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 Bhikhari Thakur | |
| Born | Bhikhari Thakur 18 December 1887 Qutubpur, Shahabad, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Saran District, Bihar, India) |
| Died | 10 July 1971 (aged 83) |
| Resting place | Ashes scattered in the Ganges |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | British Raj, Independent India |
| Literary movement | Feminism |
| Notable works | |
| Spouse | Manturna |
| Children | 1, Shilanath Thakur |
Bhikari Thakur (18 December 1887 – 10 July 1971) was an Indian Bhojpuri language poet, playwright, lyricist, actor, folk dancer, folk singer and social activist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the Bhojpuri language and most popular folk writer of Purvanchal and Bihar.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Thakur is often called the "Shakespeare of Bhojpuri" and "Rai Bahadur".[8] His works consist of more than a dozen plays, Monologues, poems, and Bhajans, which were printed in nearly three dozen books. His noteworthy works include Bidesiya, Gabarghichor, Beti Bechwa and Bhai Birodh. Gabarghichor is often compared with Bertolt Brecht's play The Caucasian Chalk Circle.[9] Thakur is known as the father of the naach folk theatre tradition.[10] He is also credited as the first person to cast male actors in female roles.[11]
Thakur was born and raised in Kutubpur village of Saran. In his adolescence, he married Matuna from whom he had only one son: Shilanath Thakur. In the early 1900s, Thakur started his career as an actor, writer, singer and dancer. He remained active until his death in 1971. Thakur published most of his works between 1938 and 1962. His early works were dialogues and musical plays; his later works were philosophical, Bhajans, Harikirtans, and other poems.
- ^ Leiter, Samuel L. (2007). Encyclopedia of Asian Theatre: A-N. Greenwood Press. p. 61. ISBN 9780313335297.
- ^ The Journal of the Bihar Purāvid Parishad, Vol. 19-20. Bihar Purāvid Parishad. 1995.
- ^ Shalaja Tripathi (16 June 2012). "On the Shakespeare of Bhojpuri". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ Agra University Journal of Research: Letters, Volumes 1-5. Agra University. 1952.
- ^ Banham, Martin; Brandon, James R. (21 September 1995). The Cambridge Guide to Theatre. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-43437-9.
- ^ Lal, Ananda; Lal, Reader in English Ananda (2004). The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-564446-3.
- ^ Law, Jonathan (28 October 2013). The Methuen Drama Dictionary of the Theatre. A&C Black. ISBN 978-1-4081-4591-3.
- ^ Encyclopaedia of Indian Theatre, Vol. VI. Raj Publication. 2004. ISBN 9788186208359.
- ^ Bajeli, Diwan Singh (27 February 2020). "Bhikhari Thakur: Voice of the marginalised". THE Hindu.
- ^ Narayan, Badri (2016). Culture and Emotional Economy of Migration. Taylor & Francis. p. 74. ISBN 978-1315448039.
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