Hindi play depicts corruption in system with a tinge of satire

Chandigarh, June 24

Kullu-based Active Monal Cultural Association staged a Hindi play titled ‘Chidiya Ke Bahane’ at Tagore Theatre on Sunday. The play was written and directed by Kehar Singh Thakur.

The story reflects the problems of humans in an interesting manner. Thakur had employed three symbolic characters in the play with a protagonist as sparrow, which appears at last as a foreign lady. The second character was an ant which depicts the oppressed labour class of the country. The third character is a horse, which is a head of the nation and dominating the labour class. The play highlights rampant corruption and selfish attitude in the system through a comical genre of situational comedy.

‘Komal Gandhar’ staged

Hindi classic drama titled ‘Komal Gandhar’ presented by Samvaad Theatre Group, offered a glimpse from epic Mahabharata. The story revolves around love, envy, revenge and power struggle. Written by Dr Shanker Shesh, and directed by Mukesh Sharma, the play focused the serious issues such as women’s empowerment, misuse of power and politics by those at the helm of affairs to satisfy their pride and ego.—OC