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Ali O Baba

a play by Vijay Padaki

"The play is a retelling of the all time favourite tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. The story unfolds on the stage in the form of day dreams of a little boy discovering the 1001 Arabian Nights. ..."

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Olakh Parade

a play by Chandrakant Prabhakar Deshpande

"Pradeepkumar considers Dattajirao as his role model and a revered figure, since he believes that it was due to Dattajirao's thoughts alone that he could give up his drinking habits. He brings in his f..."

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Night

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"An elderly couple decide one night to end it all to save their children further trouble...."

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Why India and Pakistan Fought a

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"A skit that offers a funny alternative history...."

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Ek Shoonya Teen

a play by Sudeep Modak

"This is a story revolving around four interesting people and their curiously exciting worlds. At the centre of it is Harshada who mysteriously disappeared 20 years ago on the eve of her uncle Sadanand..."

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EK ANSUNI BAAT

a play by CHIRAG KHANDELWAL

"The play revolves around the story of the inhabitants of Drongiri mountain; the mountain that Hanuman trans-located to save Laxman, during the battle of Lanka. Post the war, amidst abhorrent living co..."

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The Garden of Infinite Children

a play by Dustin Silgardo

"It has been six weeks since Mom gave birth, but she is still uncertain of whether she is a mother. She can’t seem to feed her son. Some days he spends hours at her breasts but is still hungry after,..."

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SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE PIRATES

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"The play is based on the suspicion that the amazing success and daring of Somali pirates hide a political mystery which cannot be easily explained away. In the late 19th century pirates similarly held..."

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Jodapee

a play by Chandrakant Prabhakar Deshpande

"A writer and his wife invite the actors from his new play over to their house for a nice couples’ date. What starts off as fun and games turns into quite a serious series of conversations between fo..."

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Oppression Is A Tricky Word

a play by Kirtana Kumar, Konarak Reddy & Kris Merken

"Three artists, Konarak Reddy (musician), Kirtana Kumar (actor) and Kirs Merken (dramaturg), come together in this performance. “It began with Kris’ interest in the poetry of Namdeo Dhasal and thi..."

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Astitva / अस्तित्�

a play by Chandrakant Prabhakar Deshpande

"A very sweet interaction between a father and son in a household turns extremely absurd after the father starts giving his son instructions as to what to do. He ends up convincing his son that he is a..."

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The Interview

a play by Siddharth Kumar

"A bright, young man, holding his resume close, waits nervously at the reception of one of the country's largest corporations. Moments later he is called in for his job interview. But nothing he learnt..."

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Durustya

a play by Champra Deshpande

"A modern day relationship-to-marriage-story. Anurag is a bachelor young man who loves his culture and family yet has modern thoughts. Antara is a pampered girl with freedom of thoughts. They both happ..."

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Ahalya B D

a play by Surendranath S

"Ahalya B. D. (Ahalaya Balakrishna Devadiga) is an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s definitive work on woman Hedda Gabler, written in 1890. This play comes three years after Leo Tolstoy published Anna Ka..."

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SORCERERS

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"Vijay, high-ranking Police officer, Special Branch, in an Indian Metropolis is told by Anjali, Secretary Social Welfare that Brendan, Special Envoy of the American President and his wife Enid are arri..."

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Second Shift Muster

a play by Vijay Padaki

"Second Shift Muster was written in the mid ‘nineties. It was the time when the first effects of the liberalization of the Indian economy were beginning to show. There were the obvious beneficial eff..."

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THE SPARTAN CONSPIRACY

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"This radio play, itself a satire on present-day American foreign policies, attempts to highlight what might have been the real economic factors that led the Greeks into the long and protracted Trojan ..."

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Champion

a play by Champra Deshpande

"A story about two young couples Alok-Pallavi and Chakor-Kamini. A casual talk inclined towards beauty and sex, then a hard-hitting reality check is what the play is, which keeps the audiences guessing..."

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INDIA – UNCIVIL SOCIETY

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"A satire about how so-called civil society organisations are run, the hypocrisy and the staging when a foreign donor appears...."

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Khadak

a play by Chandrakant Prabhakar Deshpande

"A trio of clowns entertains the crowd for a good while before pointing towards a big rock on stage. They keep talking about how delicious the food they had earlier was until they exit and a politician..."

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Pressure level, Pulse rate

a play by Volodymyr Serdiuk

"A Man and a Woman sit in their Kyiv flat while Russian missiles are bombing the capital city of Ukraine. No fear. People are brave exploring the depth of their relations and making attempts to better..."

