Telegram on the Table (Four levels), Flax Golden Tales:




Telegram on the Table (Four levels)

 Literal Comprehension:

The story ‘Telegram on the Table’ written by Parshu Pradhan talks about the contemporary situation of a young generation in general and Mr. Krishna in particular. Krishna had come to the city from the village who had been working as a tourist guide for a long time. As he becomes busy with foreigners, he starts to learn English. He listens to English music, dreams in English and has a conversation in English with foreign friends. Not only had that he started to dream of going to America by following an American girl. He has a schedule of retuning room very lately with the tired body due to office work. The room is not good as it has a scarcity of water and many things including regular complain of the household. He wanted to leave this room because the room is the reason where he is not able to call his friend Miss Panday for dinner. 

One day, he received a telegram related to tragic event “death of his wife.” On that case, one of his best friends has written, ‘I am very sorry, Krishna has my heartfelt sympathy’. Village boy Krishna left that telegram on the table carelessly for several days. Because of 10 years long continue living in the city made him stone hearted where he wanted to forget the village and his family. But after several days when he returns in his same uncomfortable resident lately and tiredly and he could not sleep at night so the same neglected telegram attracted him. He read it once more that touched his heart now. The telegram was saying “your wife died.” Because of the telegram, he felt uneasy, upset and tearful so he could not sleep anymore. He became angry for himself as he had got tremendous and terrible changed. He remembered his wife and good deed she did in their earlier conjugal life. Ultimately he has got grief in that great lost and turns into real, practical life. 

 

Interpretation:

This story is trying to represent realistic and so-called modern generation through Krishna who resembles the life of the village boys (young generation) who come to the city with big dreams and ambitious plan. These people adopt a new language, different lifestyle and slowly they start to forget their ground reality, birthplace, parents cum own culture which is ultimately wrong. 

 

Critical Thinking:

This interesting story reflects our contemporary society with the example of a village boy Krishna. But, there are some points which still we can raise the question on;

  • Is it possible to forget own wife and be happy in her death?
  • Can anybody transfigure and forget own ground reality totally?
  • How can a boy remain in the city for 10 years long without visiting the village? At least he would go in his earlier years. 

Assimilation:

After reading this text, I realized that we mustn’t forget our ground’s reality, origin, culture, identity and especially our own family. We can learn different new things, we can visit different new places, we can get various knowledge and experience but if we will not be able to handle the influences of those new things, we will spoil our life ultimately that is not good. So, we must not be so-called modern by pretending rather we must understand the things properly.


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