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Reshma and Chuharmal

The folklore describes a love story between Reshma, a beautiful upper-caste woman, and Chuharmal, a brave warrior. When Reshma falls in love with Chuharmal upon hearing of his bravery, she expresses her feelings to him. However, Chuharmal denies her proposal because she is upper-caste and his gurubehen (follower of the same guru). Feeling humiliated, Reshma falsely accuses Chuharmal of misbehaving with her, leading her brother Ajabi Singh to battle Chuharmal. Chuharmal emerges victorious but, saddened by killing his gurubhai, decides to undertake a water burial. Learning

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Reshma and Chuharmal

The folklore describes a love story between Reshma, a beautiful upper-caste woman, and Chuharmal, a brave warrior. When Reshma falls in love with Chuharmal upon hearing of his bravery, she expresses her feelings to him. However, Chuharmal denies her proposal because she is upper-caste and his gurubehen (follower of the same guru). Feeling humiliated, Reshma falsely accuses Chuharmal of misbehaving with her, leading her brother Ajabi Singh to battle Chuharmal. Chuharmal emerges victorious but, saddened by killing his gurubhai, decides to undertake a water burial. Learning

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SUMMARY

Reshma and Chuharmal

This folklore is narrated by the lower caste people of Naubatpur (Patna), who perform the drama
of Virmal Chuharmal (brave warrior Chuharmal) in a drama called “Reshma”. Reshma, the sister
of Ajabi Singh, a zamindar of the city, is the heroine of the story. She is very beautiful and also
proud of her beauty. On hearing of the bravery of Chuharmal, she falls in love with him. One day,
without telling her mother, she goes to meet Chuharmal who is also a Gurubhai of her brother Ajabi
Singh. After a short while Chuharmal comes to the river to drink water. Believing him to be a
passer-by, Reshma asks him his name and address. Realizing that he was Chuharmal himself,
she requests him to come to her house to drink water. She also expresses her feelings for him. On
hearing this, Chuharmal gets angry since she belongs to an upper caste. She also happens to be
his gurubehen (God-sister, follower of the same Guru), so it was not possible for them to have a
love relationship. At this, Reshma feels humiliated and reports to her brother that Chuharmal had
misbehaved with her. Ajabi Singh gets ready for battle with Chuharmal. Chuharmal prays to
Goddess Durga for power. She gives him a sword with which he vanquishes the entire army of
Ajabi Singh. Ajabi Singh also dies in the battle. In sorrow for killing his Gurubhai, Chuharmal
decides to undertake jal Samadhi (killing oneself by immersing in water). When Reshma hears the
news of Chuharmal’s proposed jal Samadhi, she wears the garb of a widow and visits the site of
the jal Samadhi. She prays to God that if her love is true she should also die along with Chuharmal.
She then breathes her last on the Samadhi of Chuharmal.
STORY ANALYSYS

Main Characters: Chuharmal, Reshma and Ajabi Singh (Gurubhai)


Characteristics of the characters:
Chuharmal: Brave warrior, handsome and charming.
Reshma: She is very beautiful and also proud of her beauty.
Ajabi Singh: Powerful king, warrior and a lovable brother.

TIME PLACE EVENTS HAPPENED

When Reshma meets River bank Reshma encounter the first


Chuharmal sight of Chuharmal and falls
in love with him and invites
him to her home for drinking
water.

When Reshma expresses her Ajabi Singh’s palace Chuharmal denies her
feelings. proposal as it is impossible
for him to marry an upper
caste girl and also she is like
Gurubehen to him, Reshma
feels humiliated after his
rejection and reports a false
accusation of misbehavior
by Chuharmal to her brother
Ajabi Singh.
After the false accusation Battlefield Ajabi gets angry and started
a battle with Chuharmal.
Chuharmal prays goddess
Durga for power and won
the battle. Ajabi Singh dies in
the battle.
After the battle River bank In the sorrow of killing his
Gurubhai Chuharmal
decided to give his life by
undertaking Jal Samadhi.
Reshma did the same to
prove her true love for
Chuharmal.
Antagonist: Chuharmal
Protagonist: Difference created by society on the basis of birth and caste.
Conflicts: Conflict was the situation when Reshma was not ready to accept the society’s
norms and misunderstood the Chuharmal’s rejection as a humiliation which led to war and
she lost her love and brother at the same time.

Moral of the story: Moral of the story is that love should be from the both sides if one
is not accepting another should understand another’s problems or reason of denying
the proposal and should not act on anger evoke others in jealousy.

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