The Trunk of Ganesha by Jayanta Mahapatra

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"The Trunk Of Ganesha" is a short story by Indian writer Jayanta Mahapatra.  


About Author:

Jayanta Mahapatra was the first Indian poet to win the Sahitya Akademi award for English poetry. He was also conferred with the Padma Shri (India's fourth highest civilian honour) in 2009. However, he returned it in 2015 to protest against “rising intolerance in India”. 



Summary:

It tells the tale of an idol maker named Govinda who finds himself in trouble while completing an idol of Ganesha, as the trunk keeps breaking mysteriously.

Govinda, a skilled idol maker, learned his craft from his father, who had learned it from his own father. He lived with his wife, Sulochana, and three sons. While two of his sons were not interested in idol making, his youngest son, Ranju, was eager to learn the skill from his father, which made Govinda happy.

Govinda was renowned as the best idol maker in his valley, and Sulochana took pride in her husband's craftsmanship. However, a strange occurrence began to disrupt Govinda's work: every time he tried to complete an idol of Lord Ganesha, its trunk would break overnight. Despite finishing it during the day, they would find it broken in the morning. Unable to determine the cause, Govinda started pondering various possibilities.

He considered the quality of the clay and its weight, but everything seemed to be in order. Then he wondered if the gods were angry with him for making idols too eye-catching, or if he was charging too much for his work. Determined to solve the mystery, Govinda and his son decided to hide in the corner of the room where the idol of Ganesha was kept. After completing the idol, they concealed themselves and waited anxiously.

Time passed, and Ranju eventually fell asleep. Suddenly, Govinda noticed a dark shadow through the window. It moved and leaped onto the trunk of Ganesha—it was a cat, sliding over the trunk and causing it to break during the night. Relief washed over Govinda as he discovered the true culprit.

And so, the story ends in a witty manner. The end of the story is very interesting. We can not even think after all these tension through out the story that, this simple thing can also be reason. 











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