Anger Sentiment in Garhwali Folk Drama, Folk Theater, Community Rituals and Traditional Plays

 गढवाली लोक नाटकों में क्रोध  भाव

Review of Characteristics of Garhwali Folk Drama, Folk Theater/Rituals and Traditional Plays part -16

                                        Bhishma Kukreti

              Bharat’s Natya Shastra states that in drama, anger is shown by raised nostrils, fierce look, bitten lips and the like.

                 The Garhwali folk dramatists use many ways to show anger. Apart from body and facial gestures, the performers use bad language for showing anger in folk plays.    

   The anger comes due to loss or failure. The folk drama performers were aware to show the situation of failure and then showing anger on the generator of failure.

गढवाली लोक नाटकों में क्रोध  भाव
          

हम जब पढ़ते थे तो हमने एक बार गोर चारागाह  में   एक नाटक खेला था।  इसमें हमने फेल होने पर किस प्रकार हमारे संरक्षक हमारे साथ क्रोध कार वर्ताव करेंगे का नाटक खेला था।  

  एक संरक्षक (ताली पीट पीटकर )- ये हराम  का बच्चा ! ये साल बी फेल ह्वे ग्ये हैं ? कन बत्वार आयि तेरी  …

दूसरा संरक्षक (अपने लडके के बाल झिंझोड़ते हुए ) -हूँ ! हूँ ! बाळु  पर त रोज तेल इन लगांदु छौ जन बुल्यां कै सौकारौ नौनु ह्वेलु।  अर पास हूंद दैं  … पास हूंद दैं ब्वे मरी गे छे तेरी ? हैं ! आज जिंदु हि खड्यारण मीन तू !

तीसरा संरक्षक (अलग अलग ढंग से अपने फेल हुए पुत्र को लात मारते हुए )- हूँ ! जब मि बुल्दु छौ बल बुबा किताब पौढ़ी लेदि त तू चट कबिगुच्छी खिलणो भाजि जांदि छे , त कबि नाचणों भाग जांदि छौ अर कबि राम लीला दिखणो तेरी टुटकी लग जांदि छे।  अर पास हूंद दैं  … तेरी डंडलि सजे गे हैं ?

            When this author was below teen age, he along with school going children played a drama in grazing place.

              We decided to show the anger of our guardians after if  we failed in the final exam.

          One guardian (clapping hands in anger and rebuking) - You bastred! Again you failed this year too. What is this?

            Another guardian (catching and shaking the hair of his failed son)-you son of..! You used to comb and oil your hair as if you were son of a millionaire.   While getting passed your mother died… I shall not leave you alive.

       Third guardian (beating the son and trebling under feet) - Whenever I suggested you to read you always ran away for dance, playing something else or used to run to watch Ramleela.

 The drama was excellent for us.

 There are many folk songs those are having anger sentiment.

            The Garhwali folk dramatists including were aware that to copy Ravan’s acting is not always good to show anger in drama. Therefore, folk dramatists including Badi used to use body movement and bad words. To perform anger by any artist is very difficult because many times over dramatization of anger become a comedy show. The performer has to perform with balance.

Copyright @ Bhishma Kukreti, bckukreti@gmail.com  10 /10/2013

Review of Characteristics of Garhwali Folk Drama, Folk Rituals and Traditional Plays part to be continued…

                    References

1-Bharat Natyam

2-Steve Tillis, 1999, Rethinking Folk Drama

3-Roger Abrahams, 1972, Folk Dramas in Folklore and Folklife 

4-Tekla Domotor , Folk drama as defined in Folklore and Theatrical Research

5-Kathyrn Hansen, 1991, Grounds for Play: The Nautanki Theater of North India

6-Devi Lal Samar, Lokdharmi Pradarshankari Kalayen 

7-Dr Shiv Prasad Dabral, Uttarakhand ka Itihas part 1-12

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11- Bhishma Kukreti, 2013, Garhwali Lok Natkon ke Mukhya Tatva va Charitra, Shailvani, Kotdwara

12- Bhishma Kukreti, 2007, Garhwali lok swangun ma rasa ar Bhav , Chithipatri

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