Under Gamak series of drama, play Bhikari Nama was performed on Sunday at Ravindra Bhavan.
The play 'Bhikhari Nama' was based on the life and beggars of Bhikhari Thakur. It was directed by Jainendra Dost.
The play depicts the story from the birth of beggar Thakur to his dancing party and making Bidasia and other plays. In this journey of the life and theater of the Bhikari Thakur, he has tried to show how the Bhikari Thakur has made the social reality and life experiences around him the main subject of his art.
This play primarily depicts four stages of the life of a Bhikari Thakur. In the first phase i.e. from childhood to the birth of beggar Thakur to his school, various scenes of cow grazing have been presented with song and music.
In this section, the experiences of Bhikari Thakur's caste profession (hair cutting, shaving, lettering, etc.) are shown. Yajmani system of society has also been shown in this sequence. The next part depicts the Thakur's wedding and his displacement of Bengal for livelihood.
The drama moves forward with various themes such as Thakur cutting hair, shaving, watching Ramlila in Bengal. Meanwhile, beggars come back from Bengal to their villages and come to the village to perform Ramlila. After that go to the dance team and do the art. In its sequel, Bhikhari Thakur has created the scene of making plays of his own, such as Bidesiya, Bettibachwa, Gabaraghichor etc.
Jainendra Dost is the Founder Director of the Bhikhari Thakur Rangamandal Training and Research Center. Through this theater, Jainendra and friends are reviving and institutionalizing the theater, song, music, dance, instruments of folk artist Bhikhari Thakur.