Summary Of The Novel Gunaho Ka Devta

This paper is about the novel “ Gunaho ka Devta ” by Dharmveer Bharti which revolves around the city of traditions Allahadad or Prayagraj. Novel deals with the sacred love of sacrifice and loss at once. Novel is one of its kind and characters of the novel is shaped by the traditional behaviour and culture of city. Novel begins with the description that if city of God would really exists then God of city for Allahabad must have been romantic artist. There is no stress in this city, no hard rules for living. Somewhere streets are narrower than that of Banaras and roads are broader than that of Lucknow. There is no regularness in weather. Ground of this city may be found covered with sand like in deserts, and may be found covered with grasses like in

Malvas. Bank of river Ganga is the pilgrimage from the centuries. Truly it’s like that God of city is humourous artist who filled this city with every possible colors he could have.

The story revolves around two main character Sudha and Chandar. Chander here was termed as Gunaho ka Devta. In the chilling winter Chandar who is very young and charming was found to be walking in famous ‘Alfred Park’ where Chandrasekhar Azad shot himself during fight with

British. Chandar was a scholar in University of Allahabad and left his home for study.. Here he came for Library which is central one for people of Allahabad. Chandar’s success and survival in

Allahabad was mainly possible because of Mr. Shukla (Chander’s senior teacher) who helped