About 'Mundaro' and 'Jangli Fool' Dramas

Mundaro:  A Garhwali Drama about Marriages by Parent’s Choice  

 (Review of a Garhwali drama ‘Mundaro’ (1956) written by Dr. Govind Chatak)

(Notes on Indian Social Dramas, f Himalayan Social Dramas, Uttarakhandi Social dramas, Garhwali Social Dramas, Hundred years of Garhwali dramas)

                                     Bhishm Kukreti

              Now, it is less in practice in urban life that parents wish marrying their children from their angles. A few years back, it was very common in rural Garhwal or India that parents used to force their children for marrying as per parent’s choices.   It was customary that parents used to inform the boy/girl that they had been engaged.      

          Mundaro means a headache.      Garhwali drama ‘Mundaro’ (1956) written by Dr. Govind Chatak is about various tactics used by a father for his son marrying by parent’s choice and not by son’s choice. In this way, the son faces many uncomfortable situations and awkward circumstances.  The drama depicts the life style of Indian societies of sixties and is important to know the society of that time.

               The situation and dialogues create speed for the drama. The drama does not have any surprising twist.

    From knowing the social norms of past point of view, the drama is important.

               References:

1-Dr Anil Dabral, Garhwali Gady Parampara (Garhwali Dramas from beginning till 1990)

2-Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna, Gad Myateki Ganga (Garhwali dramas from beginning till 1975)

3-Dr Sudharani, Garhwal ka  Rangmanch (Garhwali Dramas from beginning till 1985)

4-Drama special issue of Chitthi Patri magazine (Garhwali Dramas and plays staged in Delhi, Karachi, Mumbai, Dehradun and other places)

5- Dr Hari Datt Bhatt Shailesh, Garhwali Natak evam Rangmanch: Ek Vihngam Avlokan (Garhwali Drams and theatres from beginning till 1985)

6-Dr Bhakt Darshan: Barrister Mukandi Lal Srmriti Granth (Garhwali dramatists or theatres playwrights till 1985

7-Dr Nand Kishor Dhoundiyal, Garhwal ki Divangat Vibhutiyan (pp108-116, about contribution of Bhagwati Prasad Panthri for developing Garhwali drama)

Copyright@ Bhishm Kukreti

Notes on Indian Dramas, Himalayan Dramas, Uttarakhandi dramas, Garhwali Drama, Hundred years of Garhwali dramas to be continued …..

 

Jangli Fool: A Garhwali Social Drama about Compromise and Lust

(Review of a Garhwali Drama ‘Jangli Fool’ written by Dr. Govind Chatak)

(Notes on Indian Social dramas, Himalayan Social dramas, Uttarakhandi Social dramas, Garhwali Social dramas, Hundred Years of Garhwali dramas)

                                            Bhishma Kukreti

                    ‘Jangli Fool’ a social drama is one of the seven dramas from Jangli Fool’ book drama collections by Dr. Govind Chatak published in 1956 from Dehradun.

                   ‘Jangli Fool’ a social drama is the next step of ‘Mundaro’ drama by Dr. Govind Chatak. The story is about an educated, urbanized and well settled boy Ramesh who is married to an uneducated, rural inhabitant girl due to his parent’s forceful choice. Ramesh could not go against his parent’s will. Now, the problems between husband and wife come for compromises in the areas of education, social behaviors, and life styles. Ramesh dreamt for well educated and modern life styled wife (the flowers cultivated by a gardener) but in reality the girl is as raw as ‘flower of a forest’ (‘Jangli Fool’). The girl is very beautiful and slowly Ramesh comes in compromising situation. The writer had been successful in creating a panorama for realism, lust and psychological aspects of mismatched couples.

   Dr .Anil Dabral calls the drama a classical drama and forever drama among Garhwali dramas. The dialogues and situations run together and as per characters.

    References:

1-Dr Anil Dabral, Garhwali Gady Parampara (Garhwali Dramas from beginning till 1990)

2-Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna, Gad Myateki Ganga (Garhwali dramas from beginning till 1975)

3-Dr Sudharani, Garhwal ka  Rangmanch (Garhwali Dramas from beginning till 1985)

4-Drama special issue of Chitthi Patri magazine (Garhwali Dramas and plays staged in Delhi, Karachi, Mumbai, Dehradun and other places)

5- Dr Hari Datt Bhatt Shailesh, Garhwali Natak evam Rangmanch: Ek Vihngam Avlokan (Garhwali Drams and theatres from beginning till 1985)

6-Dr Bhakt Darshan: Barrister Mukandi Lal Srmriti Granth (Garhwali dramatists or theatres playwrights till 1985

7-Dr Nand Kishor Dhoundiyal, Garhwal ki Divangat Vibhutiyan (pp108-116, about contribution of Bhagwati Prasad Panthri for developing Garhwali drama)

Copyright@ Bhishm Kukreti

Notes on Indian Social dramas, Himalayan Social dramas, Uttarakhandi Social dramas, Garhwali Social dramas, Hundred Years of Garhwali dramas to be continued….