show that the concept of selling daughters for survival is quite old concept and had been there in every community. Many American literatures creative raised the issue of selling daughters in their poetries and fictions.

                       Sava Ser Panch Man: A Story of Selling Daughter for repaying Loan  

  Sava Ser panch Man (Hilans, August 1988) is the story written by Vijay Lingwal. Poverty is an antique aspect of humanity and human beings does many unusual thing for removing poverty or debts.  Kamal Sing took loan for one thousand bucks from Padhan when the rice was available at five kilo per rupee and now the rate is one and quarter kilo per rupee.

Padhan pursued for recovery and Kamal Sing agrees to marry his daughter with Padhan for returning the debts. His daughter Rukma expires reaching to her in laws house.

 The story language is simple and with lot of Garhwali phrases.

References-

1-Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna, Gad Myateki Ganga (For Stories of Selling Daughter for survival)   

2-Dr Anil Dabral, 2007 Garhwali Gady Parampara (For Stories of Selling Daughter for survival)   

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 (For Stories of Selling Daughter for survival)   

(8- Bhishma Kukreti, 2012 Kathaon ki Katha, Notes on Worldwide short  stories  in Shailvani weekly, Kotdwara, Garhwal(For Stories of Selling Daughter for survival)  

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

15- Garhwali Stories in Bugyal magazine, Noida, UP

16- Bhishma Kukreti, 2011, Adhunik Garhwali Katha Sansar in various Internet sites (For Stories of Selling Daughter for survival)   

(Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti, 9/9/2012

Let Us Celebrate Hundredth Year of Modern Garhwali   Stories

Notes on stories about selling daughters; Garhwali stories about selling daughters; Uttarakhandi stories about selling daughters; Mid Himalayan stories about selling daughters; North Indian stories about selling daughters; Indian stories about selling daughters; Thai stories about selling daughters; Korean literature about selling daughters; Asian stories about selling daughters; Literature about selling daughters; Literature about selling daughters in Europe; Literature about selling daughters In Africa to be continued…