Kaljug Prem (lit.: The love of Kali Yuga) or Piyawa Nasail (transl. en – transl. Drunkard Husband) is a Bhojpuri play written by Bhikhari Thakur.[1][2][3] 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 has been highlighted.[4][5]
| Kaljug Prem | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Bhikhari Thakur |
| Original language | Bhojpuri |
| Subject | Alcoholism, Domestic Violence |
Plot
editThe 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 with her son and begs him to leave her husband. Finally, her elder son returns from Calcutta after five years earning a lot of money, and keeps his mother and younger brother happy.[6][7]
Characters
edit- Nasaïl : A Drunkard
- Dukhaharin : Nasail's wife
- Larika :- Dukhaharin's younger son
- Sankar : Dukhaharin's elder son
- Randi : A prostitute
Bibliography
edit- Sah, Sonu (2022). Bhikhari Thakur's Bhojpuri Folk Drama: A Study from Literary Perspectives. Sikkim University.
References
edit- ^ Raṅga prasaṅga, Volume 9, Issue 2. Rāshṭrīya Nāṭya Vidyālaya. 2006.
- ^ Chāyānata, Issues 12-15. Uttara Pradeśa Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī. 1980.
- ^ Narayan, Badri (1994). Loka saṃskr̥ti aura itihāsa. Lokabhāratī Prakāśana.
- ^ Bhikhari: Lok Kalakar Bhakt Bhikhari Thakur ki samast rachnaon ka vishleshan. Loka Kalākāra Bhikhārī Ṭhākura Āśrama. 1978.
- ^ Dwiwedi, Bhagwati Prasad (2000). Bhikhari Thakur: Bhojpuri ke Bharatendu. Aashu Prakashan. p. 62.
- ^ Bhikhari: Lok Kalakar Bhakt Bhikhari Thakur ki samast rachnaon ka vishleshan. Loka Kalākāra Bhikhārī Ṭhākura Āśrama. 1978. pp. 105–108.
- ^ Sah 2022, p. 19.
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