Janmashtami.

- Window Seat-Udayan Thakkar

- 'As soon as the two hands of the clock came together, the red curtain of Kinkhab fell on Sarrat Kartok. It shone like a beam of light coming down from the sky ...

On this occasion, on the occasion of tomorrow's Janmashtami, let us remember Suresh Joshi's story 'Janmotsav'. The author enters the context directly without speaking horizontally:

It was half past eleven on the clock. It was only half an hour now. '

The timeline of a short story to be short. The events of this story are summed up in two hours. Everyone came together to celebrate Janmashtami. Asit, the son of Vrindavandas, made all the arrangements with the help of an electric trick: the birth of Krishna in prison, the opening of Kamado, the flash of lightning, crossing the river of Vasudeva ... everyone was anxious to know when the curtain of red kinkhab would open!

The author abruptly changes the scene. Whether the story can be deduced from the poem, the paradox. The time is the same, half past eleven, but the situation changes:

Three or four families were taking shelter in the open space near the roof, which was covered with torn kerosene and corroded leaves. In one of the huts, a flickering lamp was flickering. The sound of a woman's whispering was heard in silence .. There, in a state of half asleep and half awake, someone was heard saying: Just go and do it! ' Another replied in the same voice: 'I am going to see this.' Sometimes it seems. '

Where is the luxurious abode of Vrindavandas and where is the roof of corroded leaves! The fagggio lamp is a metaphor for living beings bent on dying. See the protest of 'Fatituti Gunapat' against 'Lal Kinkhab'. No one gets up to help even when the housewife is in labor. Harkha stayed aside, feeling bored. The name of the woman is also kept in such a way that humanity seems to disappear, as the pearl is often the name of a mare. Doshi babbled in a hoarse voice, 'If you give me a boil, nothing will turn out.' Here is a hint at an abortion attempt.

Let's take a look at the names of the characters: Kanji, his Sagarit Devji. Vrindavandas' son Asit, family member Dhananjay and guest Madhusudan. All the names are of Krishna or his immediate surroundings. Such names are conducive to creating an atmosphere of birth. The curious reader will hear that Govardhanram Tripathi named the characters of Saraswati Chandra novel according to merit: Saraswati Chandra, Kumudsundari, Pramaddhan, Buddhidhan, Gunasundari, Alakkishori, Vidyachatur, Manchatur, Navinchandra etc.

At the time of Krishna's birth, Vrindavandas stopped listening to Bhagavatkatha, Madhusudan-Mandali stopped the game of bridge, Dhananjay and Vishakha paused the love affair, all came together to see Asit's deed. The author indicates that various activities take place on the occasion of Dhamak. We are not free from drinking, gambling, playing movie songs, dancing, making love, raising money, etc. The pearl hut on the other side ...

"Suddenly the flickering lamp went out and the cries of a newborn baby broke through the silence."

The author acknowledges the structure that the story of Vrindavandas and Maniki's house goes on and on. The tension of both the stories has been found. The author wants to suggest that life is intact: if there are such characters, then there are such characters. The story runs on three levels, not two. The first level is the myth of Krishna's birth, the second level is Asit's electrical game and the third level is the birth of a son at home with that pearl.

As soon as the two hands of the clock came together, the red curtain of Kinkhab slipped. It shone like a mass of light coming down from the sky. The radiance began to sway in the form of a child in Devaki's lap. In the darkness of the prison, the light was shining brightly. Ramdin Sharanaiwala, who was sitting outside, broke the tone of Bibhas even though it was not morning.

The author illuminates here with devotion. It also puts compassion in coexistence. The family was worried when a son was born to Manki. Why feed this?

Asit showed thunder and rain vividly. Devaki kept grumbling and ...

At last Vasudeva took Krishna in his hand, holding him in his arms and running his thumb, Bhuvanmohan was smiling on the face of the Lord lying in the Vatapatra. Vasudeva went ahead.

How is this action reflected in the hut?

Kanji and Devji walked forward, dipping the water in their knees, carrying the weight of the baby's cry. Manek's pitiful screams caught up with him and he moved on. '

Now the mystery unfolds. When Kanji and Devji arrive, Velji huts Dosa. Devji shouted:

'E to kanji me, come out immediately. We have brought these boys. Dosso said: "How do you do it while sitting or do you do it by leaning on a stick and begging?"

Life has been brought to break the child's aunt with the intention of begging all his life. Vasudeva took Balakrishna away to save him from Kansa. Here Mama Kansa's work is done by her father. Tantiya is not a gang leader of beggars, he is a relative.

'The experienced hand of the year broke the child's knee in an instant and broke the heel. The baby's scream pierced the air. '

The author does not sit to do justice. Kanji probably had two options: to cripple the boy or starve him. What did Vrindavandas do with pomp? Why not help the poor? We can't ask that, because we know nothing about their lives. R.V. Desai teaches in the novel what is the etiquette of drinking tea. Suresh Joshi let the situation speak, he himself remains silent. Suresh Joshi leaves everything to the discretion of the reader if he was a leftist writer, perhaps not listening to the provocation. Suresh Joshi is the pioneer of modern novels. Naresh Shukla writes that the readers were annoyed with Suresh Joshi because 'ready-to-eat storytelling, spoon-by-spoon sentiment or juiciness was not readily available here - Sujo's story needed to be settled, which he was not used to.'

We see that this story runs on three levels: the birth story of Lord Krishna, the celebration of Vrindavandas and the story of Manaki. Sundaram says in 'Three Neighbors' that there were three residents of one fali, Seth, Ram and Bai Makor.

Gokulaatham was today

Locks fasting

Makor nakordi being hungry

The mother-in-law did not stay in the body

Sita's Ram Rizava Re

Ray to save a handful of grain

Stomach upset

Seth laughed and sat on the eighth floor

Ram plays Ranavas

Ramne Mandir Zalar Baje

Sethne Mahal Hulas

Makor's fainting re

Ray of the death of the bell

A black crow sighs