Known as Walter Scott of Hindi literature, Vrindavanlal Verma was drawn  to historical narratives from early on in life. A proud Bundelkhandi, his novel ‘Jhansi ki Rani’ is one of his best known works. This was not a  work of fiction, at least not entirely. Vrindavanlal Verma was the  great great grandson of Rani Laxmi Bai and grew up listening to his  great grandmother’s stories about the Rani, who she had spent a lot of  time with. Today’s story however is not set in history. This is when he  strayed from his usual and came up with a witty, light humorous piece.  In fact, “Mendhaki ka Byah” is still a “thing”. If you don’t believe me  just google it!  -----   जब बात किसी बात से न बने, तो वो टोने-टोटके पर उतर आती है। अपने देश में  जितने लोग हैं उतने टोटके। इनमे हर दुःख निवारण का साधन है - चाहे झाड़ू से  भूत भागना हो या भस्म से वशीकरण हटाना ह, इन का असर और किसी पर हो न हो,  टोटका करवाने वाले की जेब पर ज़रूर होता है! #hindi #hindikahani #urdukahani #kahaniyan #kahaniya #shortstories #HIndiSahitya #Hindipodcast #storyjam #vrindavanlalVerma --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/storyjam/message