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Kaljug Prem
''Kaljug Prem'' ( lit.: The love of Kali Yuga) or ''Piyawa Nasail'' () is a Bhojpuri play written by Bhikhari Thakur. These plays are about a woman (and her son) who is troubled by his husband's habit of intoxication. In this play, the issue of alcoholism and domestic violence Domestic violence (also known as domestic abuse or family violence) is violence or other abuse that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage or cohabitation. ''Domestic violence'' is often used as a synonym for ''intimate partner ... has been highlighted. Plot The protagonist of the story is a woman named ''Dukhaharin'', whose husband ''Nasaïl'' is a drunkard who have sell everything of house for drinking. There is nothing at home, he comes every day after drinking and beats his wife and younger son. The elder son ''Sankar'' was driven to Calcutta due to his father's alcohol addiction. The wife is most sad when her husband goes to a prostitute, one day she approaches that prostitute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhikhari Thakur
Bhikari Thakur (18 December 1887 – 10 July 1971) was an Indian Bhojpuri language poet, playwright, lyricist, actor, folk dancer, folk singer and social activist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest writer in Bhojpuri language and most popular folk writer of Purvanchal and Bihar. He is often called the "Shakespeare of Bhojpuri" and "Rai Bahadur". His works consist of more than a dozen plays, Monologues, Poems, Bhajans which appeared in print as nearly three dozen books. His noteworthy works are Bidesiya, Gabarghichor, Beti Bechwa and Bhai Birodh, Gabarghichor is often compared with Bertolt Brecht's play ''The Caucasian Chalk Circle''. He is also known as the father of the naach folk theatre tradition. He is also credited as the first person to cast male actors in female roles. Thakur was born and raised in Kutubpur village of Saran, in his adolescence he married Matuna from whom he had only one son: Shilanath Thakur. In the early 1900s, he started his career as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |