’P’ ku Parpanch’: Satirical Story Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy

Critical Review of Modern Garhwali Stories -123

Modern Garhwali Story by Bhishma Kukreti – 5 (a critical Review and Analysis)

Let Us Celebrate Hundredth Year of Modern Garhwali   Stories

                              Review by Bhishma Kukreti

(Notes on Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy; Garhwali Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy; Garhwali Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy by Jaspurvala; Garhwali Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy by Migrated Garhwali ; Garhwali Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy by Garhwali residing in Mumbai ; Uttarakhandi Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy; Mid Himalayan Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy; Himalayan Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy; North Indian Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy; Indian Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy; Indian subcontinent Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy; SAARC Countries Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy;  South Asian Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy;  Asian Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy; Oriental Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy]  

                  Bhishma Kukreti wrote two types of stories a social genre stories mostly related to women subject and other satirical stories. ‘P’ku Parpanch’(Hilans, November, 1989) is a satirical and humorous story satirizing government administration and bureaucracy. The author’s uncle requires additional money every month through money order. The author who is working in Mumbai wants that family should establish a business of horticulture and for that the author goes for loan. The author visits Gram Pradhan (chief village councilor), Patwari (Revenue officer) and Block officer. Every where he finds the hurdles of bureaucratic procedures and the bribe is common factor in each department. Lastly when he reaches to block he finds that none from three types of officers (top boss, deputy boss, executive boss) is present. The author comes daily but no officer attends the block office. Because, one is under probation, second is under promotion and third is under punishment. Since, nobody is interested to work in rural areas every officer has gone to Lucknow for their transfers. One officer who is under punishment was caught in three bribe cases and was caught for gang rape.

   Kukreti uses repeated words (metaphorical) and various Garhwali phrases those create humor and at the same time readers feel anger on the government administration.

  ए बगता क प्रमुख पदाधिकारी पनिशमेंट क कारण अयुं च. अर पद्वानती क कारण अयूँ छ त वु यात जौनपुर कु फौजदारी कोर्ट या गाजियाबाद कु सिविल कोर्ट मा मील सकुद"

"क्या मतबल?"

हाँ मि सच बुलणु छौं . गाजियाबाद ब्लौक मा यूँ फर तीन लाख कु घोटाला ........दस लाख कर्जा विभाग का केश यूँ फर वै इ ब्लॉक से चलणा छन"

" ए मेरी ब्व़े पण उ जौनपुर कु फौजदारी क केस ?"

"एस.पी. अर यि पदाधिकारी अर तीन हौर पदाधिकारी सामूहिक बलात्कार का केस मा पकड़ेन त यूँ पर फौजदारी क केस जौनपुर मा चलणु च"

"पण पनिशमेंट की खेती वास्ता पहाड़ इ छन?”

" यां से बढिया पापमोचक धरती भारत मा और छ कखि ?"

 This story was designed to fuel the separate state Uttarakhand movement.

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti 6/10/2012

Critical Review of Modern Garhwali Stories to be continued …124

Modern Garhwali Story by Bhishma Kukreti to be continued…– 6

Notes on Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy; Garhwali Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy; Garhwali Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy by Jaspurvala; Garhwali Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy by Migrated Garhwali ; Garhwali Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy by Garhwali residing in Mumbai ; Uttarakhandi Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy; Mid Himalayan Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy; Himalayan Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy; North Indian Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy; Indian Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy; Indian subcontinent Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy; SAARC Countries Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy;  South Asian Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy;  Asian Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy; Oriental Satirical Stories Satirizing Government Administration and Bureaucracy

Let Us Celebrate Hundredth Year of Modern Garhwali   Stories