Details Out Of Books Raja Gidh / راجه گدھ
| Title | : | Raja Gidh / راجه گدھ |
| Author | : | Bano Qudsia |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 564 pages |
| Published | : | 2015 by Sang-e-Meel Publications (first published 1981) |
| Categories | : | Cultural. Pakistan. Fiction. Philosophy |
Bano Qudsia
Hardcover | Pages: 564 pages Rating: 4.18 | 2363 Users | 191 Reviews
Relation Concering Books Raja Gidh / راجه گدھ
Raja Gidh (Urdu: راجه گدھ) by Bano Qudsia is one of the most widely read and acclaimed Urdu novels. Gidh is the Urdu word for a vulture and Raja is a Hindi synonym for king. The name anticipates the kingdom of vultures. In fact, parallel to the main plot of the novel, an allegorical story of such a kingdom is narrated. The metaphor of the vulture as an animal feeding mostly on the carcasses of dead animals is employed to portray the trespassing of ethical limits imposed by the society or by the religion.Bano Qudsia has written this novel drawing on the religious concept of Haraam and Halaal. Many readers tend to interpret Raja Gidh as a sermon, in which Bano Qudsia puts forth her theory of hereditary transmission of Haraam genes. Naturally the plot is woven to support the thesis. In the opinion of many readers and critics she manages to convince them that the pursuance of Haraam, be it financial, moral or emotional, results in the deterioration of a person's normality in some sense. She seems to suggest that the abnormality is transferred genetically to the next generation.
Apart from the above implication the novel has many social, emotional and psychological aspects. The nostalgic narration of the historical Government College Lahore and of the Lawrence Garden Lahore lights upon the days of seventies and eighties.
Bano Qudsia is among those Urdu writers who would think ten times before writing a sentence. But she does not sacrifice the flow of the narrative anywhere in this novel. Her characters are not black and white ones as some of the critics would like to suggest. Every sensitive reader who has attended a college or a university in a Pakistani setting is bound to find some similarities between themselves and one of the characters.
Plot: Seemin Shah, hailing from an upper middle class family, falls in love with her handsome class fellow Aftab in the MA Sociology class at Government College Lahore. Seemin is a modern and attractive urban girl and attracts most of her male class fellows, including the narrator (abdul)Qayyum and the young liberal professor Suhail. Aftab belongs to a Kashmiri business family. Though he also loves her, he can not rise above his family values and succumbs to his parent's pressure to marry someone against his wishes and leave for London to look after his family business. Now the long story of separation begins.
Mention Books In Pursuance Of Raja Gidh / راجه گدھ
| Original Title: | راجه گدھ |
| ISBN: | 969350514X (ISBN13: 9789693505146) |
| Edition Language: | Urdu |
| Literary Awards: | Adamjee Literary Award for Urdu Prose (1981) |
Rating Out Of Books Raja Gidh / راجه گدھ
Ratings: 4.18 From 2363 Users | 191 ReviewsJudge Out Of Books Raja Gidh / راجه گدھ
Masterpiece. Expected nothing less from Bano Qudsia.from the iconic beginning to the most memorable of endings.no book induces the same feeling as Raja gidh.unforgettable characters .great plot .an epic depiction of human nature and love.though not many will grasp its meaning much.as i believe its not meant for everyone :)
Raja Gidh, a phenomenal and classical novel written by Bano Qudsia . This novel not only delinates the long-trem effects of Rizq-e-Haraam on the lives of human beings ,but helps in revealing some of the main reasons for dissatisfied and catastrophic life.The characters in Raja Gidh are everyday characters (basically its us). The writer compares the human nature with Gidh (scavenger) and tries to convince the reader that humans are just like Gidhs (even worst then them). If a Gidhs eat meat of
Much hyped, but an overall disappointing read. This is my third urdu novel so consider it a rookie's review. The novel seeks to unravel the mystery of human madness in which there are two forms, either constructive madness or destructive madness. What drives the humankind to insanity? Ishq la-hasil, kabhi na khatam honay wali justujo yan mout ki aagahi?These are basic pillars around which the story rotates.The only part that I fell in love with is how she introduced the Kingdom of Birds to
One of the many disappointing Urdu novels that are written with total lack of a plot. I got fascinated with the beginning description of the animal kingdom but what followed was total misery, misery for the reader. The most boring description of events, cliched characters (students of philosophy department in Punjab University) dull dialogues, it seemed like a revenge from the reader. Unfortunately, it seems like she plunged into novel writing without having a narrative long enough to fill 300+
this book open many windows to ones inside world....must read ...i read it many many times...met with the writer n had more understanding of this book...
Raja gidh is an amazaing but heavy philosophical text. Some words gave me goose bumps. I'll read this book again after gaining more worldly experience to grasp the deeper meaning! P.S. Thanks to bano qudsia for enriching urdu literature!
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