Biraha Bahar (IAST: Birahā Bahār) is the first play written by Bhikhari Thakur.[1][2][3] It is a musical play written in Biraha genre as a mystic Dialogue between a Washerwoman (Dhobin) and Washerman (Dhobi). This play gives the message that cleaning is not only limited to washermen instead it is there in every profession. Just like a washerman cleans clothes, a Koiri washes vegetables, farmer's job cleans his field, in the same way a human's job is to clean his soul because god resides in cleanliness.[4]
| Biraha Bahar | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Bhikhari Thakur |
| Original language | Bhojpuri |
| Subject | Cleanliness, Spirituality |
| Genre | Theatre, Dialogue, Biraha |
References
edit- ^ Indian Literature, Volume 44. Sahitya Akademi. 2000. p. 190.
- ^ Ājakala, Volume 63. Publikēśansa Ḍivīzana, Sūcanā Tayā Prasārana Mantrādaya, Bhārah Sarkāra. 2006. p. 24.
- ^ Sulabh, Hrushikesh (2009). Rangmanch Ka Jantantra. Raj Kamal Prakashan. p. 100. ISBN 9788126717842.
- ^ Bhikhari: Lok Kalakar Bhakt Bhikhari Thakur ki samast rachnaon ka vishleshan. Loka Kalākāra Bhikhārī Ṭhākura Āśrama. 1978. p. 25.