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Dr Hari Suman Bisht, famous Novelist-प्रसिद्ध उपन्यासकार डॉ हरिसुमन बिष्ट
एम.एस. मेहता /M S Mehta 9910532720:
Dr Harisuman bisht is keen observer of life: V. K..Joshi At its best, literature projects the diverse nuances of the human beings and the world.Surely, a truly creative work expends awareness of its readers.Not only this but also it may even change a reader weltanschauung world outlook.Resolve his many doubts that keep invading his psyche often. Born on 1st January,1958 at a small village of Kumaon, Uttara khand,Dr.Harisuman Bisht is M.A.,Ph.D.in Hindi.Dr Bisht is a keen observer of life:of events, people and situations. His portrayl of mankind has an inherent universality.His concern about the dignity of the common man gives a unique dimension to his literary creations.Even when his charaters belong to the poorest section of the society and do not have any resources, thy are not mentally weak and do not bow down before the hostile forces. the protagonist Aachhri Machhri is the best example of it.She fights against all odds with a quiet dignity and grace and takes on a giant form at the end of the novel. Bisht's literature has a great variety. His recent novel BASERA takes its readers into the dark and macabre world of the abnormal psychology.The author has very competently and painstakingly tried to unravel the mysteries of the human character and mind. THE SILENCE AND SLOW PACE OF THE NOVEL ENABLE A READER TO FEEL THE FULL GAMUT OF THAT HORRIFYING TRAGEDY THAT SEEMS TO HAVE ITS PROVENCE IN A MALL CULTURE . His female charaters are simply superb. Even when they violate codes of the narrow- minded society and fall victims to punitive measures, they do not lose their charm and pried. Their moral force is very appreciable.They are born warriors.The heroine of AACHHRI_MACHHRI is an innocent victim of lust .She is punished by her father and shunned by the society. And , yet, she remains undefeated. She is a rock breaker. She has the most positive view towards life. Any female who has fallen into darkness can get inspiration from Aachhri. Even the most educated and fashionable ones. Bisht's literature has a note of robust optimism. It advocates the acceptance of life. The one that leads you to glory. It is a meaningful literature. MORE THEN OFTEN THE AUTHOR BROODS OVER THE PLIGHT OF THE HUMANS IN A COLD AND UNSYMPATHETIC WORLD. HE SEEMS TO TELL HIS READERS THAT DESPITE ALL SQUALOR AROUND US PERHAPS THIS IS THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE IN. This literature can best be described as 'dulce et utile'-sweet and useful. It gives you pleasure on the one hand, on the other hand, it gives you strength to bear the brunts of life calmly. In his entire literature, he seems to have been exploring endlessly the unexplored frontiers of beauty. प्रस्तुतकर्ता Harisuman Bisht पर 7:54 am
एम.एस. मेहता /M S Mehta 9910532720:
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Diwan Singh Bajeli The Hindu The storyteller: Harisuman Bisht has also rewritten folk tales and legends of Kumaon. Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma Author Harisuman Bisht tells why his novels have female protagonists that are strong in the face of adversity
“Women occupy a central space in my writing. Whenever I visualise a female character, the faces of my mother, sister and sister-in-law appear before my mind's eye. I have witnessed their struggle to survive in economic deprivation and gender oppression in a patriarchal society,” says Harisuman Bisht, well-known Hindi novelist. “Though their lives were a saga of perpetual struggle, it was not pathetic. They struggled with dignity and courage. You will find similar traits in the portrayal of women in my novels.” Bisht was recently honoured with the Shailesh Matiyani Smriti Chitra award. This award, instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Rashtra Bhasha Prachar Samiti, was conferred on him for his novel “Aachhari Maachhari”.
Born in a remote village in Kumaon, Uttarakhand, Bisht has authored a number of fictional works and most of them exude the flavour of hill life and the vitality of its hardy people. His widely read novels include “Aasman Jhuk Raha Hai”, “Hona Pahar”, “Basera” and “Aachhari Maachhari”. His latest novel, “Basera”, is written against the background of the macabre killing of children in Nithari. Because of its contemporary subject, the work was discussed in several seminars. Some of his novels have been translated into other Indian as well as a few foreign languages. His collected short stories — “Safed Daag”, “Aag Aur Anya Kahaniyan”, “Machhranga”, “Bijuka” and “Mele Ki Maya” — are popular with Hindi readers, and various literary bodies have honoured him for his contribution to Hindi fiction.
His much admired novel, “Aachhari Maachhari”, is set in two main regions — the Bhot region of high mountains and the fertile valleys of Kumaon. Both are dominated by men who have imposed a rigid moral code on the women. Aachhari is the daughter of a rich and proud shepherd from the Bhot region. When the mountain peaks are covered with snow, he comes down to the warm valleys for trade. Endowed with beauty and youth, Aachhari is seduced by a local landlord. Her father is shocked and furious when he becomes aware of her pregnancy. He feels devastated. To protect his honour, he abandons Aachhari in a dense forest, leaving behind a dozen sheep and a hunting dog.
Maachhari is another female protagonist who belongs to the professional nautch community. Shunned by upper castes, she is a mere source of entertainment to men. The novel pictures the upper-caste women belonging to prosperous landlord families who are subjected to exploitation by their men folk. This daughter of the high mountains, Maachhari, becomes the rallying point of these oppressed women and challenges the male-dominated feudal order.
“Aachhari Maachhari” has attracted the attention of amateur theatre groups formed by compatriots from Uttarakhand in Delhi. Parvatiya Lok Kala Manch presented it to a capacity hall at Pearey Lal auditorium last year. Well-known director Prem Matiyani has plans to write the stage version of this novel, which is likely to be staged by Parvatiya Kala Kendra.
“‘Aachhari Maachhari' has already been translated into English with the title “Beyond Wrath and Tears” and it will be published soon.” says Bisht.
A resident of Noida, he says that the main gate of D-5, the house infamous for the massacre of the children of Nithari, is 100 yards away from his residence. “It was the most terrible experience of my life, hearing the wailing women desperately searching for their lost children. Then there were violent protests against the owner of D-5 and the criminal neglect of the police for ignoring complaints of missing children. In that anguished state of mind I wrote ‘Basera'.” The novel is not a murder mystery. It confronts the reader with a terrible reality. It juxtaposes two worlds — the world of the super rich of Sector 32 and the world of people living across the sewer in the squalor of jhuggis.
With an M.A. in Hindi from Kumaon University and a PhD from Agra University, Bisht has also rewritten folk tales and legends of Kumaon. Recently, he completed the screenplay of “Rajula Malushahi”, the immortal folk ballad of Kumaon, for a film to be produced by Bhuvan Chandra Joshi and Kaushal Pandey. “I don't treat this ballad as a historic account, as some historians want us to believe. It is one of the greatest love tales that has retained its freshness for the last 1,000 years. In this grand narrative, dream and realism, magic and human valour, romance, love and revenge are all woven into the music structure so complex and varied and life-affirming. Out of a dramatic conflict of various forces, what emerges is the woman protagonist with all her feminine charm, who is bold, wise and dignified.”
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