User:ZAID AYUB KHOSA

Reference

The short story, "The Two Lovers" have been written by Pakistani short story writer ZAID AYUB KHOSA, a BS English student of Ghazi University Dera Ghazi.

Context

The tragic tale, "The Two Lovers" is about the modern crisis of coupling in Pakistani as well as patriarchal society of the whole world.

The Two Lovers

" S ome people see through a single eye and entirely ignoring the other. These kind of people run after advantages but live in loss."

There were living many families along the river valley of Koh-e-Qaf. Among them, Botha and Yotha, two brothers bourgeois families were more prosperous than others. Their’s life was going on smoothly but later they faced a coupling problem when Botha's elder son Rajeev and Yotha’s elder daughter Rajkumari reached at their marriageable age.

As for as the matter of Botha and Yotha, they decided that Rajeev and Rajkumari should be coupled with each other as they were cousins.

It was unlucky that the physical complexion and natural choice were opposed from each other as Rajeev was a rich fatty tall boy and he was a lover of Rajkumari, but on the other hand Rajkumari was absolutely opposed as she had a beautiful physical balance. Moreover she was an obstinate and strictly rejected the love of Rajeev. And she wished to be coupled with Bal-Thakray’s son Young Thakray, who was a smart and beautiful college boy.

One day suddenly, the Botha and Yotha took hard line and fixed the marriage date of Rajeev and Rajkumari.

It was a red for Rajkumari and she was having no choice to escape. Just as her love had very quickly been lying dead on the Koh-e-Qafian’s patriarchal pavement.

After taken decision by the patriarch, she was confused that how could she avoid from her up-coming unlucky destiny?

So, Rajkumari and Young Thakray planned to flee as it was only choice to escape the shocking event of her marriage with Rajeev. Thakray accepted her love-will passionately.

On the fixed day, during the rehearsal at midnight when they all were dancing, the Rajkumari and the Young Thakray fled the land as soon their coach had left off to Koh-e-Suleman.

The fleeing news of Rajkumari and Thakray broke by the reddleman, Soraj, when he said to the dancer’s party. "Why are you dancing here?" As the two lovers (Rajkumari and Thakray) had gone.

On this hailing and stormy news, the gathering dispersed here and there. The Botha and Yotha gained the shock by the sad news and make immediate search of the two lovers. Now this was late as it was out of time and space.

On the other hand, Rajeev also felt ashamed and failure with the same news. He found no help from the situation. To devoid by tension he jumped into the river and met his death.

When Rajeev’s death news spreaded among the families as well as Botha and Yotha, they all were ceased. Now they thought that what to do to cope the, but in vain.

After the tragic death of Rajeev there is no help for the patriarch only the voices of O' Rajeev!, ......, O' Rajeev! and echoes of O' Rajeev!, ......O' Rajeev!. Basically it was the result of ignoring the others.

After twenty years, when the prosperous happy family of Rajkumari and Thakray within their young son and two daughters returned to their native land. The people of the Koh-e-Qafian well-comed them. And accepted that they all were responsible of the death of Rajeev and fleeing of the young couple of Rajkumari and Thakray. The also said, "The reddleman, Soraj is failed but he is free of tension and searching new one (Rajkumari).

After the Rajeev passed away, they all were thinking to change their mind-set or to have their hawk view, one on the prey and the other on their flying in the heaven.