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The Echo

a play by Vijay Padaki

"The characters in the play may be seen as placed in three concentric circles. At the centre are just three characters: Choma, Belli, his daughter and the Drum. The drum is Choma’s trusty companion, ..."

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The Wedding Party

a play by Kirtana Kumar and Konarak Reddy

"The Wedding Party began as a promenade play, supported by Indian Foundation for the Arts, on the subject of a Bangalore middle class wedding. After a very successful run in a found space, the script w..."

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WOLFGANG

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"A contemporary play about Indian women of all ages, and coming from several sections of India’s hierarchal society - a few who are wealthy, and several who are poor. A grand old lady is caught up in..."

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Anecdotes and Allegories by Gulb

a play by Anurupa Roy and Choiti Ghosh

"When Gulbadan Begum was in her sixties her nephew asked her to write ‘all that she knew’. So she did. And wrote everything she remembered from her childhood, youth and adulthood into a book - ..."

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AIRPORT LOUNGE

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"A short situational drama about the modern generation of upward-climbing techies, their relationships and morals...."

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Two Degrees

a play by Nisha Abdulla

"Two Degrees introduces a framework (characters, motivations, locations, form and devices) that young performers can use to research and perform the effects of consumerism on climate change, and the re..."

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THE RINGS OF REMEMBRANCE

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"The great Sanskrit poet, Kalidasa, most probably staged Shakuntala early in the 6th century, perhaps in the city of Ujjayini, the centre of the Indian empire. Shakuntala, the daughter of Rama’s sage..."

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Beediyolagondu Maneya Maadi

a play by Surendranath S & Sripathi Manjanabail

"Beediyolagondu Maneya Maadi' in a satirical and a humorous vein comments on the degenerating nature of religious festivals and disproves traditional dogma in a realistic setting. The occasion is the m..."

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Godspeed

a play by Neel Chaudhuri

"A girl cleans up a room that belonged to a boy who died suddenly. She rummages through his music selection, finding songs, stories and solace in the records of his lifetime. Godspeed was written as ..."

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Masoli

a play by Chandrakant Prabhakar Deshpande

"'Masoli' is a Street Play that raises awareness about HIV AIDS. Character 1 (part of the ensemble) explains to a man the importance of knowing about the disease/virus. The man panics and gets his bloo..."

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ASSAYE!

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"A play based on original historical research about an almost-forgotten battle in India in 1803, when Major-General Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) decisively defeated a great Maratha a..."

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THE PLAY PEN

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"A ‘Period Piece’ set in the carefree days of the 1960s in Montreal...."

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Some Times

a play by Adhir Bhat and Bobby Nagra

"Paramjit Singh Duggal aka Pammi aka Doggie aka Parmeetay has problems bigger than his pet names. His mother wants grandchildren. His father wants him to join the family business. His boss wants way to..."

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Kaand

a play by Adhir Bhat

"Delhi, the National Capital, records one out of four crimes in the country. Abductions, rapes and robberies are rampant. It is a well-known fact that nights in Delhi are not safe. 'Kaand' follows two ..."

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Khullam-Khulla

a play by Chandrakant Prabhakar Deshpande

"Young Yuvraj and Renuka struggle with convincing their rival families about their relationship. Renuka’s father is an upper-caste ruling party member and Yuvraj’s father is from the opposition. Th..."

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The Toy Cart of Clay

a play by Vijay Padaki

"The play is set in Ujjain, one of the great cities of India a thousand and five hundred years ago. Vasanthasena, a famous courtesan, seeks refuge from prince Sansthanaka’s snare in the house of Char..."

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Stalin

a play by Champra Deshpande

"Two friends fall in love with Naresh. Who does Naresh choose? Does he love them equally? The play takes references from Stalin and historic events to connect to current times. A new angle is given to ..."

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Mi'raj

a play by Nisha Abdulla

"Mi’raj is an exploration of Faith’s interjection with its old foe, Doubt. Rooted in contemporary politics of war and global terrorism, the play uses the Isra and Mi’raj incident from the life of..."

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Sansaranupendaghar

a play by Champra Deshpande

"A young boy, Balu, and a girl Shaku, walk into each other. A love-at-first-sight situation occurs while picking up her books. Flirting begins with poetic lines and they find themselves in love...."

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The Terrorist

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"A skit about a ‘terrorist.’ Perhaps anyone can be called one in difficult times – even Shakespeare?..."

