Analysis Of Jayant Khatri

An Exploration of Jayant Khatri’s Bandh Baarna Paachhal through the Prism of Freudian Theory
Dr. Jayant Khatri (1909-1968) was one of the most significant and noteworthy short story writers in the canon of Gujarati literature of the twentieth century. He won the prestigious Mahida Gold Medal in 1945 for his short story ‘Lohi nu Tipu’ (A Drop of Blood). He was also elected a leader of opposition for the Mandvi Municipality in 1951, and the vice-president of the Mandvi Municipality during 1954 to 1960. He was posthumously honored with the Uma-Snehrashmi Award in 1968-69 for his collection ‘Khara Bapor’ (Scorching Afternoons).
It is an undeniable fact that Dr. Jayant Khatri (1900–1968) has been an underrated author in the arena of Gujarati short

All memories that are painful and cause guilt or anxiety are buried in the unconscious. The process is totally unconscious and automatic; it just happens whenever an idea or impulse is so painful and anxiety arousing that one must escape from it.”
(Aleem 37)
However, this unconscious repression takes a heavy toll on every aspect of her life. Her life-style worsens, she grows more short-tempered, and finally, she takes her first step towards prostitution: - Sexual perversion and exhibitionism. She indulges into vulgar chats with women around and tries to catch attention of men. She changes clothes in her room despite knowing that some men have been watching her from outside. The character mouths her condition as:
“Divse divse mara vicharomaay vikruti aavava laagi. Chaali ni amuk stereo sathe bibhats mashkari karvama hu bhalti. Mari ordini same ni chaalima purusho ubha hoy, mari ordima najar nakhta hoy toy emna dekhta kapda badalvama mane sharam aavti nahi.”
(Day by day my thoughts also turned more perverse. I indulged in vulgar, adult jokes with neighboring women. I felt not a bit of hesitation or shame in changing clothes despite knowing that the men in front of my room ogle at