Jeetu Bagdwal: A Folklore Base Garhwali Drama

[Bhishma Kukreti]

                                  Jeetu Bagdwal: A Folklore Base Garhwali Drama   

 

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लोकगाथा आधारित आधुनिक नाटक, लोकगाथा  आधारित आधुनिक एशियाई नाटक, लोकगाथा आधारित आधुनिक दक्षिण एशियाई नाटक, लोकगाथा आधारित आधुनिक सार्क देशीय नाटक, लोकगाथा आधारित आधुनिक भारतीय नाटक, लोकगाथा  आधारित आधुनिक उत्तर भारतीय नाटक,  लोकगाथा आधारित आधुनिक हिमालयी नाटक, लोकगाथा आधारित आधुनिक मध्य हिमालयी नाटक, लोकगाथा आधारित आधुनिक उत्तराखंडी नाटक, लोकगाथा
आधारित आधुनिक कुमाउनी नाटक, लोकगाथा आधारित आधुनिक गढ़वाली नाटक लेखमाला    

                                      Bhishma Kukreti

           Jeetu Bagdwal is a famous most folklore of Garhwal region. The story of Jeetu Bagdwal is that Jeetu is a love seeker and brave Youngman. Once, Jeetu had to visit his sister for inviting her for initiating the ‘Plough season’ ritual.  While passing through a beautiful jangle Jeetu blows his flute and his flute tone attract Ancheris (fairies) of jungle. Anchheries/fairies wanted to take Jeetu Bagdwal with them. Jeetu promised them that they can take him after he finishes the ‘plough ceremony’.  Jeetu and his family celebrate with rituals the ‘plough ceremony’ in paddy field. When Jeetu finishes the ceremony, Anchheri come and take Jeetu with them. 

                      The story provides opportunities for writers to create all eight regular raptures and more than hundred regular emotions in the drama. There is love of mother to her son, son’s respect for mother, brother’s love for sister, fairies lust love for Jeetu, Jeetu’s love for his lover, Jeetu’s promise and his sacrifice for his   keeping words for abiding his  promise, death of Jeetu, pathos, importance of agriculture  etc in the folklore story of Jeetu Bagdwal. That is the reason Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna wrote drama on the famous folklore ‘Jeetu Bagdwal’. Famous folk artist and dramatist Jeet Singh Negi wrote drama on the famous folklore ‘Jeetu Bagdwal’.  Parvteey Kala Manch , Dehradun staged lyrical-prose folklore base drama ‘Jeetu Bagdwal’ in 1985. Parvteey Kala Manch, Dehradun staged folklore base drama ‘Jeetu Bagdwal’ in other places too. Famous drama activist and musician of Garhwal Bhagwati Prasad Pokhariyal provided the music to this folk lore base drama ‘Jeetu Bagdwal’ written by Jeet Singh Negi.

                   Famous Asian dramatist Brajendra Lal Shah wrote new version of folklore base drama on ‘Jeetu Bagdwal’ and staged the folklore base drama ‘Jeetu Bagdwal’ thrice in 1986 in Delhi. World famous folk musician Mohan Upreti provided music for folklore base drama ‘Jeetu Bagdwal’

          Brajendra Lal Shah changed the folklore base drama ‘Jeetu Bagdwal’ into a platform for making awareness about nationalism and importance of democracy.

References:

A-Curtsey to Parashar gaur for supplying manuscript of Garhwali stage play ‘Paisa na Dhyallaa Nam ch Guman Sing Rautela ‘

1-Dr Anil Dabral, Garhwali Gady Parampara (Garhwali Dramas from beginning till 1990)

2-Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna, Gad Myateki Ganga (Garhwali dramas from beginning till 1975)

3-Dr Sudharani, Garhwal ka  Rangmanch (Garhwali Dramas  from beginning till 1985)

4-Drama special issue of Chitthi Patri magazine (Garhwali Dramas and plays staged in Delhi, Karachi, Mumbai, Dehradun and other places)

5- Dr Hari Datt Bhatt Shailesh, Garhwali Natak evam Rangmanch: Ek Vihngam Avlokan (Garhwali Drams and theatres from beginning till 1985)

6-Dr Bhakt Darshan: Barrister Mukandi Lal Srmriti Granth (Garhwali dramatists or theatres playwrights till 1985

7-Dr Nand Kishor Dhoundiyal, Garhwal ki Divangat Vibhutiyan (pp108-116, about contribution of Bhagwati Prasad Panthri for developing Garhwali drama)

8- Notes on Dramas of Uttarakhand by Parashar gaur –MeraPahad site

9-Sovinreers of Garhwal Sabha Dehradun, 2005 and 2007 for Lok Natya Mahotsava

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     लोकगाथा आधारित आधुनिक नाटक, लोकगाथा  आधारित आधुनिक एशियाई नाटक, लोकगाथा आधारित आधुनिक दक्षिण एशियाई नाटक, लोकगाथा आधारित आधुनिक सार्क देशीय नाटक, लोकगाथा आधारित आधुनिक भारतीय नाटक, लोकगाथा  आधारित आधुनिक उत्तर भारतीय नाटक,  लोकगाथा आधारित आधुनिक हिमालयी नाटक, लोकगाथा आधारित आधुनिक मध्य हिमालयी नाटक, लोकगाथा आधारित आधुनिक उत्तराखंडी नाटक, लोकगाथा
आधारित आधुनिक कुमाउनी नाटक, लोकगाथा आधारित आधुनिक गढ़वाली नाटक लेखमाला    

             

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B. C. Kukreti