Ret Ki Machhli

• Book Name: Ret Ki Machhli

• Author (Lekhika): Kanta Bharti

• Publisher: Lokbharti Paperbacks

• Genre: Hindi Literature / Social Drama (Ek akeli aurat ke struggle ki kahani)

Kahani Ka Short Intro (Synopsis)

Yeh kahani Kuntal naam ki ek working woman ke aas-pass ghumti hai, jo samaj aur halaton se lad rahi hai. Kahani ki shuruat ek emotional mod se hoti hai:

• Hostel Se Nikala Jana: Kuntal ‘Yuva Mahila Sangh’ (Young Women’s Association) ke hostel mein reh rahi hoti hai. Lekin wahan ki secretary, Mrs. David, use achanak hostel khali karne ko keh deti hain. Wahan ka niyam hota hai ki sirf kuwari ya vidhwa ladkiyan hi reh sakti hain. Kyunki Kuntal ka court mein koi mamla (case) chal raha hota hai aur woh akeli reh rahi hoti hai, isliye use wahan se nikal diya jata hai.

• Purani Yaadein aur Shobhan: Hostel chhodne ke baad woh apni saheli Kumud ke yahan ek choti si kothri mein panah leti hai. Wahan rehkar use apne past aur apne pati Shobhan ki yaadein satane lagti hain, jiske saath usne kabhi bahut pyaar se apna ghar sajaya tha.

Kahani Ka Ek Mukhya Twist (The Psycho Element)

Novel mein Allahabad (Atersuiya) ke dino ki ek bahut hi darawni yaad ka zikr hai:

• Raman Ka Pagalpan: Shobhan ka bachpan ka ek dost tha Raman, jo apni vidhwa bhabhi ke saath ek udaas ghar mein rehta tha. Raman andar hi andar Kuntal ko ek-tarfa pasand karne laga tha aur uska pagalpan badhta ja raha tha.