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Characters

The play have five main Character: * Galij bo :- A married women living with her son and her husband is a migrant who has gone to Calcutta for living. * Gabarghichor :- 15-year-old son of Galij bo. *Galij :- Husband of Galij bo who works in Calcutta. *Garbari :- A villager with who Galij bo has extramarital Affairs. *Panch :- The judge of Village court.

Plot

Storyline

This play is set in a village, where ''Galij'' returns from Kolkata after years and sees a 15 year old lad named ''Gabarghichor'' in his house, who the villagers call the son of ''Galij bo'' (wife of Galij). There was also a gossip in the village regarding the biological father of ''Gabarghichor.'' ''Galij'' wants to take ''Gabarghichor'' back to Calcutta but ''Garbari'' (the biological father of Gabarghichor) intervenes and claims that ''Gabarghichor'' belong to him. It leads to a quarrel between ''Galij Bo'', ''Galij'' and ''Gadbari'' as each of them were claiming ''Gabarghichor'' to be theirs. All of them put their points in font of Sarpanch (Justice) in the Panchayat (Village's court). ''Galij'' says that since ''Galij Bo'' is his wife, the son belongs to him, whereas ''Garbari'' puts the point that he is his biological father. At last, ''Galij Bo'' puts her point that since she is her mother, ''Gabarghichor'' belongs to her. Thehe judges decided to give the son to ''Galij Bo'', as they found her claim to be most valid, but ''Galij'' and ''Garbari'' offers the judges some bribe to announce the judgement in their favour. At last, the Panchayat decides to cut ''Gabarghichor'' into three pieces. A man comes and measures Gabarghichor's body and agrees to do the job for four annas a piece. The mother relents and is ready to give up her claim on the son. The panchayat finally decides that Ghichor should stay with his mother.

Translations

In English

* Thakur Bhikhari, Gupta Meenu "Gabar Ghichor" ''Indian Literature'' 44#1 (2000): 127–140

References

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