Beti Bechwa

Beti Bechwa
Written by	Bhikhari Thakur
Date premiered	1925
Subject	Women Empowerment, Poverty
Genre	Theatre

Beti Bechwa or Beti Biyog (English:- The Daughter seller) is a Bhojpuri play by Playwright Bhikhari Thakur.[1][2] 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]

References

Dost, Jainendra K. (2017). "Naach, Launda Naach or Bidesiya Politics of (re)naming". Performance Research. 22: 106–112.
Re-settlement of Ex-servicemen in India: Problems, Patterns, and Prospects.
""BIDESIA" – THE FOLK THEATRE OF EASTERN INDIA". The Theatre Times.

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[1] Dost, Jainendra K. (2017). "Naach, Launda Naach or Bidesiya Politics of (re)naming". Performance Research. 22: 106–112.

[2] Re-settlement of Ex-servicemen in India: Problems, Patterns, and Prospects.

[3] ""BIDESIA" – THE FOLK THEATRE OF EASTERN INDIA". The Theatre Times.