Bidesiya (play)

[6] The play depicts the condition of women in Bhojpuri Society in the 19th century, the problem of migration and poverty.

[7] Bidesiya focuses on the theme of separation between husband and wife like the Meghadūta and Ramayana of Sanskrit.

[13] One day a traveller (Batohiya) was going through the village, Pyari Sundari asks him to send her message to Bidesiya.

When Batohiya reaches Calcutta he sees that Bidesiya has married to a woman named Saloni.

[16] The play became very popular in North Indian States like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal.