C.V. Joshi
Rahat Gadge is a story of Bhima Ajji narrated to author from her birth till she gets settled as a widowed but contented mother. In between she is scammed into marriage, subjected to hardships and humiliation by her in-laws, and enjoys couple of blissful married years before she is widowed. Aftermath she is separated from her son and thrown in filth and misery of widowhood which was the norm in colonial days. However she overcomes her adversaries and starts life anew. Between all these events Bhima ajji shows unusual courage and distinct sense of humor. Her amusing ways of getting out of tricky situation are rebellious yet funny. Her life is representative of womanhood in those days, but its Bhima ajjis wit and wisdom which makes it worth enduring.
Literature,Marathi
Rahat Gadge