A masterpiece at the age of 28! That’s called a great poet. So what? he asks and retells the legend and makes it about Loona, not the prince-turned-bhagat. For Shiv, it’s the legend of Loona: a girl of lower caste, married against her wishes, falls in love with a man of her age. That’s how the legend of Puran Bhagar has been told in Punjab for nearly two thousand years. The truth comes out she admits her mistake he forgives them and wishes a child, Rasalu. Years later, Loona still childless comes to “the Bhagat”. A guru rescues him he gets well and becomes a Bhagat. He declines her advances she complains abt him he’s punished (hands/feet amputated and thrown into a well). She falls for his son (from 1st wife) Puran who is of her age. That’s how the legend of Puran Bhagar has been told in Punjab for nearly two thou King of Sialkot marries a young girl Loona.

King of Sialkot marries a young girl Loona. He retells the legend, questions the society and makes Luna the focal point of his tale.more For Batalvi, it is the legend of Luna: a girl of lower caste, married against her wishes, who falls in love with a man of her age. Shiv Kumar Batalvi has instead turned it into a tale that questions the old legend, shifts the perspective and tells the story from the perspective of the woman. That is how the legend of Puran Bhagar has been told in Punjab for centuries. Pooran forgives her and his father, and a child is later born to Luna. When she realises his identity, she admits her mistake. Years later, a childless Luna comes to visit the famous Bhagat. A sage rescues and treats him, and Pooran turns into a wandering ascetic himself - a Bhagat. Pooran is maimed and thrown into a well as a punishment. When Pooran repels her advances, she alleges misbehaviour by him to the king. She falls in love with the king's son from his first marriage, Puran who is of her age. The king of Sialkot marries a young girl called Luna. A s The book that won Shiv Kumar Batalvi the Sahita Akademi Award, Luna is a play written in verse. The book that won Shiv Kumar Batalvi the Sahita Akademi Award, Luna is a play written in verse.

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