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Misusing Political Powers for Fulfilment of Lusty Desires Leading to Victimization Based on Caste, Class and Power Politics (RJELAL) Research Journal of English Language and Literature Vol.4.Issue 1.2016 A Peer Reviewed (Refereed) International Journal (January-March) http://www.rjelal.com; Email:[email protected] RESEARCH ARTICLE MISUSING POLITICAL POWERS FOR FULFILMENT OF LUSTY DESIRES LEADING TO VICTIMIZATION BASED ON CASTE, CLASS AND POWER POLITICS SURETE Research Scholar Mewar University Chittorgarh, Rajasthan ABSTRACT Man’s hunger for power and status is not new. In his race for power and fame he sacrifices even his blood relations. Present paper highlights the same fact by preseting a review on Vijay Tendulkar’s play Ghashiram Kotwal, where Ghashiram sacrifices his own daughter and makes a deal with Nana Phadnavis and becomes the kotwal of Pune just to get power and to take revenge of his insult. This results into victimization of people which in turn leads to his destruction as well as his own daughter’s life also gets sacrificed in this power game. Keywords : power politics, victimization, misuse of power, harassment, sacrifice, power game. ©KY PUBLICATIONS Man being a political animal is always a controversial drama full of dance and music. This hungry for power and status and his struggle for play takes us back into the eighteenth century when power, tyranny, sufferings and submission has been there was Peshwa rule in Pune. The play features a non stop process since ancinet times . In the the Peshwa’s chancellor Nana Phadnavis and power game man is either a captive to others or exposes the aristocracy of the ruling class, the captivates others. This relationship based on power Brahmins of Pune, who consider them to be the operates at different levels; social, political and custodians of public morality. The play is a story of domestic. Man exploits his fellow beings and uses conflict between Ghashiram Savaldas, a North them as puppets in this power game for fulfillment Indian Brahmin from Kannauj and Nana Phadnavis , of his greed for power, money, dignity and status. the chief Minister of the Peshwas in Maharashtra. Vijay Tendulkar, a great literary giant Though the characters of Ghashiram Kotwal and amongst the postmodern Indian playwrights ruled Nana Phadnavis resemble the historical personages, the Indian drama over a period of five decades. In this is not a play restricted within the history of the field of Indian drama he made a huge Indian politics. The play was first performed on 16 contribution through his works , several of his December, 1972 at Bharat Natya Mandir in Pune , writings became the classics of modern Indian but after nineteen successful performances, the play theatre. His plays contains social issues and burning was banned on the grounds that it was an anti- problems of society delivering various powerful Brahmin play and the portrayal of Nana Phadnavis messages to people. character was a distortion of historical facts. His play Ghashiram Kotwal , which has According to Tendulkar , “ This is not a historical been translated from Marathi into English by Jayant play. It is a story in prose, verse, music and dance set Karve and an American professor Eleanor Zelliot , is in a historical era. Ghashirams are creations of socio- 501 SURETE (RJELAL) Research Journal of English Language and Literature Vol.4.Issue 1.2016 A Peer Reviewed (Refereed) International Journal (January-March) http://www.rjelal.com; Email:[email protected] political forces which know no barriers of time and SECOND SOLDIER : Looks like a thief ! place . Although based on a historical legend, I have FIRST SOLDIER : Looks like a scoundrel ! (373) no intention of commentary on the morals, or lack Thus, Ghashiram was arrested and insulted of them, of the Peshwa, Nana Phadnavis or and Sutradhar here rightly tells about decay of Ghashiram. The moral of the story, if there is any , policemen in his speech: may be looked for elsewhere. (Introduction, SUTRADHAR: If the police let you ! Friend, the thief Ghashiram Kotwal) isdependent on the police. If not – they’ll soften Tendulkar’s play Ghashiram Kotwal is a your bones. Sometimes they break your bones. multi- layered play based on history. But the main Sometimes they crack your bones. Sometimes you focus is not on history but on contemporary political lose your life. The thief earns what he thieves. It’s scene. In an interview Manoj Bhise says, “ In easy income for the police. It’s a partnership. The Ghashiram Kotwal, Tendulkar uses history but he thief is a simple thief. The police are official thieves. does not merely record it. Much in the same way as If a thief wants to live To the police he’s got to T.S. Eliot’s Murder in the Cathedral does. Though give.