Beti Bechwa

Beti Bechwa
Written byBhikhari Thakur
Date premiered1925
SubjectWomen Empowerment, Poverty
GenreTheatre

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]

  1. ^ Dost 2017.
  2. ^ Kishore, Satyendra (1991). Re-settlement of Ex-servicemen in India: Problems, Patterns, and Prospects. New Delhi: Concept publishing company. ISBN 9788170223566.
  3. ^ ""BIDESIA" – THE FOLK THEATRE OF EASTERN INDIA". The Theatre Times. Archived from the original on 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2020-12-23.