Bimbisar / बिम्बिसार  (Hindi, Paperback, Ashok Pagal)

The playwright Ashok Pagel, who has been interested in archeology and history, had the difficulty of getting to know Magadha of pre-Bimbisara. Jarasandha was the majestic king of Magadha.The last king of Magadha was Ripunjay, who was assassinated by Amatya Pulik and made his son Balak as the ruler of Magadha. But, the child had to face opposition from the Kshatriya Kshatrapas and he was also killed. After which Bimbisara became the new king of Magadha. The first assassination was a rebellion, the king was assassinated by a person close to power. But the second murder took place as a result of the mass revolution. Democracy takes birth among disgruntled people, rebellion is internal. This play is also important from the point of view of understanding rebellion and revolution. But the question that can be raised is that why do we know today, whether in the form of drama, the narrative of the dark-light surroundings-landscape of ancient history (!)? Need it? This question has also been raised about Jaishankar Prasad's plays, but today we are often convinced that through his historical plays, he was pointing to similar themes of the present and cautioning us that this would happen in such circumstances. is. Regarding history, we also say that by reading the story of the past in the present, we are careful for the future. The idea is that through history-based theatrical writing, the author expresses the present. From this point of view, it is an important theatrical work.