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The Anklet

a play by Vijay Padaki

"The story of The Anklet is in one of the best known dramatic tales written by Ilango Adigal, brother of king Shenguttuvan, some time between the second and third centuries AD. The writing contains a s..."

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THE SPARTAN CONSPIRACY

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"This play, itself a satire on present-day American foreign policies, attempts to highlight what might have been the real economic factors that led the Greeks into the long and protracted Trojan war. T..."

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Monsters in the Dark

a play by Vijay Padaki, Ravi Chari and Kavya Srinivasan

"Early in the History of Ideas programme the plays went beyond a biographic focus to institutional processes that shaped important historical developments. Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee’s Pulitzer award b..."

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Absolute

a play by Yugandhar Deshpande

"Absolute is a story a young man who is seeking an absolute connection. He is displaced from his native, he hardly speaks with his mother. He is living with his art curator wife, who posts on social me..."

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Salt Licks

a play by Vijay Padaki

"Years ago, I was invited to a meeting at the US Consulate office in Madras (now Chennai) for a discussion on a visiting American theatre production. The Officer’s cabin overlooked Gemini Circle, wit..."

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Розібрати М на за�

a play by Volodymyr Serdiuk

"In Volodymyr Serdyuk's play "M" the man is trying to navigate reality. His reality grows from the memories of the absurd past and even more absurd events with the people he sees. The man simultaneousl..."

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Identity

a play by Ajit Saldanha

"Identity examines the plight of victims of collateral damage and stereotyping, seen through the prism of a small town Agony Uncle who is up against powerful geo-political forces and who tries his best..."

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The Return of the Sultan

a play by Basav Biradar

"The play uses the re-appearance of Tipu Sultan and his favorite minister Ghulam Ali Khan in 21st century Srirangapatna to examine the political upheavals in the 18th century Mysore. This satire takes ..."

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Blue is the Colour I Cry

a play by Nisha Abdulla

""There is a story the lands tell. Of a king who was so full of fear and ambition that he killed his own children... he stomped on them with his feet, until their blood squeezed out and their bones wer..."

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Too Much random shit (Char-Don T

a play by Yugandhar Deshpande

"Urban life has strange issues! The play searches for what do Madan, Fatima, Richa and Bini actually do when they resolve to bring about a revolution right now, turn life upside down right now.  Yet t..."

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Miss Cuckoo

a play by Adhir Bhat

"Pratibha Rastogi is getting old. But she's not ready to accept it. Just like she isn't ready to accept her real name. She prefers going by Miss Cuckoo, which was once her stage name. Back in the day s..."

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Shillak

a play by Sagar Deshmukh

"The word ‘shillak’ literally means savings; funds set aside or something that is left behind. Every time a society faces a socio-economic change, left behind are the echoes of the demands by that ..."

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MEERA

a play by CHIRAG KHANDELWAL

"The play revolves around a high-spirited teen young bride who is unaware of her destiny of turning into a devotee of God and a searcher of His existence in the culturally laden society of 16th century..."

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SITAARON KI OR

a play by CHIRAG KHANDELWAL

"The play talks about life, inconsequentiality and existentialism. It also deals with the intricacies of mundane life...."

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Evening Shadows

a play by Vijay Padaki

"Evening Shadows is an original English language adaptation of Sandhya Chhaya by the Marathi playwright Jaywant Dalvi. The loneliness of an elderly couple is compounded by the son not returning from Am..."

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The Court Jester

a play by Vijay Padaki

"Readers in South India will not need any introduction to the tales of Tenali Rama. They would have heard innumerable stories from innumerable sources, they would have heard him quoted and would have q..."

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Two Soldiers

a play by Prajesh Kashyap, Apeksha Vora & Dusha

""Two soldiers" explores the tenderness of love as it infiltrates into the iron clad structures of the Indian Military Academy. We see snapshots of Vivek Ranganathan and Veer Singh at different moments..."

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CITOYENNE CINDERS

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"This pantomime places Cinderella in the middle of the French Revolution, with real historical characters all round her – except, of course, for herself, Buttons, and the wicked step-mother – and i..."

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KEEPING HOUSE

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"A SHORT PLAY about the tensions and the politics of power that rise almost daily in a household between mother and daughter, grandmother and daughter-in-law and the games everyone plays...."

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A Midsummer Night's Conference C

a play by Aditya Iyengar

"This is a modern adaptation of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, set in the corporate world. Theatre artists Peter and Nikhil think they have landed a very lucrative gig – they ha..."

