Loona
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Loona is a celebrated Punjabi epic verse play by Shiv Kumar Batalvi that reimagines the traditional legend of Puran Bhagat from the perspective of the vilified stepmother, Loona.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Punjabi epic verse play
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literary work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Punjabi literary canon ⓘ |
| author | Shiv Kumar Batalvi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Sahitya Akademi Award for Punjabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardFor | literature ⓘ |
| basedOn | legend of Puran Bhagat ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
Loona
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Puran Bhagat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Loona
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Puran NERFINISHED ⓘ Raja Salwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole | Loona is the young stepmother of Puran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Punjabi folklore ⓘ |
| form |
dramatic monologue elements
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long narrative poem ⓘ |
| genre |
epic verse play
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verse drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio and audio dramatizations
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stage performances in Punjabi theatre ⓘ |
| influenced | later Punjabi dramatists and poets ⓘ |
| language | Punjabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modern Punjabi literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
expanded scope of Punjabi verse drama
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landmark work in modern Punjabi poetry ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | Loona, the stepmother of Puran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative characterization of a mythic ‘villain’
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lyrical intensity of Punjabi verse ⓘ retelling Puran Bhagat from Loona’s viewpoint ⓘ |
| originalTitle | ਲੂਣਾ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Loona falls in love with her stepson Puran
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Loona’s accusation leads to Puran’s suffering ⓘ Puran rejects Loona’s advances ⓘ |
| portrays | Loona as a victim of social and marital circumstances NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reinterpretationOf | traditional image of Loona as a villain ⓘ |
| script | Gurmukhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | medieval Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
clash between personal desire and social norms
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stepmother–stepson relationship ⓘ |
| theme |
desire and guilt
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gender and patriarchy ⓘ redemption ⓘ reimagining of a traditional legend ⓘ social injustice ⓘ sympathetic portrayal of a vilified woman ⓘ |
| timeOfPublication | 20th century ⓘ |
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