রুদ্রপ্রসাদ সেনগুপ্তের ‘খড়ির গণ্ডি’-র লুৎফা : মাতৃত্বের এক না বলা অধ্যায়/ Rudraprasad Sengupter ‘Kharir Gandi’-r Lutfa : matritwer ek na bola adhyay

Abstract

Rudraprasad Sengupta's play 'Kharir Gondi' is based on the complex relationship between war, power, property, social class and justice. In this play, a unique and human form of motherhood is revealed through the character of Lutfa. The true significance of motherhood is revealed through the deep affection, responsibility and sacrifice that Lutfa shows towards Bulbul, even though she is not Bulbul's biological mother in the conventional sense. In the play, the playwright raises a deeper question through the contrast in the natures of Bulbul's biological mother Nadira and foster mother Lutfa. Is the right of motherhood determined only by blood or biological lineage, or is it developed through the love of filial affection, upbringing and selfless self-sacrifice? In the context of this question, a deep morality can be seen in the debate regarding land rights at the beginning of the play.  In the case of land, not only the claim of ownership is given importance, but also the rights of the person who is associated with the care and productivity of the land. Similarly, in the case of Bulbul, Lutfa's motherhood, dedicated to her upbringing and welfare rather than her birthright, gains moral recognition. Ultimately, the experiment with the chalk line gives this moral formula of 'rights based on unconditional affection and care' ultimate significance. As a result, Lutfa's motherhood is not merely an expression of personal emotion; it emerges as an important sign of human responsibility, fairness, and social justice. Lutfa's maternal love, the inherent relationship between land and motherhood, and the morality of care in determining rights have been analyzed in more than one chapter of motherhood.