BABA BOHAR

Baba Bohar (The Old Banyan Tree) is a poetic play, a long monologue. A tree personified is in conversation with the children who are playing under it; it starts with the contemporary situation in Punjab and goes back to elaborating its glorious past from the time of the Sikh Gurus upto the period of Independence, and ends with the narration about the martyrdom of Bhagat Singh. The play is important for its relevant symbolism and ample scope for imaginative staging.

References :

1. Kohli, S.S., Punjabi Sahit da Itihas, Ludhiana, 1955.
2. Sekhon, S.S. and K.S. Duggal, A History of Punjabi Literature. Delhi, 1992.
3. Baba Bohar (The Old Banyan Tree), Lahore Book Shop, Ludhiana, 1964.