Ghashiram kotwal - By Vijay tendulker

Ghashiram kotwal 

- By Vijay Tendulker 

                                      

                                          The play write V. Tendulker is aware of present political scenario. He intends to expose the evils of politics. This is a field where power, sex, and religion are deeply connected. All three combined together makes the situation people horrible directly or indirectly all people are influenced ‘ Ghashiram Kotwal ’ is also a play dominated by these issues.



(1) Ghashiram Kotwal on deputation :-

                                         Ghashiram comes to Poona for his livelihood. He is a Brahman from Kanauj. He begins to work with Gulabi –a prostitute. Name visits her once. Nana’s ankle is hunt. It is seen by Ghashiram. He supports Nana’s foot. He led his back for the supports. for this small action nana is pleased very much. He is able to catch the attention o a great leader like him. Later on he deputies him as the kotwal of the city. it is great position. Power and position both come to him. But Nana is very clever to do so. He has his purposes. 

(1)Nana does not trust his own Brahmin people as many of them are against him.

(2)Ghashiram would be a safe weapon against them as he is outsider.

(3)Being outsider people will not trust Ghashiram.

So in this case he safe from both side.

In any case earthen he could blame Ghashiram or people. Thus Nana is a mastermind. He is selfish.

(2)Ghashiram’s use of politics:-

                                       He has found out that Nana is a lusty man. His visit to Gulabi is an example of thus more over he come to a religious tale. There are women. All of them know that’s why they begin to pull their saris to properly cover. Nana’s eyes catch out a young girl. A chance takes place. He is relay to attack upon her but she escapes. 

                                       Nana could not bear, Ghashiram comes on the scene. Nana asks him to catch her. Ghashiram assures him to bring her. His passions are so much aroused that he ask him to do anything for her. Ghashiram takes benefit of the situation. He demand power from him in return to her. He know that the woman is not anybody but his own daughter Gauri. He brings her to him when the order is signed. Thus Ghashiram gets power at the cost of his daughter.

(3)Evils of politics:-

                                         Ghashi soon realizes evils of politics. Nana demands Gauri one more time. Ghashi realizes the situation. He has acquired the position on the basis of sex. Now the evil loose large upon him. he repents for it but it’s late now. He becomes restless. He begins to be heavy on the other side Nana too takes more and more benefit. His visits to prostitutes are regular. Dance with Gauri in presence of his citizens tells everything. Gauri become motive of his life and Ghashi become terror to the city.

(4) Use power and position:-

                                            Ghashi becomes the terror to the people. He being to use of his power and position. There is revenge in the backdrop of morality. He had been insulted and humiliated. Now he got opportunity to settle down the issue. He order or permits. Nothing is allowed without permit. In the name of it he crushes the people. There is no limit of harassment. Innocent or bad all are equally treated. There is so much force that good turns dad and bad into worse and worst. There are false cases. They ere trapped, jailed and beaten. There’s no place in the jail. The prisoners suffocate and die. For a small reason punishment is hard.

                                             No doubt people stop many bad things. At night the streets are deserted. The lane of prostitution is lonely. Brahmans have stopped cheating. They have been straightened. But it is like spring. Only force has worked. Out of poona everything I same. Many have started going to bavannakhani. It is a prostitute district. Whatever it may be, but Ghashi’s shadow envelopes all of them.

(5)Politics and religion:-

                                             Religion is a wine that rigid people drink it. The ignorant join with them. Result is very horrible. The politicians know this and they use this wine for their purpose. They misuse the holy institution. They has religious elements. There are songs and dance in the accompaniment of music. There is Katha prayer and holy processions but politicians don’t have respect to such things. Holy songs turns into lavani, dance turns erotic. religious meetings become haunting places. Women are found out from there. Gauri or Gulabi are such cases. Gauri is find of such a meeting.

                                            When the people revolted Nana bring religion. He wants to save himself. He tells his soldiers do religions things which the Brahmins want. He knows it would satisfy them.

                                            Nana uses religion his own way. He gives his meaning. Gauri indicates Ganesha’s idol. But he says he won’t mind. He also two wives, one on each side.

                                           Ghashi also uses region. For him it is in following morality. He asks for religions thread to any Brahmin. Married women have sacred bracelet on their neck. For marriage it is proof but he denies and asks other things. Visiting prostitutes, telling lies sins and Ghashi order to have strict vigilance over such things. Thus religion is a mask to Nana and Ghashi.

(6) Dealings and misdealing in politics:-

                                          The politicians use people and often people use politicians. Sometimes there’s narrow line in their dealings to each other. Hunter is hunted down. He is trapped. Nana is a very cunning politician. He was considered the chanakya of the Maratha. For his libido and defense he makes a deal with Ghashi. No doubt it is fatal to both. Nana looses his hold over people and Ghashi his daughter. In this dealing Gauri is the scapegoat. Ghashi get power and position using his daughter.

                                           We think that Nana loses his hold. But his view is quite clear. He tells Ghashi that he would kill his daughter with a bullet. With the other bullet Poona will dance. His design of making him a counter check is revealed. He knows the Maratha Brahmins will not trust him. He says’ we made you Kotwal’. Further he say,’ we just raised a dog at our door to the position of the Kotwali’.

                                            His shrewdness is seen when gauri is killed and in writing the order for Ghashi’s dead. In the first case he uses religion. He give a long, philosophic advice to him and follow the duty. He force him to obey his command. In the other case he uses people to kill Ghashi. Thus he removes both the thorns.

                                            Though the play indicates past political system. No one would be against that it is almost contemporary political picture. Things are some only people and time have changed. Politics is meant to help people but in ninety percent it does and brings evil.

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