Bharat Durdasha
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Bharat Durdasha[1][2][3] is a Hindi play composed by Indian writer Bharatendu Harishchandra, in 1875 AD. The play is a symbolic depiction of India's situation at the time. Bharatendu calls upon the people of India to weep over India's plight, and then to try and put an end to this plight.
Causes of Bharat Durdasha[edit]
In the play, the British Raj is portrayed as the main cause of India's plight. Besides the Raj, misconduct, idleness, wine, religion, extravagance, fashion and several other factors are seen as causing the nation's plight. Excessive rain, drought, famine, flood and disease are also part of the list of causes.
The play looks at how the British created facilities such as the education system, judicial system, postal service, railway service and printing press in India. But all these were created to make it easier for the British to rule over India. After destroying India's cottage industries, which were the basis for India's economy, the British forcibly imposed British-made goods upon India.
Because of the deterioration of the economy, hunger spread in the country. Millions of people died from famine and pestilence. British policies of exploitation however continued unabated. Bharatendu describes the situation as, "I was watching her die quite calmly, neutrally, with dispassion, by inaction."
When the play was published, a review in a vernacular language wrote:
रोअहू सब मिलिकै आवहु भारत भाई।
हा हा! भारतदुर्दशा न देखी जाई ॥
This translates to: "Ha ha! Do not look at India's plight."
See also[edit]
Reference[edit]
- ↑ "Bharat Durdasha". Hindi Samaye. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Unknown parameter
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|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Bharat Durdasha". Dainik jagran. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Unknown parameter
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