Desil Bayana Maithili Play | Kumar Shailendra | Kishore Keshav | Bhangima

DESIL BAYANA ✍️ Playwright : Kumar Shailendra 🎬 Design & Direction : Kishore Keshav After composing dozen works in Sanskrit and Avahatt languages, the great Maithili poet Mahakavi Vidyapati exclaimed in his Avahatta work Kirtilata, “Desil bayana sabjan mittha” (The language of the land is sweet to everyone). He started composing songs in Desil Bayana (local language, Maithili), the crown jewel of Maithili literature. But did this ideological linguistic change of Vidyapati become easily accepted to all? No! He was criticized, condemned and opposed too. He struggled as best he could according to the circumstances of the time and stuck to his decision. On the other hand, the Desil Bayana was his chief tool in the war with the Turkish ruler Ibrahim Shah and the subsequent disappearance of Maharaja Shiv Singh. But why do we need to discuss it today? Because, after globalization, regional languages/dialects are disappearing all over the world gradually one-by-one. As the dominance and expansion of a particular language is increasing, Maithili (rather than any other regional language/dialect of the world) is also under threat. The protection of linguistic identity (the core of human existence) is in fact a fundamental issue related to one's geography, larger community, identity, distinct culture, customs, festivals, cuisine and privacy. So, language discourse was a living subject in all periods and still is today. As Vidyapati felt the need for it in the fourteenth-fifteenth centuries; Often more than that, this discourse is needed today. On the pretext of Vidyapati's language struggle, the play is a sign of the linguistic challenge of Vishwa-gram and a conscious attempt to warn people. It serves as a serious attempt to re-examine this discourse and raise awareness. By weaving in contemporary references and themes, the music in the play is traditional, yet well-crafted and pleasing to the ear. 📅 Priemer Show: Sunday, 2 November 2025 📖 Occasion: 72nd Vidyapati Smriti Parv Samaroh-2025 🎙️ Produced by: Chetna Samiti, Patna 📍 Venue: Vidyapati Bhawan, Patna, Bihar, India. 📅 Independent Show: Sunday, 9 November 2025 📍 Venue: Vidyapati Bhawan, Patna, Bihar, India. 📅 Guest Performance: Thursday, 19 February 2026 📖 Occasion: 4th Janakpurdham Literature, Art & International Drama festival 📍 Venue: Maithili Vikas Kosh Auditorium, Janakpurdham, Nepal 🌟 On Stage : Nileshwar Mishra (Vidyapati), Ramshreshtha Paswan (Shiv Singh/Ugana), Ranjan Thakur (Shrikar/Misar), Adarsh Vaibhav (Madhukar), Kapil Mallik (Rajanikar/Pathak), Kshamakant Thakur (Arimardan/Budhiyar), Antesh Jha (Khurram Khan), Surendra Acharya (Jayati Mallik), Baiju Jha (Kisunma/Hari), Sonu Chaudhary (Mantunma/Professor), Ashutosh Mishra (Amrit/Raghu), Shivam Kumar Jha (Sumrit/Bauka), Rishu Raj (Sipahi/Nirdhan), Nitesh Kumar (Natua), Chandan Ugana (Vyasji/Mulgain), Sahdev Chaudhary (Dholakiya), Navi Thakur (Sitiya), Preety Kumari (Radhiya), & Poonam shree (Mausi) Off Stage: Ravindra Bihari Raju (Makeup), Poonam shree (Costumes), Adarsh Vaibhav/Ranjan Thakur/ Sunil Kumar (Stage Craft/Jewellery design), Kishore Keshav (Lights), Chandan Ugana (Music), Sahdev Chaudhary (Dholak), Raj Shekhar (Pakhawaj), Ajit Kumar Mahato (Violin), Animesh Singh (Background Score), Baiju Jha/Preety Kumari (Digital Promotion), Baiju Jha/Sonu Chaudhary (Assistant Directors) Advisors : Dr. Keshkar Thakur, Mahendra Malangiya, Ashok, Bhav Nath Jha, Dr. Ranjana Jha, Arjun Chaudhary, Punj Prakash, Ajit Azad, Manoj Pathak, Abha Jha. Please Join us in celebrating the individuality of Maithili theatre and the timeless connection between language identity, culture and community. It is an effort to preserve, promote and celebrate the literal-cultural identity and regional theatrical traditions of Mithila, Bihar (India). ❤️ If you enjoy this presentation: 👍 Like the video 💬 Share your thoughts in the comments 🔔 Subscribe the channel for more dramatic performances in Maithili. 🔄 Share this video with friends and fellow lovers of Maithili Theatre. Let us celebrate and preserve the rich literary and dramatic legacy of Mithila together! ❤️💛 🔖 Hashtags #Maithili #Vidyapati #MaithiliDrama #MaithiliMusicialDrama #MaithiliTheatre #MaithiliLiterature #MaithiliSahitya #MaithiliCulture #Mithila #MithilaCulture #Bhangima #VidyapatiBhawan #Patna #BiharCulture #IndianLiterature #RegionalLiterature #RegionalIdentity #IdentityCrisis #Globalization #Desilbayana