Appeal for Exclusivity by Discarding Copying Acts in Garhwali Kumaoni Folk Literature

(A Research Review on Garhwali-Kumaoni –Haridwar Folk Literature)

                          Management Lessons in Garhwali-Kumaoni Folktales -1

                Management Lessons in Garhwali –Kumaoni Folk Literature part -3

                     Research and Review by: Bhishma Kukreti

            Exclusivity has many benefits and copy or duplicating has many harms. Garhwali –Kumaoni proverbs and folktales advise people to discard copying or duplication and appeal people to have exclusivity.  There are many proverbs and folk stories in Kumaon and Garhwal those advise for having exclusivity and be away from copying.

 For example the following proverb stresses not to copy.

सकसौरिन लौड़ गौड़ मारिन (Killing own children and cattle by copying or following others)

 The following folktale also advises us not to follow blindly and also teach that think before taking step.

                     Chhyunti: A Garhwali Folktale, Community Story

                   Chhyunti or ‘Chilgoza fal’ means the pine fruit or pine cone. The pine nuts are in the pine cone or fruit.

                     One day, foolish villagers went to pluck Chhyunti /pine cones from pine forest. The fool villagers saw a big, huge trunked pine with full of pine cones at the steep valley bank.  It was not possible to climb on the tree. They started cutting the pine tree. To stop tree falling into steep valley, few villagers tied themselves with tree by tropes.

 As soon as the tree was cut, the huge tree fell down into the steep valley (Bhel) the villagers who were tied with the pine tree also fell down into valley and died there. The other villagers thought that the villagers who were tied with the tree would take all pine cones. Rest of the villagers jumped into the valley and died instantly.

               Management Lesson about acquiring Exclusivity

1-Exclusivity attracts people attention

2-Exclusivity creates competitive advantages

3-Exclusivity creates specific identity

5-Exclusivity calls respect

6-Exclusivity brings a Niche

 Loss by Copying or blind followership

1-Copying creates opaque identity

2-Copying does not create identity and spoils identity

3- Copying does not bring attraction and attention

4-Copying brings low respect or might spoil respect

5-Coying is opposite of creating a Niche

6- Following others without any thought is dangerous

7- Copying does not bring competitive advantages

Copyright @ Bhishma Kukreti bckukreti@gmail.com  23/11/2013

     Notes on   Management Lessons in Garhwali –Kumaoni –Haridwar Folk Literature to be continued in part -4

Management Lessons in Garhwali-Kumaon Folktales to be continued on part -2

Research Review of Garhwali-Kumaoni Literature to be continued….

                  References

1-Bhishma Kukreti, 1984, Garhwal Ki Lok Kathayen, Binsar Prakashan, Lodhi Colony, Delhi 110003 (story as Chhyunti, PP 26-27)

2-Anil Dabral, 2007, Garhwali Gadya Parampara, (story as Hilogi ka Lat, pp166)

3- Bhishma Kukreti, 2003, Salan Biten Lok Kathayen, Rant Raibar, Dehradun

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