BIMALKAR SATYADAS

-Presented By-Group 3

Raghunath, Shop owner Yamuna, Raghunath’s Wife Satyadas, Wanderer

Characters

Raghunath, running a small shop in a small town, is contented with earning his frugal living.

He is religious in outlook and compassionate towards others.

One afternoon, when it is raining, an old man, poor vendor of herbs named Satyadas comes to his shop.

He is running high temperature. Raghunath provides him food and shelter.

In the morning, the visitor is again provided hospitality. He then leaves for another destination leaving behind

(may be inadvertently) a pouch containing six gold coins and a ring studded with gems.

The Story

Series of dialogues between Yamuna and Raghunath after Satyadas leaves.

Raghunath: Sahil Yamuna: Nupur

Roleplay

Series of question and answers when Raghunath meets Satyadas after death.

Raghunath: Sahil Satyadas: V Sai Karthik

Roleplay

WHO IS SATYADAS?

Saint God Criminal/ Thief Wanderer Angel

Who is Satyadas?

Wait for Satyadas to return Immediately use the gold coins and the

rings for his use Report to the police Give the money for charity Tell Satyadas the truth and repay him

Choices Before Raghunath

‘It is worth being Raghunath in all stages of one’s life, else one’s progress will slow down.’ Raghunath faces an ethical dilemma when it

comes to taking ownership of the six gold coins and two rings

In the end, greed wins over his morality Attempts to justify his actions- Yamuna, his

wife contemplates that property that is lost belongs to the person who finds it

Raghunath is an ‘opportunist’

Raghunath’s actions are a matter of choice; they give us enough food for thought – What would one choose between monetary wealth and one’s moral values?

Raghunath’s character is essentially that of a ‘good’ man. He believes in helping those in need even when his own circumstances are meager. We can see this when he refuses to take any money from Satyadas for his meal.

Raghunath is in essence a ‘just’ man

If we analyze his choice to sell off the gold coins we need to consider his monetary condition

He was living in dismal circumstances- his shop was not well stocked, his house was not in good shape etc.

Going with his justness Raghunath waited for almost a year before finally deciding to sell off the gold coins

In the end he did give up his morality and used an opportunity to his advantage

In the context of today’s world, it can be argued that this would be the right thing to do- seeing Raghunath’s circumstances

However, if all of us become opportunists and begin to take things which are not ours, we would end up living in a society with no norms, there would be chaos with everyone trying to get their hands at what they can acquire

Higher inequality and exclusion would result Morality needs to be preserved and should

not be given up for short term monetary rewards

Not change the character in good and bad times. The people and things around you will keep on

changing in good and bad times. One should always remember his real self among these changes

One can fool the whole world but can not fool himself and even if we pretend to be oblivious towards our misdeeds they will keep coming back to haunt us

One should not judge a person based on his education, background or appearance but try to look beyond these things to understand and respect the real qualities which belongs to him

Role of Symbolisms