The central element of the story ‘Gadal’ is love, which develops in the story with the familiar tricks of self-torture, dedication and sacrifice. But the color of this love is completely different from stories like ‘Usne Kaha Tha’ and ‘Akashdeep’. It makes its presence felt in the above mentioned three characteristics of love with a special loquacity.
A full thirty days after Ramadan comes Eid. How wonderful and beautiful is the morning of Eid! The trees look greener, the field more festive, the sky has a lovely pink glow. Look at the sun! It comes up brighter and more dazzling than before to wish the world a very happy Eid. The village is agog with excitement. Everyone is up early to go to the Eidgah mosque. One finds a button missing from his shirt and is hurrying to his neighbour’s house for thread and needle. Another finds that the leather of his shoes has become hard and is running to the oil-press for oil to grease it. They are dumping fodder before their oxen because by the time they get back from the Eidgah it may be late afternoon. It is a good three miles from the village. There will also be hundreds of people to greet and chat with; they would certainly not be finished before midday.
Pages – 118
Weight – 230 g
Size – 21 x 14 x .5 cm
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