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'''Gabarghichor''' ([[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]: 𑂏𑂥𑂩𑂐𑂲𑂒𑂷𑂩) is a play by Bhojpuri playwright [[Bhikhari Thakur]] (1887–1971).<ref>{{Cite book|last=Prakash|first=Brahma|title=Cultural Labour: Conceptualizing the ‘Folk Performance’ in India|publisher=Oxford University press}}</ref> The play is about a woman, whose husband was a migrants and she had an illegal relationship with a man of her village and a child named Gabarghichor from that man. It is sometimes compared to [[Bertolt Brecht]]’s [[The Caucasian Chalk Circle]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhikhari Thakur: Voice of the marginalised|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/bhikhari-thakur-voice-of-the-marginalised/article30931327.ece/amp/|website=THE Hindu}}</ref><br />
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== Characters ==<br />
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The play have five main Character:<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dwiwedi|first=Bhagwati Prasad|title=Bhikhari Thakur: Bhojpuri ke Bharatendu|publisher=Aashu Prakashan|year=2005|location=Allahabad|pages=49}}</ref><br />
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* Galij bo :- A married women living with her son and her husband is a migrant who has gone to Calcutta for living.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Story of all times|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2014/vivacity/story-of-all-times.html|website=The pioneer}}</ref><br />
* Gabarghichor :- 15-year-old son of Galij bo.<br />
*Galij :- Husband of Galij bo who works in Calcutta.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bhojpuri/Maghi play Gabarghichor spreads earthy fragrance of folk lore, music|url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/bhojpurimaghi-play-gabarghichor-spreads-earthy-fragrance-folk-lore-music/}}</ref><br />
*Garbari :- A villager with who Galij bo has extramarital Affairs.<br />
*Panch :- The judge of Village court.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
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===Storyline===<br />
This play is set in a village, where ''Galij'' returns from Kolkata after years and sees a 15 year old lad named ''Gabarghichor'' in his house, who the villagers call the son of ''Galij bo'' (wife of Galij). There was also a gossip in the village regarding the biological father of ''Gabarghichor.''<br />
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''Galij'' wants to take ''Gabarghichor'' back to Calcutta but ''Garbari'' (the biological father of Gabarghichor) intervenes and claims that ''Gabarghichor'' belong to him. It leads to a quarrel between ''Galij Bo'', ''Galij'' and ''Gadbari'' as each of them were claiming ''Gabarghichor'' to be theirs. All of them put their points in font of Sarpanch (Justice) in the Panchayat (Village's court). ''Galij'' says that since ''Galij Bo'' is his wife, the son belongs to him, whereas ''Garbari'' puts the point that he is his biological father. At last, ''Galij Bo'' puts her point that since she is her mother, ''Gabarghichor'' belongs to her. Thehe judges decided to give the son to ''Galij Bo'', as they found her claim to be most valid, but ''Galij'' and ''Garbari'' offers the judges some bribe to announce the judgement in their favour.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bhikhari Thakur: Bhojpuri ke Bharatendu|publisher=Aashu Prakashan|year=2005|location=Allahabad|pages=49}}</ref><br />
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At last, the Panchayat decides to cut ''Gabarghichor'' into three pieces. A man comes and measures Gabarghichor's body and agrees to do the job for four annas a piece. The mother relents and is ready to give up her claim on the son. The panchayat finally decides that Ghichor should stay with his mother.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Pravin Kumar Gunjan’s Gabarghichor staged on Day 2|work=The North Lines|url=http://www.thenorthlines.com/pravin-kumar-gunjans-gabarghichor-staged-day-2/}}</ref><br />
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==Translations==<br />
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===In English===<br />
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* Thakur Bhikhari, Gupta Meenu "Gabar Ghichor" ''Indian Literature'' 44#1 (2000): 127–140. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/23343020?seq=1].<br />
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