Loha Singh (play)

Loha Singh (Bhojpuri: 𑂪𑂷𑂯𑂰 𑂮𑂱𑂁𑂯) is a Bhojpuri play by playwright Rameshwar Singh Kashyap. This play revolves around a retired British Army veteran named Loha Singh. This play was a regular weekly feature of All India Radio Patna.[1]

Loha Singh
Written byRameshwar Singh Kashyap
Date premiered1954 (All India Radio, Patna)
Original languageBhojpuri
SubjectSocial Issues
GenreTheatre

Characters
  • Loha Singh, A retired army veteran
  • Khaderan Ka Mother, Wife of Loha Singh[2]

Story

The play revolves around Loha Singh, who fought the First World War in Afghanistan.[3] Its episodes used to be based on the recent incidents happening in the country.[4]

Popularity

This play gained immense popularity in 1950s among people by its weekly broadcast on All India Radio, Patna.[5] Due to its popularity Kashyap also wrote the second part of the play with the name Loha Singh: Murabbe aur anya kartuten.[6]

Legacy
  • In 1966, the play was filmed and released a Bhojpuri feature film Loha Singh.[7]
  • This play played an important role in Indian politics when Lalu Prasad used the style of Loha singh to Influence people.[8]

References
  1. Gajrani, S. History, Religion and Culture of India, Volume 4. p. 69.
  2. Ghosh, Avijit (2010). CINEMA BHOJPURI. Penguin UK. ISBN 8184752563.
  3. Sahay, Navneet (2016). Patna: A Paradise Lost!: Saga of a 2500 Year Old City from Ajatshatru to Present Day Patna. Notion Press. ISBN 1946204544.
  4. Hussain, Taiyab (2004). Bhojpuri Sahitya ke sankshipt ruprekha. Patna: Shabd Sansar. p. 32.
  5. Ghosh, Avijit (2008). Bandicoots in the Moonlight. Penguin Books India. ISBN 0143103792.
  6. Upadhyay, Krishnadev (1972). Bhojpuri Sahitya ka Itihas. Varanasi: Bharatiya lok Sanskriti Shodh Sansthan. p. 336.
  7. Ghosh, Avijit (2010). Cinema Bhojpuri. Penguin UK. ISBN 8184752563.
  8. Kumar, Pradeep. "लालू के बिना बिहार में लालू यादव का कितना असर?: लोकसभा चुनाव 2019". BBC Hindi.
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