Internal Weakness Sentiment in Garhwali Folk Drama

गढवाली लोक नाटकों में  ग्लानि    भाव

Review of Characteristics of Garhwali Folk Drama, Folk Theater/Rituals and Traditional Plays part -22

                                        Bhishma Kukreti

         According to Bharat’s Natyashastra, internal weakness sentiment is performed by a weal voice, eyesight and cheeks, depressed stomach, slow walk ,trembling, disappointment, slackness of limb, change of color, change of voice and like that.

                            गढवाली लोक नाटकों में  ग्लानि    भाव

  There are many instances, when common people play drama at their ease in forest, while attending any events or while taking rest for long journey on the basis of prose folk stories.

   Around 1964, this author and his village fellows played a drama based on a folk story ‘नि सौक सकुद , नि सौक सकुद !’ (ni sauk sakud or I can’t complete) in Ganikya forest while taking cattle for grazing.

 There is abrid in our region that quakes in morning and evening as ‘ni sauk sakud , ni sauk sakud”. The story is that a man was carrying load of a ton of Udad from his farm on his head. The man was not so strong. Due to over load and fatigue the man died saying that ‘ni Sauk Sakud’. In his next birth, the man became that bird that speaks ,ni sauk sakud , ni sauk sakud  ( I can’t complete).

Eleven years old Sohan Lal Kukreti played the role of tired man. I remember that Sohan Lal Kukreti showed weakness by trembling legs, slow walk while having heavy load of Udad. Sohan lal was also breathing as if he can’t carry heavy load. Sohan Lal Kukreti cried on very low voice ‘ni sauk Sakud, ni sauk sakud’.

 When Sohan Lal as man died Shatrughna Jakhmola copied the tone of that bird that quakes,”ni Sauk Sakud, Ni sauk Sakud” नि सौक सकुद , नि सौक सकुद !’ marvelously.

  I remember another folk drama played by girls in forest of Chaudi (Village Jaspur), Malla Dhangu, Pauri Garhwal.  The mother in law of a pregnant woman sent her to jungle to bring wood. The six seven months pregnant woman carried wood on her head and she was so tired that she fell down. The woman acting of a girl for  pregnant woman was memorable. 

Copyright @ Bhishma Kukreti, bckukreti@gmail.com  24/10/2013

              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

8-Dr Shiva Nand Nautiyal, Garhwal ke Loknritya geet

9-Jeremy Montagu, 2007, Origins and Development of Musical Instruments

10-Gayle Kassing, 2007, History of Dance: An Interactive Arts Approach

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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गढवाली लोक नाटकों में  ग्लानि  भाव; टिहरी गढ़वाल के गढवाली लोक नाटकों में  ग्लानि भाव;उत्तरकाशी गढ़वाल के गढवाली लोक नाटकों में  ग्लानि  भाव;हरिद्वार गढ़वाल के गढवाली लोक नाटकों में  ग्लानि  भाव;देहरादून गढ़वाल के गढवाली लोक नाटकों में  ग्लानि  भाव;पौड़ीगढ़वाल के गढवाली लोक नाटकों में  ग्लानि  भाव;चमोली गढ़वाल के गढवाली लोक नाटकों में  ग्लानि  भाव; रुद्रप्रयाग गढ़वाल के गढवाली लोक नाटकों में  ग्लानि  भाव;