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{{short description|1962 Gujarati satirical novel by Chunilal Madia}}
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| name = ''Sadhara Jesang No Salo''
| image = Sadhara Jesang No Salo cover.jpeg
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| caption = First edition cover
| author = [[Chunilal Madia]]
| title_orig = સધરા જેસંગનો સાળો
| orig_lang_code = gu
| title_working =
| cover_artist = Shiv Pandya
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
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| genre = [[Comic novel|Humorous novel]]
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| publisher = Shri Harihar Pustakalay, Surat
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| pub_date = 1962
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| oclc = 20908481
| dewey = 891.477
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'''''Sadhara Jesang No Salo''''' ({{abbr|lit.|literally}} Brother-in-law of Sadhara Jesang) is a 1962 [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] [[satirical]] novel in two parts, written by Indian writer [[Chunilal Madia]]. The novel narrates a story of Sadharo, a vegetable vendor, who eventually becomes the prime minister of a country.<ref name="Vadgama1999">{{cite book|last=Vadgama|first=Nitin|year=1999|title=Chunilal Madia|series=Makers of Indian Literature|location=New Delhi|publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]|language=gu|isbn=81-260-0731-1|pages=20–22}}</ref>

==History==
''Sadhara Jesang No Salo'' was serialized in ''[[Sandesh (Indian newspaper)|Sandesh]]'', a Gujarati language daily published from [[Ahmedabad]], in 52 installments from January to December 1961. Madia published the novel as a book into two parts in 1962.<ref>{{cite book|last=Madia|first=Chunilal|title=(Inaugural note) from Sadhara Jesang No Salo|year=1942|publisher=Shri Harihar Pustakalay|location=Surat|language=gu}}</ref><ref name="Kachot2014">{{cite book|author=Sanjay Kachot|title=Gujarati Patrakaratvanu Sahityik ane Samajik Pradan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KNkhDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT59|date=10 October 2014|publisher=REDSHINE Publication. Inc|isbn=978-93-84190-12-5|page=59}}</ref>

==Synopses==
[[File:Writer Chunilal Madia.jpg|thumb|Chunilal Madia in 1958|upright=0.8]]
This novel considers the high-end politics of the national leaders and the democratic working procedures of [[History of the Republic of India|post independent India]]. The novel is set in a fictional land named 'Suvarnadvip'. Sadharo Jesang is the protagonist. Sadharo, a vegetable vendor, is selected by the Prajamandal Party and its party president Sevakram as their candidate for Prime Minister and Sadharo is eventually elected. Among the many other characters depicted is a European woman, Flora, who has settled in Suvarnadvip and played a major role in the politics of Suvarnadvip.

Various scams and corruptions unfold. The government puts undue influence and pressure on the judges of the Supreme Court. The government's promise to give gold to every citizen is fulfilled in a strange manner.

==Sequel==
Madia wrote a sequel novel ''Sadhara Na Sala No Salo'' in 1967 in which the story progresses. It was serialized in the Gujarati daily newspaper ''[[Gujarat Mitra]]'', and published as a book in 1968.<ref name="Vadgama1999"/>

==Reception==
''Sadhara Jesang No Salo'' received positive reviews from critics including [[Digish Mehta]], Madhusoodan Parekh and Balwant Jani.<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Joshi|editor-first=Umashankar|editor-link=Umashankar Joshi|title=Madia Nu Manorajya|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5LARAQAAIAAJ|language=gu|year=1970|publisher=Madia Memorial Trust|page=39|oclc=24412894}}</ref> Madhusoodan Parekh called it a "political satirical novel".<ref name="Vadgama1999"/> Balwant Jani, Gujarati writer and critic, acclaimed the language of the novel and considered the novel as the "milestone" of [[Gujarati literature|Gujarati satirical fiction]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Jani|first=Balwant|title=Chunilal Madia|language=gu|publisher=N. M. Tripathi Pvt. Ltd.|location=Mumbai|page=19|oclc=25399994}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1962 Indian novels]]
[[Category:Gujarati-language novels]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian novels]]
[[Category:Fiction set in the 20th century]]
[[Category:Indian humour]]
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