JATRA

[two birds , male and female aka “nat” and “nati”,comes from side of stage while each other , as
they been travelling. Now they stood in front of the audience, and starts the conversation]

Act 1

Scene 1: [nat, enters the stage, and calls out nati]

Nat: nati aaj bhhi late, dheko kitne log hamara intezar kar rahe hai,

Nati: ha, ha , aati hu, tum to najane kis daud me rehate ho,

Nat: are vo sab chodo, tumhe pata hai aaj hum konse pardesh me hai,

Nati: ha, ha mujhe acche se pata hai, ki hum dev-bhomi mai hai.

Nat: ha, usi bhumi mai hai, jaha char dham, ganga-jamuna aur Himalaya ki sundar vadiya hai

Nati: aur yaha ke log aur unke pehnawe, apne aap me hi sundarta ki parakhastha/pehchan hai

Nat: are dheko yaha kitne sundar phool. Phool se yaad aaya, tumhe pata hai iss pardesh me pholo ka
khas tyovhar manaya jata hai, kya kehte hai,

Nati: phool dai,

Nat: haa, phool dai. Tumhe pata hai iske peeche ki kahani,

Nati: nahi, kya tumhe pata hai.

Nat: to suno, ‘

[the curtain goes closed, but the narration continues behind the curtains]

[the nat and nati,, [big mask] is on the side of stage, like hanging off the corners of the stage corners]

Nat: uchhe Pahadiyo ke beech me, ek raja rani ka jodha rahta, uss rajya me sab khus the par raja ka
koi beta na tha,

Nati: beti thi, kya betiya kam hoti hai kisi se.

Nat: yehi baat to raja bhi kehta tha, par

Nati: par kya,

Nat: par, sab ka kehna tha ki raja ko kar leni chahiye shadi, dusri,

Nat: haa. Aur samay kaab beet gaya pata hi nahi chala

Nati: abb, raj kumari kitne saal ki ho gayi,

Nat: sayad 19 ya kehlo 20,

Nati: ye phool kitne sundar hai na,

Nat: wo to hai, aur hamari raj kumari ko bhi phool pasand hai,
[here the Rajkumari is going around, the garden plucking flower while sniffing some on her way]

Rajkumari smells a flower and she faints , springs deprives , whole season is now gone

Rajkumari ko dekha dassiyo ne

Naati: Le khaabar waha pahuchi, woh dasi, sunkar raaj ke mukh par aagyi udaasi .

Udaasi ke badal chae itne ghangor , najane raaja ki khushi legya konsa chor

[Rajukumari ko uthne ki kai alag vaidh koshish karte hai par bhi asamarth ho jaate hai ]

Raaj : nhi raha kya koi gyaani, nhi raha kya koi vaidh., iss raaj me koi meri cheli ko uthane ke liye

Raaj: baaja do dhol daamau, kardo ghosdna , ki karye jo ilaaj , ho pura safal

Raaj: toh le jaana mera adha rajya , hai koi ?

Tabhi kahi ek sundar navjawan murali bjta hua atta hai

Nati: arey ye sundar dhuvni kahaan se aa rahi hai

Nat: arey khud dekho agar sab mein yahi batta dunga toh romach kaisa rahega

Raaj dabar me dukh ka mahaul , tabhi najawan ka agmaan

Navjawan : hey rajan mein kaar dunga saari duvidha aaapki dur par?

Raaaj: par ?

Navjawan: kuch sarte hai meri karni hongi manjur

Raaj: parbandh

Navjawan: vahi bagicha , vahi pehar , vahi murjhae phool , jis karan murchit hua tha rakumaari ka
shool

Bagicha me navyuk aur Rajkumar apni putari ke sath

Navyuk ne apni murali ke chamatkar se khil uthe phool , khil uthi vasant bahar , rajkumari ke uthne
se raaj ke chehra me chammak

Rajkumari: kya mein apne bagiche me hoon

Raaj: haan beti

Pure sabah ke log Khushi mante rahe the

Tabhi nati ne nat se pucha kahaan gyaa woh najawan

Nat: dekho woh tile pe baitha mandh mandh muskauraha hai

Raaj: kahaan gyaa woh yuvak

Darbari and all just pointed their hands towards the nyuvak, who was playing his flute in low
melodies.

Raaj: dhanywaad aapka diya meri beti ko jeevandaan

Jeevan bhar rahuga aabhari meri beti se zyada mere liye

Aur dono yuvak aur raajkumari khush Khushi Khushi rahne legye

Nat: Ussi samay se wahan ki parjaa ne phool dei ka tayhaar maanana shuru kar diya

Aur khate hai uss din, chatra Sankranti ke din, goshna kar di ki pure mahine sabbi apni dheli phoolo
se sajanyange, isse khushali aati hai. Khente hai tabhi se uttrakahnad me phool dehi manaya jane
laga .

Scene closes curtains falls

baaat ko puri karte hue nati bolti hai

Nat: vakay ye dhun bahot madhur thi

Nati: haan toh tum yaha ke sangeet , shashtra , sanskriti ke baare me nhi pata

Nat: haan suna toh hai koi jitu ke baare me

Nati: haan jituuu… bagdwaal baasuri wala

Nat: naam suna hai par kahaani nhi

Nati: chalo iss baar mein tumhe battati hoon

Nati: bahot samay phele , baagudi gaon me jeetu naam ek kisaan rahta tha

Nati: har baar ki tarah jitu ka chota bhai pandit ke pass jata hai ,panchang padh kr pandit bhai ko
sajak kr dete hain , ke abhi rupai ka samay anukul athva shubh nhi hai .

Nat: toh is baar fasal nhi ho paayegi ?

Nati: samadhan samashiya se phele hota hai ,

Nat: samadhan…….. kaisa samadhan

Nati: haan pandit ji ne usse bataya ki agar woh bhen ke pass Bitola leke jaaye aur uske duwara rupayi
karai jaye toh tabhi kuch ho sakta hai

AB CHOTA BHAI JEETU KE PASS PAHUCHA [ACT PART]

Jeetu: haan toh kya kaha pandit ji ne

Bhai: unhone ki is baar ki fasal pe didi ka haath lagana chahiye tabhi fasal safal ho paayegi

Jeetu: [jeetu mann hi mann socha raha tha ki usse gaaon me bhen ke alawa uski premika bharna bhi
rahti hai jisse who saaloon se nhi mila hai ]{ kaafi der ghere sochne ke baad jeetu bolta hai }

hmm… chalo me iss baare me maa se baat karta hoon .

JEETU APNI MAA SE PUCHNE KE LIYE JAATA HAI