Vrishi Ji Kukreti tying King Soldiers: A Garhwali Folk Story for Daring and Caring Managers

Garhwali Folk Tales, Fables, Traditional Stories, Community Narratives -71

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

(Translated and interpreted from Kukreti Vanshavali by Chakradhar Kukreti (Gweel), 2007,)

                  There are many community stories told about the bravery of Vrishi Ji Kukreti in Jaspur and Gweel (Malla Dhangu, Pauri Garhwal) (Please refer previous chapter too).

          One of community stories about brave Vrishi Ji Kukreti of Jaspur is as under.

            Vrishi Ji was rebellion and he stopped paying tax to the Shrinagar King. Shrinagar King sent his soldiers to catch Vrishi Ji and take him to Shrinagar court. The soldiers brought a rope with them to tie Vrishi Ji. Soldiers reached to village. Soldiers asked about Vrishi Ji. The villagers informed that Vrishi Ji is in Goth at region below the village (Ganvk Taul).

               Eight –ten Kingdom Soldiers reached to Goath one mile below the village. Vrishi Ji had a big herd of goats. He just opened goats from Tandala (a long rope through which eight -ten or more goats are tied in Gaushala or Goath). Vrishi Ji saw that solders had a rope in bag and understood that soldiers had come to tie him. Vrishi Ji was carrying Tandala in his hand. He requested Kingdom soldiers to rest below a huge Khadik tree. Soldiers sat under Khadik tree and suddenly Vrishi Ji changed his instance in speed and tied all soldiers around the Khadik tree by his Tandala. Vrishi Ji took the rope from soldiers and tied them by that rope too. Vrishi Ji kept those solders tied on Khadik tree for hours.  Soldiers requested Vrishi Ji to untie them. Soldiers promised Vrishi Ji that they would not take Vrishi Ji to Shrinagar. Vrishi Ji untied all the soldiers. Soldiers went to Shrinagar without taking Vrishi Ji.

         The place is now called Ghyar because here, soldiers surrounded Vrishi Ji and Vrishi Ji surrounded soldiers. Ghyar means to beseize or surround.

*** Read other folk tales about brave Vrishi Ji in next chapter …

Copyright @ Bhishma Kukreti 12/3/2014 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

Garhwali folk Stories from Garhwal sequence; Garhwali folk Stories from Haridwar succession , Garhwal; Garhwali folk Stories from Dehradun Garhwal chain; Garhwali folk Stories from Uttarkashi Garhwal; Garhwali folk Stories from Tehri Garhwal series; Garhwali folk Stories from Chamoli Garhwal; Garhwali folk Stories from Rudraprayag Garhwal; Garhwali folk Stories from Pauri Garhwal Series to be continued ..  

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