Gudgulya

by D.M. Mirasdar

From the beginning to the end, this collection is full of entertainment. The words have such power that they make you laugh and think at the same time, they reveal the humour but also the secrets of life hidden deep down. Each human mind craves for authority and yet tries to shun away from responsibility. Nana’s character is based on such controversial feelings. He wants to be famous yet, he is always scared of people around him. His mind craves for importance still, he fears everyone. Destiny opens up some new opportunities for him, but his poor luck snatches away everything from him. Whenever he tries to tell his villagers something of utmost importance, they either ignore him or beat him. Does he get name and fame at the end…….? To get the answers, you must read Gudgulya and experience tickling throughout.

Genres: Marathi

140 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 1, 1977

About the author

Dattaram Maruti Mirasdar (Devanagari: दत्ताराम मारुती मिरासदार) (born 1927) is a Marathi writer and narrator principally of humorous stories. He hails from Pandharpur(Maharashtra).

Many of Mirasdar's humorous stories revolve around village life in Maharashtra. However, some of his stories concern the serious social issues and lives of the poor living in villages. His stories Gavat, Ranmanus, Kone Eke Kali, Bhavaki, Hubehub, and Sparsha belong to the latter class.

For some years, Shankar Patil, Vyankatesh Madgulkar, and Mirasdar jointly presented, in different towns in Maharashtra, highly popular public recitations of their short stories.

Mirasdar was a professor of Marathi in a college in Pune. He is currently the Acting President of Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad, Pune.

Reviews

[Jyoti · Rating 3 out of 5]

खुसखुशीत!!!!!!!!!

[Gangasagar Patil · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice stories. At the end of book you feel like reading a few more.

[Dinesh Soni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice representation of rural Maharashtra

Through the short stories here, you get to know about rural Maharashtra. The languages used and way of writing takes you to the world of an imaginary village.

[Milind BAPAT · Rating 4 out of 5]

खुमासदार

गोष्टी विनोदी तर आहेतच पण त्याबरोबर ग्रामीण भागातील एकंदर समाज जीवनाचे प्रतिबिंब लेखकाने अतिशय खुमासदार शैलीत व्यक्त केले आहे. पात्रे अतिशय इरसाल आहेत. द. मा. यांच्या निरिक्षणशक्तीला सलाम.

[Ashwin Gadhave · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice short stories

It is a good book. Short stories are entertaining. I was expecting more. Some stories does not come to conclusions. Still I enjoyed it.

[Abhishek Gadgil · Rating 5 out of 5]

An hilarious and entertaining work by one of the most renowned and creative comedy writer in Marathi.