Charandas chor important question and answer

1. Attempt a character-sketch of Charandas.

Charandas Chor

Charandas is the most important character in the play, Charandas Chor. Charandas earned his living by thieving and robbing others. He was also deceitful earlier as he snatched 'Sattu and seventy five paise from a poor Sattu Wala. As a trickster he snatched 'gold ornaments' from a businessman's wife.

He was so clever that he managed Rs. 2 as reward, from the Havaldar. But his connection with Guru brought a change in him. He still continued 'stealing but in a way that did not require telling any lie. His truthfulness was proved. But he declined Queen's proposal of marriage. His adamancy was responsible for his untimely death. Like Robinhood he was admired by the poor and the needy. Thus he is the most significant character in the play.

2. How do you relate the above song to Charandas ? Who is he ? Explain.

Charandas is like Ariel in The Tempest, written by William Shakespeare. 

Within a fraction of a minute he appears and disappears. He uses all sort of aeriel tactics while duping the Havaldar a dozen times. Within a very brief span of time he robs the royal treasure. Charandas is aeriel in his movements everywhere in the play. In Act I scene 5, he plays all tricks of appearing and disappearing as different statues in the temple. 'He' refers to Charandas. 

Like Robin Hood, Charandas plays all sorts of tricks and becomes the only friend to the poor and needy' and a threat to the corrupt people as well.

3. Comment on the functions of the 'songs' used in the play?

We find a number of songs throughout the play. In Act I, Scene I, Panthi Dancers dance with the song that expresses the glory of 'Satyanam' and the importance of Guru. In the same scene, Charandas sings a song with figurative meaning

This song is a simple fable of a cat and mice where mice become powerful and the cat powerless. In ActI, Scene 2, the Guru sings the importance of paying fees to Guru and Guru's works have got all the focus. The followers of the Guru also sing in favour of the need of paying Guru's fees. The Rawat singers in Act.