Nabanna (drama)

Nabanna is a Bengali language drama written by Bijon Bhattacharya in 1944 and staged by the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) the same year under the joint direction of Sombhu Mitra and Bijon Bhattacharya, and in 1948, by Bohurupee under the direction of Sombhu Mitra.

[2][3] The drama is about the Bengal famine of 1943 in which more than 2 million people died of starvation, malnutrition and disease.

The main character is Pradhan Samaddar, a peasant in Bengal.

The play presents the intensity of famine through the starvation of Pradhan Samaddar's family.

Samaddar's family face a range of disasters during the food crisis.

A scene from the drama.