Indra ki Talwar (Hindi/45 min)

A dramatic rendition of a short story by K.A. Abbas

Direction & Design: Dr. Danish Iqbal

 

The play will be introduced by Shri D.P. Tripathi, former Member of Parliament and Trustee, Khwaja Ahmed Abbas Memorial Trust 

Remarks by Mr. Martin Macwan, Human Rights activist and Founder, Navsarjan and Dalit Foundation; and Shri Gagan Sethi, Founder, Janvikas and Centre for Social Justice

 

Written in the 1960s, Indra ki Talwar starts on a stormy night when an old woman gives shelter to a young traveller and tells him the story of the events of a similar night 40 years ago…..

 

Dramatised by Dr. Danish Iqbal’s Sada Arts Society, the director teases out the age old caste-class divide in society which is as relevant today as they were 50 years ago