These stories say - caste is like a weak bed, which is broken by being beaten. Visual document!
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The title is like the abstract name of an ongoing painting exhibition in an art gallery. A bit like an image, a bit like a writer's nickname. A bit like the name given to a newly infatuated girlfriend by her boyfriend sporting blonde hair. However, this is the name of the story collection of the storyteller Gopalchandra Bhattarai, which has seventeen stories.
Bhattarai, who has introduced contemporary topics in the stories, has presented eccentricity in the artistic presentation of the narrative. In the story one can savor the fragrance of the specific beauty. It is the authorial ingenuity of the narrator to be able to magically bring the story down smoothly and not give any hint of it throughout the entire story, in which he is 100% successful.
The first story 'Dandyfour' is created in connection with the capitalist aesthetic consciousness. The social norm of accepting a wife only as an object of enjoyment is symbolically presented in the story. In the style of Atmalap, the ugly psychology of the connoisseur of the beauty of the physical body of the wife is presented. This story, which is written with the wife's pimples on her cheeks as an image, presents the context that the conjugal relationship that should be between husband and wife is only sensual these days and women are victims of it.
In the second story 'Parajit Gaman', the topic of Covid-19 comes up, there is a cruel depiction of the mockery of society and the state on poverty. There is a conscious description of humanity in decline in postmodern man. Presenting the story of the struggle of the subaltern class with the dominant class for survival, the issue of how unresponsive the state is to the citizens is also raised.
'Paap Dharma' story has made the topic of conversion which is increasing in the society a central story. The context has been explained that the issue of conversion is being raised in the class which has been made Dalit by the society due to the pillars of discrimination of certain religions. The ending of this story of artistically advancing the plot is also beautiful.
The psychology, joys and sorrows and relationships of the Genji generation are exposed in some stories. In recent times, there has been a topic of how quickly relationships are formed and how weak their foundations are built on. It is mentioned in the story that people are making love only as a means to get a body. A story presents the topic of marriage and its social impact. Along with the theme that all men have forgotten themselves in the puzzle of romantic relationships, in the current global era, the family and relationships are becoming artificial and faded, people are completely bowing down to money.
A story showing the effects of an increasingly urban lifestyle. Sahariya postmodernism is presented to show how much man is self-absorbed and lives with evil intentions. The story conveys the sense that today's human beings are living innocent lives, being helpless in the presence of wealth and power. The story also presents the mental distress that the symptoms of depression can cause over time.
There is no coherence in any story in the selection of characters and the presentation of themes. Some stories are fun to read but hard to believe. As the narrator himself is in the police service, its influence can be clearly felt in some stories.
A virus spreading epidemic in Africa is presented as a theme in the story. It is a story of a combination of epidemics and ignorance. Some of these references that are compatible with the global society seem to be mixed in the story.
Caste discrimination story seems to come up significantly here. The tone of marginalization has become increasingly pronounced. How the family gets divided by religious pomp is presented in a linear pattern in the story. The character of the character is developed accordingly. The community which society and the state have been treating as Dalits for centuries is gradually not only becoming aware of the discrimination against them, but also starting to resist. The story seems to express that ethnicity is broken like a weak bed.
Overall, the stories in this collection are written based on contemporary topics. The storyteller is trying to see if a story is a little more progressive. The author has shown great curiosity in the characterization of the characters. Despite the simple, easy and natural choice of words and narrative structure, the ending of the story is innovative.
While reading Bhattarai's stories, the reader will feel a novelty, a sweetness and a different beauty in the ending of the story. Which is the success of his writing but the stories are written in a more random pattern. It seems that the narrator is trying to make the story instructive in a roundabout way, this is the limit of this book.
