Manage Your Problems - The Gopal Bhand Way

Author:

Vishal Goyal

Publisher:

V & S Publishers

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Publisher

V & S Publishers

Publication Year 2014
ISBN-13

9789381588550

ISBN-10 9789381588550
Binding

Paperback

Edition First
Number of Pages 264 Pages
Language (English)
Dimensions (Cms) 20x13.5x1.5
Weight (grms) 206

Gopal Bhand the barber, was the chief jester at the Rajbari (Royal Court) of Raja Krishnachandra Rai, the famous Emperor of Krishnanagar (Nadia), West Bengal during the 18th century. Gopal was a genius and is included in the genre of Birbal and Tenali Raman. Countless stories of his exploits where he outwits other fellow courtiers and men are narrated in Bengal and Bangladesh even to this day.


Gopal as a court jester was able to influence the King in many matters. He always had wit at his disposal, whether in the form of puns, riddles, doggerel verse, antics or babble which he used to soften the blow of a critical comment or edgy moment in a way that prevented a dignified personage from losing face. His ability to make people laugh coupled with his riotous imagination with the tinge of sympathy and pathos did have a stunning effect to defuse tense situations.


A hilarious bouquet of Gopal’s timeless anecdotes are presented in this book which really are eye openers – imparting new thoughts, new dreams, new solutions, new ideas, new wordplay, newer takes on humour, parodies, satire and a window to a whole new world of imagination and basic wisdom.


The reader might ask himself, ‘What makes the book a compelling read?’ Sure, the answer is . . . The stories of the book are short with a heady mix of wit, comedy, funny description and wonderful characterizations dusted with Gopal’s inimitable sprinklings of humor which provoke one to think beyond the seemingly simple things. The book offers tales of wise men and their battles of wit during the medieval royal Bengal, stories of knotty problems with ingenious solutions and mind fertilizing anecdotes which not only inform, advise, enthuse, inspire and amuse but impart specific and terse wise lessons appropriate to the issues at point to ‘Manage the Problems’ neatly.

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