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Sunday, June 10, 2012

Bedvart: Garhwali story depicting Struggle of Badi-Badan (a dancing class)

(Review of ‘Joni par Chhapu kilai? (1967) story collection by Mohan Lal Negi)

                                  Bhishma Kukreti

               Bed or badi is dancing singing class of Garhwal. It is said that they are originated from the body dirt (Mail) of lordShiva). The not only sing and dance but play adventurous game to entertain the people –lang khilan it is believed that the land becomes more fertile after lang-play.
   Mohan Lal Negi depicts the struggle of Bed-Badi community. He describes about one type of Lang where Bed/badi slips through along rope along side of hill and in this way he could die too. The story teller could show the readers the struggle and adventure of Bad- Bed community in Bedvart. For the sake of their Thakurs the Bed or badi were ready to play with their lives.
           Bedvat is second story in Garhwali that shows the life of Badi community very seriously. The first was novel Byalmu –Biral (1940) by Baldev Prasad Nautiyal.

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti, 11/6/2012

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