Anjali: Story of In law Conflicts ending in Family Destruction

Critical Review of Modern Garhwali Stories -120

Let Us Celebrate Hundredth Year of Modern Garhwali   Stories

                              Review by Bhishma Kukreti

[Notes on stories of In law Conflicts ending in Family Destruction; Garhwali stories of In law Conflicts ending in Family Destruction; Uttarakhandi stories of in law Conflicts ending in Family Destruction; Mid Himalayan stories of In law Conflicts ending in Family Destruction; North Indian stories of In law Conflicts ending in Family Destruction; Indian stories of In law Conflicts ending in Family Destruction; Asian stories of In law Conflicts ending in Family Destruction; Oriental stories of In law Conflicts ending in Family Destruction]

   The in law conflicts, quarrels, differences, tensions, stress or strains are common subject of worries all world from the day marriage system came in existence. Most of the time families divide or pain of the families are due to conflicts or tensions between mother in law and daughter in law. Psychologists or social scientists as Dr. Teri Apter (2008), Chrisman Almeida (2009), Philips J. Swehart (2006), Pawlik -Keinlen (2007) provide various reasons for the in laws conflicts or tensions.

    Virendra Datt Maithani searches the reasons behind the differences or tensions between mother in law and daughter in laws in Garhwali story ‘Anjali’ (Hilans, March 1989).  An orphan girl Anjali is married to Dharmu. However, mother in law could not balance the relationship and there started family tension on daily basis. One day, Anjali took hard decision and she went to forest. Dharam also went in search of his wife. However, when the incident took place in the forest it was irreversible shock for mother in law for her whole life.

  Maithani narrates story in simple way and twists in the story came as if these are way of life. At the end, story writer provides unbearable shock to the readers.

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti, 3/10/2012

Critical Review of Modern Garhwali Stories to be continued…121

Notes on stories of In law Conflicts ending in Family Destruction; Garhwali stories of In law Conflicts ending in Family Destruction; Uttarakhandi stories of in law Conflicts ending in Family Destruction; Mid Himalayan stories of In law Conflicts ending in Family Destruction; North Indian stories of In law Conflicts ending in Family Destruction; Indian stories of In law Conflicts ending in Family Destruction; Asian stories of In law Conflicts ending in Family Destruction; Oriental stories of In law Conflicts ending in Family Destruction to be continued…

References- (the author read the following literature for Garhwali stories of In law Conflicts)

1-Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna, Gad Myateki Ganga (Garhwali stories of In law Conflicts)

2-Dr Anil Dabral, 2007 Garhwali Gady Parampara (Garhwali stories of In law Conflicts)

3-Bhagwati Prasad Nautiyal, articles on Durga Prasad Ghildiyal l in Chitthi Patri (Garhwali stories of In law Conflicts)

4-Dr. Nand Kishor Dhoundiyal, Garhwal Ki Divangat Vibhutiyan (Garhwali stories of In law Conflicts)

5-Notes of Prem Lal Bhatt on the Stories of Durga Prasad Ghildiyal (Garhwali stories of In law Conflicts)

6- Gaytri Bwe, 1985 Gadh Bharati Sanstha, Delhi (Garhwali stories of In law Conflicts)

7- Bhishma Kukreti, 2012 Garhwali Katha Sansar, Sankalp, Delhi (Garhwali stories of In law Conflicts)

8- Bhishma Kukreti, 2012 Kathaon ki Katha, Notes on Worldwide short  stories  in Shailvani weekly, Kotdwara, Garhwal (Garhwali stories of In law Conflicts)

9- Stories of ‘Katha Kumud’, Garhwali Prakashan, Janankpuri, Delhi (Garhwali stories of In law Conflicts)

10-Mini short stories by Chinmay Sayar in Shailvani, Hilans Kotdwara (Garhwali stories of In law Conflicts)

11-Mini short stories by Puran Pant Pathik (Garhwali stories of In law Conflicts)

12- Mini short Stories by Bhishma Kukreti in internet medium (Garhwali stories of In law Conflicts)

13- Minis and Short stories by Dr. Narendra Gauniyal on Internet medium (Garhwali stories of In law Conflicts)

14-21^st issue of Chitthi magazine, Dehradun (Garhwali stories of In law Conflicts)

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

16- Bhishma Kukreti, 2011, Adhunik Garhwali Katha Sansar in various Internet sites (Garhwali stories of In law Conflicts)

17 Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna, Garhwali Kahani, Hilans, May 1985 issue. (Garhwali stories of In law Conflicts)

18- Bhattacharya.P 2009, taming the Mother in law, Interview with Dr. Chrisann Almeida, Indian Weekender

19-Teri Apter,  Mother in Law and Daughter in law: Friendship at The Impasses in many research journals.

20- Philips J. Swehart 2006 a Chapter In-Law Relationship from the book ‘Focus on the family…’

21- Pawlik -Keinlen, 2007, How to be a Great Daughter in Law, a Blog note

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