On The Banks of Damodar - E-book - ePub

ON   THE  BANKS  OF  DAMODAR --- By     Anant    JoshiNOVEL   WITH  A   OUT OF BOX  STORYThe   novel  " On the  Banks  of  Damodar  " is  based  on  the   background of  imaginary  government   co.  Ramgadh  Coalfields  Ltd.  In the  Zharkhand   state of  India . The  story  happens  in  coal  mine  named  Maral ,  situated  on  the  banks  of  Damodar  river. This  tragic  story  is  about  the  exploitation  of  Jaggu  Manjhi  , a  poor  impersonator and his  wife Radha .
Jaggu  is  impersonating  Ramnaresh  , who is  loader in  railway  wagon  coal  loading job. The   corrupt practices   involved   including    impersonation   have been depicted . The  exploitation  and  harassment  of  women folk in  labor category moves the reader.  The   activities   of  Coal-Mafia  and their  connections with officials have been  elaborated. One more  social  aspect  described  in case  of  the character  Miss Kirti  Patel , senior welfare  officer , that is  " If  a man  can  choose  to  KEEP  a woman , what is   wrong   if  sometimes  a  woman  has  KEPT   a man ?"   ON   THE  BANKS  OF  DAMODAR --- By     Anant    JoshiNOVEL   WITH  A   OUT OF BOX  STORYThe   novel  " On the  Banks  of  Damodar  " is  based  on  the   background of  imaginary  government   co.  Ramgadh  Coalfields  Ltd.  In the  Zharkhand   state of  India .
The  story  happens  in  coal  mine  named  Maral ,  situated  on  the  banks  of  Damodar  river. This  tragic  story  is  about  the  exploitation  of  Jaggu  Manjhi  , a  poor  impersonator and his  wife Radha . Jaggu  is  impersonating  Ramnaresh  , who is  loader in  railway  wagon  coal  loading job. The   corrupt practices   involved   including    impersonation   have been depicted . The  exploitation  and  harassment  of  women folk in  labor category moves the reader.
 The   activities   of  Coal-Mafia  and their  connections with officials have been  elaborated. One more  social  aspect  described  in case  of  the character  Miss Kirti  Patel , senior welfare  officer , that is  " If  a man  can  choose  to  KEEP  a woman , what is   wrong   if  sometimes  a  woman  has  KEPT   a man ?"