Reasons for Goldsmith following Malpractices: A Garhwali Folk Story for Production Managers

Sunar ki Beti Vidhwa Huno Karan or Reasons for Goldsmith following Malpractices: A Garhwali Folk Story for Production Managers

Garhwali Folk Tales, Fables, Traditional Stories, Community Narratives -55

  Compiled and Edited by: Bhishma Kukreti (Management Training Expert)

             (The physical composition of gold is such that copper missing is must to make gold ornament. However, in Garhwal there is another reason for mixing copper with gold for making ornament. )

   The folk story is as –

   Every goldsmith is blessed for using corrupt method for making gold ornaments. If a goldsmith does not mix anything with gold he would get sin.

   Century back, once upon a time, there was a goldsmith in our village. As usual he was corrupt goldsmith in mixing copper with gold for making ornaments.

   The goldsmith was rich too. He had a daughter who was beautiful and well behaved girl. The goldsmith was worried man as his daughter marriage date was very near. The goldsmith was busy in making sizable ornaments for his daughter marriage. While he was making a gold necklace for his daughter his wife advised him to make pure gold ornament for daughter. Goldsmith tried to make understand his wife not to make pure gold ornament. However, his wife insisted to make pure gold ornaments. Goldsmith had to follow his wife advice. Goldsmith made pure gold ornaments for his daughter marriage.

       The marriage procession was one of the very huge events in the region. Goldsmith offered lots of gifts to his daughter in marriage.

   However, the daughter of goldsmith became widow on the other day of marriage. Goldsmith was very sad and he asked the astrologer for the reason his daughter becoming widow immediately after marriage. The astrologer told that since goldsmith made pure gold ornaments for his daughter she became widow immediately after marriage.

             The goldsmith took a vow not to make pure gold ornaments. From that day, no goldsmith make pure gold ornament for anybody.

Copyright @ Bhishma Kukreti 12/1/2014 for review and interpretation

Garhwali Folk Tales, Fables, Traditional stories, Community Narratives for Effective Managers, Effective executives, Effective Boss, Effective Supervisors or Stories for Effective management, management Lesson from Garhwali Folk Literature from Garhwal, to be continued …in next chapter

                                 References

1-Bhishma Kukreti, 1984, Garhwal Ki Lok Kathayen, Binsar Prakashan, Lodhi Colony, Delhi 110003, 

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

3- Bhishma Kukreti, Garhwali Lok Kathaon ma Prabandh Vigyan ka Tantu , Chitthi Patri’s Lok Kathayen Visheshank  , Dehradun

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