বিসর্জন

by Rabindranath Tagore

'বিসর্জন' (১৮৯০) রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুরের অন্যতম শ্রেষ্ঠ নাটক। এ নাটকে রবীন্দ্রনাথ তুলে ধরেছেন অন্ধ, কুসংস্কার-আচ্ছন্ন ধর্মবিশ্বাসের সাথে মানবপ্রেমের তথা হৃদয়ধর্মের সংঘাতকে। পশু বলিদানকে কেন্দ্র করে ত্রিপুরার রাজা গোবিন্দমানিক্যের জীবপ্রেমের সাথে সংঘাত ঘটে মন্দিরের পুরোহিত রঘুপতির। একদিকে রাজার বলিষ্ঠ সিদ্ধান্ত, অন্যদিকে পুরোহিতের মনে তার প্রভাব আর প্রভুত্ত্ব হারানোর ক্ষোভ। দ্বন্দ্ব-সংঘাত, অন্তর্চিন্তা আর নাটকীয়তার মধ্য দিয়ে এগিয়ে চলে এই কাহিনী।

Genres: Drama

80 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2012

About the author

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 "because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West."

Tagore modernised Bengali art by spurning rigid classical forms and resisting linguistic strictures. His novels, stories, songs, dance-dramas, and essays spoke to topics political and personal. Gitanjali (Song Offerings), Gora (Fair-Faced), and Ghare-Baire (The Home and the World) are his best-known works, and his verse, short stories, and novels were acclaimed—or panned—for their lyricism, colloquialism, naturalism, and unnatural contemplation. His compositions were chosen by two nations as national anthems: India's Jana Gana Mana and Bangladesh's Amar Shonar Bangla.

The complete works of Rabindranath Tagore (রবীন্দ্র রচনাবলী) in the original Bengali are now available at these third-party websites:
http://www.tagoreweb.in/
http://www.rabindra-rachanabali.nltr....

Reviews

[Mina Tahir · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Eyes cannot see with their own light, the light must come from the outside."

Thought provoking title, ultimate dialogues and power play to satisfy pride and feed ignorance leaves the reader with an unnerving perspective, evoking the deepest spirit to reappraise the value of the very pure, all powerful love over religious customs.

[Greg · Rating 4 out of 5]

The play, “Sacrifice” explores the conflict between religion and secularism. Raghupati is a high priest, who sets himself in opposition to Govinda, who abolishes sacrifice to the practices of sacrifice to Kali. Govinda states, “For a man loses his humanity when it concerns his gods.” The ending of the play is fairly complex, and I don’t want to give it away in a review. This is a really good play, and worthy of study.

See my other reviews here!

[Shivani A Pillai · Rating 5 out of 5]

In "Sacrifice", Rabindranath Tagore's prowess as a playwright can be seen in full display, flourishing in every line. In the play, Tagore provides his readers with astonishing perspectives on matters of utmost profundity: Religion, Authority, Rights and the ideas of Sacrifice, Obedience, Duty and Beliefs.
Brilliantly scripted characters, dialogues that thrive in fragility and scintillating strength, both at the same time, and, astounding simplicity of wisdom, together, inter-mingle to create a drama that leaves an indelible impact on the minds of the readers.

The Tagore of Gitanjali is found here as well.

[Preetam Chatterjee · Rating 5 out of 5]

In ‘Visarjan’ (Sacrifice), Tagore constructs ‘a tragic hero’ in the makeup of Raghupati, the Priest, who is pitted against the King in a vinegary conflict. The matter between them, which is the premise of the play, is the ceremonial sacrifice of animals before the Goddess Kali. The King’s proclamation announcing a summary proscription of sacrifice moves Raghupati to a violent remonstration which is at once heartfelt and decorous. But the King is obstinate. Monstrous in his wrath, Raghupati urges his devotee, Jaisimha, whom he has reared from infancy and whom he adores exceedingly, to slay the King to conciliate the Goddess. The culmination is reached when the disciple offers himself as a submission to the Goddess. Raghupati is absolutely disenchanted. The eternal strife between the temporal and the ecclesiastical realms continue ……

[Aktari Yeasmin · Rating 4 out of 5]

রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুরের প্রতি ভালোবাসা সবসময় থেকেই। গীতাঞ্জলি দিয়েই তাঁর লেখা পড়া শুরু হয়। চলছে যতটুকু সংগ্রহ করতে পারি ততটুকু পড়া। বিসর্জন যেহেতু কাব্য-নাট্যের অন্তর্ভুক্ত আর আমার কবিতাও অনেক পছন্দ সেহেতু আমি খুবই উপভোগ করেছি। যে আবেগ, অনুভূতি, আদর্শ এই নাটকে কবি ফুটিয়ে তুলেছেন তা অবর্ণনীয়। গোবিন্দসিংহের আদর্শ, জয়সিংহের আত্মাহুতির মাধ্যমে যে বিসর্জন চিত্রায়ন করেছেন তার প্রশংসা করার অপেক্ষা রাখে না।

[هاشم السداوى · Rating 3 out of 5]

استمعت الى هذه المسرحية كعمل اذاعى على موقع يوتيوب
تدور القصه عن ملك يأمر بإيقاف تقديم القرابين الى الالهه كالى من الهه الهندوس
مما يستفز الكاهن الاكبر الذى يحاول ان يثنى الملك عن قراره او أن يتخلص من الملك بأى طريقه
وهنا يتولد الصراع بين الملك ويمثل السلطه الدنيويه و كبير الكهنه الذى يمثل السلطه الدينية
استمتعت بأداء سعد أردش لدور كبير الكهنه
بإنتظار تجارب أخرى مع أدب طاغور

[Muhammad Mehedi Hasan · Rating 4 out of 5]

'বিসর্জন' রবীন্দ্রনাথ নাট্যসাহিত্যের মধ্যে সকল দিক থেকে শ্রেষ্ঠ। এর কাহিনীর সুনিপুণ বিন্যাস কৌশল, ঘটনাপ্রবাহের দ্রুততা, নাটকীয় চমৎকারিত্ব, পাত্র-পাত্রীর বিকাশ ও কাহিনীর সুদৃঢ় ঐক্য 'বিসর্জন'কে সুউচ্চ আসনে প্রতিষ্ঠিত করেছে।

[Bieula Joice · Rating 5 out of 5]

No

[Bayejid Islam · Rating 4 out of 5]

চমৎকার কাহিনী

[Charlie Brown]

লোকলজ্জার ভয়ে বলতে পারছি না,কিন্তু ভালোমতো বুঝি নাই।পড়ার জন্য পড়া।বলা বাহুল্য,ব্যর্থতা আমারই।

[Aria Zhu · Rating 4 out of 5]

My god the names were confusing but that's my fault so
it was good
hi angela, the one person who acc looks at my goodreads

[Aaron R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Follows a Kingdom ruled by King Govinda, a seemingly wise ruler who makes the controversial decision to ban religious sacrifice. He finds that it is immoral after hearing the pleas of Aparna, a poor subject of the King. This woman had her goat bled and sacrificed at the altar. And she felt much grief because she thought herself as a mother to this animal. Many of Govinda's subjects took issue with this change. Among them was the priest Raghupathi who we observe manipulating the subjects of Govinda in order to usurp the throne. Raghupathi supposed his wants under the guise of god to further his agenda. And he further manipulated other's base desires to get them to act in a way they normally would find immoral. Rather than holding skepticism and forging their own sense of right and wrong, they surrendered it to a singular religious figure.
This play shows the folly of blindly following God and disregarding your own morality. The characters constantly acted in ways they did not want to because of the cunning priest Raghupathi manipulating their dogmatism. Warns against dogmatic thinking.

[Joydrath · Rating 5 out of 5]

গোবিন্দমাণিক্য :
স্বপ্ন নহে প্রভু! এতদিন স্বপ্নে ছিনু,
আজ জাগরণ। বালিকার মূর্তি ধ'রে
স্বয়ং জননী মোরে বলে গিয়েছেন,
জীবরক্ত সহে না তাঁহার।

[MD Mijanor Rahman Medul Medul · Rating 5 out of 5]

one of the best play work By Rabindranath Tagore........

[Salem Javed · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's a simple 2.5 stars for me