Bhut: Story about negative points of Blind Faith

Critical Review of Modern Garhwali Stories -125

‘Bhut’ a Modern Garhwali Story by Dr. Surendra Datt Semalti (Hilans, June 1990)-a critical Review and Analysis

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                              Review by Bhishma Kukreti

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               Dr. Surendra Semalti is a poet and prose maker in Garhwali.  The story ‘Bhut’ by Semalti is about negative points of blind faith. Jeetram a teacher wanted to teach dance to his students for annual program. At home, in night he starts practice for various types of dances that he can teach the students best dances attractive to public. He never did dancing before anybody in his life. From outside, when his wife saw him changing stances (for dance) she came to conclusion that evil soul has caught Jeetram. Instead of asking him she immediately brings Mantrik. Mantrik reads various folk chants (Rakhwali) and beats Jeetram by Kandali. Mantrik also slaps Jeetram here and there. Jeetram finds way to tell the truth.

           The story is very fine story from many points. Semalti depicts the story very smoothly and readers create images about the happening. The pace of story is very fast and readers don’t get time to divert their minds from the story.  Dr. Surendra uses Tiryali (Tihri Garhwal) dialects and dialogues are just to speed up the story. The characters are commonly found in rural Garhwal. The story about negative points of blind faith provides message that without complete knowledge don’t take decision and do not follow blind faith when it is not required.

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti 8/10/2012

Critical Review of Modern Garhwali Stories to be continued ...126

Notes on Stories about negative points of Blind Faith; Garhwali Stories about negative points of Blind Faith; Garhwali Stories about negative points of Blind Faith written by a teacher; Uttarakhandi Stories about negative points of Blind Faith; Uttarakhandi Stories about negative points of Blind Faith written by writer residing in rural Uttarakhand; Mid Himalayan Stories about negative points of Blind Faith; Himalayan Stories about negative points of Blind Faith; North Indian Stories about negative points of Blind Faith; Indian Stories about negative points of Blind Faith; Indian subcontinent Stories about negative points of Blind Faith; SAARC Countries Stories about negative points of Blind Faith; South Asian Stories about negative points of Blind Faith; Asian Stories about negative points of Blind Faith; Oriental Stories about negative points of Blind Faith to be continued…

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