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Churia-Churianir pala is another endangered folk drama of the Sabar community. The folk drama is performed in the parts of Odisha and West Bengal that are situated in the basin of the Subarnarekha river. This is the story of two birds that form married couple. After marriage the male bird, Churia goes abroad in search of food. But he does not come back for twelve years. The female bird, Churiani, then goes out in search of her husband. The husband comes back home and does not find Churiani there; he also leaves home and starts searching for his wife. Facing a lot of tribulations, both of them are united at last.
This performance is highly endangered as it does not have any authentic text preserved for posterity. Though some specimens of old written texts in the Odia language and in Bengali script are found, the play is mainly performed in its oral form by the illiterate Sabar farmers and labourers. The performance has several tribal connotations and interesting details of contemporary society, geographical territories, ornaments and ethnic dresses of the Sabar community.
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Dr. Subrata K Mukherjee: 9932540778