(376) Eliot has scrupulously adhered to the historical Criminalization of politics is one of the details, his play isabout the large topic – it is a deep blazing topics of argument and analysis today,but searching study of Christian sainthood. In the same the network between police, politicians and way, Tendulkar has used history to illuminate a criminals is quite ancient. The play Ghashiram much larger question of power politics.” (Bhise,145) Kotwal highlights the deadly relationship between The story is about a Brahmin, Ghashiram the police, politicians, prostitutes and criminals. S.G. Sawaldas from North India, who comes to Poona in Bhanegaonkar in his “Depiction of politics,powerand search of livelihood with his wife and daughter. prostuition in Ghashiram Kotwal” rightly states : Since he gets no dignified employment , he becomes This play can be called as a condemnation a servant in courtesan Gulabi’s house. In addition to of politicians, it is a challenging task carried the household work that he does for her, he also out by 3p’s in collaboration sings and dances when people come to enjoy her (Bhanegaonkar,2003) erotic songs and dance. Nana Phadnavis is The unexpected turn of events in Ghashiram’s life presented in the play asa lusty person having several crushes his very spirit. No doubt he was poor but he wives but he is not satisfied with them and comes to had a reputation in society which was now ruined. listen Gulabi’s lavani (love song). One day when He tries to explain the mob that he was not a thief Nana visits Gulabi and while dancing hurts his ankle but a brahmin from Kanauj and new to Pune, but Ghashiram gives support of his back to him and this nobody listens to him. Thus he feels immensely flattery of Ghashiram pleases Nana, and he rewards humiliated and tormented. This humiliation him with a necklace.It was the time when Peshwa’s generates a powerful feeling of revenge in him. chief minister Nana Phadnavis ruled there. In Pune, Expressing his anger and revengeful feeling, he says : Ghashiram suffers unexpected humiliations when GHASHIRAM : But I’ll come back. I’ll come back to he is wrongly accused of the thievery and is thus Poona . I’ll show my strength. It will cost you! Your imprisoned. He cries out his innocence but nobody good days are gone ! I am a Kanauj Brahman, but listens to him. I’ve become a Shudra, a criminal, a useless animal. GHASHIRAM : I am a Brahman too. There is no one to stop me now, to mock me, to SECOND SOLDIER : You a Brahman ! make me bend, to cheat me. Now I am a devil. Where is your shaven head ? You’ve made mean animal; I’ll be a devil inside. I’ll Where is your holy thread ? come back likea boar and I’ll stay as a devil. I’ll make Where is your pious look ? pigs of all of you. I’ll make this Poona a kingdom of FIRST SOLDIER : Where is your holy book ? pigs. (376) Recite the hierarchy of caste ! Tell us, when did you last fast ? 502 SURETE (RJELAL) Research Journal of English Language and Literature Vol.4.Issue 1.2016 A Peer Reviewed (Refereed) International Journal (January-March) http://www.rjelal.com; Email:[email protected] He makes a plot of temptation in order to take After becoming the kotwal, he started revenge. Ghashiram knows that woman is the patrolling through the streets of Poona during the weakness of Nana, and thus Ghashiram uses his nights. People are supposed to stay at home at night daughter Lalita Gauri asa bait in this power politics and are not supposed to have extra marital game. When Nana sees Gauri in ganesh temple, he relationships. Ghashiram begins to take revenge on gets attracted towards her and tries to seduce her the people of Poona by enforcing the law strictly. He infront of holy Ganapati statue. Nana is a lusty demands permit for everything. Now people are person and he dismisses the fear of Ganapati saying: required to carry a permit. NANA : That idol of holiness ? That all holy Ganapati SUTRADHAR: Ghashiram Kotwal says to kill a pig, to ? The maker of good? Look, he has two wives. One do a abortion, to be a pimp, to commit a on this side, one on that side. If you sit on our lap, misdemeanor, to steal, to live with one’s divorced he won’t say anything! wife, to remarry if one’s husband is alive, to hide Nana becomes mad after Gauri and with reference one’s caste,to use counterfeit coins, to commit to Lalita Gauri he says, suicide, without a permit isa sin. A good woman may NANA: Our grandeur’s gone if she’s not had . (380) not prostitute herself, a Brahman may not sin, Ghashiram dressedasa servant promises Nana to without a permit.(387) bring Gauri to him. Due to Ghashiram’s strict rules the city of SERVANT : Whoever she is, if the order is given, this Poona began to tremble at his name.
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