A Bhojpuri play Bidesiya was presented under Abhinayan series on Friday. Directed by Jainendra Dost, the play was presented on YouTube channel of Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum.
Bidesiya is a Bhojpuri play by Bhojpuri playwright Bhikhari Thakur. It is one of the several plays written by Bhikhari Thakur on women empowerment, migration and poverty. Owing to its popularity it becomes the folk theatre style of Bhojpuri region.
The play depicts the condition of women in Bhojpuri Society in the 19th century, the problem of migration and poverty.
The play was composed and staged in 1912 and published as a book in 1917. Notably, when Industrialization came into being in India, many villagers moved from their natives to towns to earn a better living. This story highlights the vow of a bride and her husband when they suddenly get departed and husband all of a sudden forgets his life in the village.
The husband goes off to Calcutta for work but, he never comes back to his family. The wife just waits for him or any kind of news from him but, in return she receives sadness. The husband does a second marriage in a town unknown to his first wife. After many years, he realizes his mistake and wants to go back home to his village. His decision of going back home formed the rest of the story.
The play took the audiences through the journey of passing time with the moods of lonely wife in response to various seasons. The music, songs and presentation enthralled the audiences. In this presentation, the artists presented their artistic acting skills to the audience by motivating them to do meaningful work and to be completely confident in human life.