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Bidesia Folk Theatre and Migration by bestmadeeasy is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses the emergence of "Bidesia folk culture" among migrants from the Bhojpuri region of India in the 19th century. As economic hardship and demand for labor drove many to migrate overseas, they developed a folk tradition expressing the pain of separation from loved ones. Bidesia folk songs, plays, and other oral traditions documented the experiences of migration and helped migrants maintain their cultural identity abroad. While mainly oral, efforts are being made to document these importa
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- bestmadeeasy
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