Bindiya is a social novel by Bhojpuri author Ramnath Pandey. It is the first novel written in

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. It was published in 1956 by ''Sekhar Publication'' of

Chhapra Chhapra is a city and headquarters of the Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated near the junction of the Ghaghara River and the Ganges River. Chhapra grew in importance as a river-based market in the 18th century when th ...

. Thematically, it is based on life and problems of the village lifestyle. The story is set in a village of a common farmer ''Kodai'' his daughter ''Bindiya'' and her lover ''Mangra''

Plot

Kodai is a small farmer whose daughter, Bindiya, who helps his father in farming. Bindiya loves a village man named Mangra. The

Villain A villain (also known as a "black hat" or "bad guy"; the feminine form is villainess) is a stock character, whether based on a historical narrative or one of literary fiction. ''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'' defines such a character a ...

of the story is the son of a

Landlord A landlord is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, land, or real estate which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called a tenant (also a ''lessee'' or ''renter''). When a juristic person is in this position, the ...

, who loves Bindiya and tries to marry her forcefully.

References

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