Beti Bechwa | |
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Written by | Bhikhari Thakur |
Date premiered | 1925 |
Subject | Women Empowerment, Poverty |
Genre | Theatre |
Beti Bechwa ( Bhojpuri: 𑂥𑂵𑂗𑂲 𑂥𑂵𑂒𑂫𑂰 ) or Beti Biyog (English:- The Daughter seller) is a Bhojpuri play by Playwright Bhikhari Thakur.[1][2][page needed] It was one of several plays written by Thakur based on true events, showing the bad side of society, poverty and Women Empowerment. The play shows the practice of mismatched marriages which are executed between young girls and aged men in exchange of money for the girl's family.[3]