Jagwal: An Eternal Love Story in Garhwali language

Critical Review of Modern Garhwali Short Stories -154

    A critical Review and Analysis of Garhwali short story ‘Jagwal‘(Garh Aina, 12/8/1989) by Suman Semwal   

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                                                    Review by Bhishma Kukreti

[Notes on Eternal Love Story; Garhwali   Eternal Love Story;   Uttarakhandi Eternal Love Story;    Mid Himalayan Eternal Love Story; Himalayan Eternal Love Story; North Indian Eternal Love Story; Indian Eternal Love Story; Indian subcontinent Eternal Love Story; SAARC Countries Eternal Love Story; South Asian Eternal Love Story;  Asian Eternal Love Story; oriental Eternal Love Story]            

        Suman Semwal did not write much in Garhwali. The Garhwali story ‘Jagwal‘is about eternal love between Sapna and Sagar. Sapna and Sagar are neighbors and they have affection for each other supported by their parents. Sagar is studying for getting training for high government officer post. Sagar comes to attend New Year party that he can meet Sapna. Sapna takes promise from Sagar that he will never fluctuate from his duty (here passing training). He goes back completing his training. When his training is completed he gets a telegram from Sapna. Sagar comes back to his house and finds that cancer patient Sapna is no more. Till date he remembers Sapna.   

         There is scarcity of love stories in modern Garhwali fiction. Suman Semwal tries to fulfill that gap. However, the story pays more attention on idealism than emotional property of good love story. Suman could not make it impactful, intense, powerful love story.  The dialogues look like copies of Hindi film or popular Hindi novels.

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti 12/11/2012

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