Hello readers, this blog is a part of my Bachlor of Arts syllabus. In this blog I'll be discussing about one of the short story of Jayanta Mahapatra. So let's begin,
About Jayanat Mahapatra:
Jayanta Mahapatra (22 October 1928 – 27 August 2023) was an Indian poet.He is th-e first Indian poet to win a Sahitya Akademi award for English poetry. He was the author of poems such as "Indian Summer" and "Hunger", which are regarded as classics in modern Indian English literature. He was awarded a Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour in India in 2009, but he returned the award in 2015 to protest against rising intolerance in India. Mahapatra began his writing career in the late sixties. His short stories and poems were initially rejected by several publishers, until his poems were published in international literary journals. He was invited to participate in the International Writing Program at Iowa, which brought him international exposure.
Avout the story:
The trunk of Ganesha is a short story by an Indian writer Jayant Mahapatra. It is a story of an idol maker who finds himself in trouble in completing the idol of Ganesha. Because strangely the trunk was breaking every time. In the end the mystery is solved.
Govinda is a skilled idol maker. He had learned this skill from his father who had learned from his father. He was living with his wife Sulochana and three sons. Two of his sons were not interested in idol making but his younger son Ranju was learning this skill from his father. Govinda was happy about that.
Govinda was the best idol maker in his valley and so Sulochana was proud of her husband. But now one strange thing has started happening. Govinda was working on the idol of lord Ganesha but could not complete it because for some reason its trunk was breaking every time. He finishes it at day but when night passes, in the morning they find the trunk broken. They couldn't find out why? Govinda starts to think about possible reasons. He thinks about clay, its weight but all was right. Then he thinks that God must have been angry with him. He has been making idols eye-catching. He had started making figures of goddesses slim. He thought because of this God maybe was angry with him. He also thinks about price. He may be taking more costs for his idols.
And one day he determines to find out the truth behind this mystery. He and his son decided to hide themselves in a corner of the room where the idol of Ganesha is. After finishing the idol, they hide themselves. They wait for so long but nothing has happened. Ranju falls asleep. Suddenly Govinda sees one dark shadow in the window. It moves and jumps on the trunk of Ganesha. It was a cat who at the night used to slide over Ganesha's trunk and break it. Govinda feels great relief.
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