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Aabadubi

a play by Sameer Garud

"Aakash and Reva Kulkarni are a happily married couple, and so are Sagar and Ketki Mahajan. During a conference, Aakash and Sagar meet and become friends. Aakash invites Sagar for dinner at his place a..."

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The Magic Drum (Collection of sh

a play by Vijay Padaki

"The Magic Drum and Other Favourite Stories by Sudha Murty is a collection of delightful folk tales from many lands. One important objective of the publication is to revive the lost charm of storytelli..."

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Einstein’s Dreams

a play by Vijay Padaki and Vibhinna Ramdev

"Einstein’s Dreams is an original adaptation-dramatization of the highly acclaimed novel by the physicist-novelist Alan Paige Lightman at MIT. It is based on archival material revealing the day-drea..."

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THE LIFTING OF IMTIAZ KHAN

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"This is a political comedy about the difficult existential situation encountered today by Muslims in India, though India is home to around 150 million Muslims, and Islam has been practiced since the d..."

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Jaal

a play by Annie Zaidi

"Gopal, a young police constable, returns to his village, Mohagaon. However, he is not home on leave. The river Mari was being dammed up to generate power for an industrial giant. The villagers were o..."

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Compartment

a play by Annie Zaidi

"Nikita, a young woman, is travelling in an air-conditioned train compartment. During the overnight journey, there is only one other passenger, Shashwat. Nikita is uncomfortable because the coach has ..."

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2-D Crush

a play by Hina Siddiqui

"A lives alone, possibly with some cats. For the past year, they have been coming to terms with their sexuality. They came out as bisexual when Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code was finally struck d..."

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Head Start

a play by Vijay Padaki

"Is it really possible for a play to be relevant – however one might choose to define the term – and still be simple and uncomplicated in both content and narration? The question first occurred at..."

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INDIA – PLANNING FOR THE NATIO

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"A short satire about bureaucrats and their happy amoral way of working...."

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Mandap

a play by Vijay Padaki

"The play is set in the estate of a landlord in a small town somewhere in the rural north of India. With due adaptation the play can also be set in other parts of India. With some changes in the idiom ..."

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FRANGIPANI

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"A Feydeau-like farce to be performed in slap-stick style about a beautiful women and her many international admirers...."

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INDIA - SISTERHOOD

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"A satire about the reality of ‘Sisterhood’ despite all public proclamations, the play of power and ambition among a group of women who say they are trying to serve the public interest...."

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Laal

a play by Prajakt Deshmukh

"Lalya Mulgaokar is a small village boy who ends up in a big institution for education. The story revolves around an investigation of why Lalya committed suicide. We listen to everyone’s perspective ..."

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Dhanda

a play by Aditi Sharma & Rohan Vyavaharkar

"Having spent years in the grimy gullies of Bombay, Sonabai has seen the worst of the city's underbelly. She may be entrenched in the world of crime, but she wants to build a different future for her d..."

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Sthal Divankhana

a play by Champra Deshpande

"This is a monologue delivered by a 35-40 year old middle-class working family man, our protagonist Neelkanth. Despite being in a calm and comfortable environment in his home, Neelkanth goes through a ..."

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Finding Ananda

a play by Vijay Padaki

"The play has a contemporary setting, seeking the relevance of Vivekananda’s life and work in today’s world. It is an attempt to introduce today’s youth to the significance of Vivekananda’s mis..."

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THE STAIN OF EVIL

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"There is a common belief held by large sections of Indian society that a curse or an evil deed results in ‘evil’ itself lingering and affecting several people, even across generations. The play is..."

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Itihaas

a play by Chandrakant Prabhakar Deshpande

"In this political play, Sarkar struggles to find answers to many questions; some his own and some his people’s. His confidant, Prati, initially tries to help him find answers to his uneasiness and p..."

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Veshaantar

a play by Champra Deshpande

"Sadanand, an advocate, is working on completing an argument for a case, while his wife Neeta finds herself ignored and alone. She wants to spend time with him, but both end up quarrelling. The play is..."

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Mouse

a play by Neel Chaudhuri

"Mouse is about a play in waiting. A young director readies her actor for the first performance of an idiosyncratic play. In the course of their last minute revisions they struggle between her anxietie..."

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Still and Still Moving

a play by Neel Chaudhuri

"Still and Still Moving is set in North Delhi and Gurgaon. It is the story of Partho, a reclusive writer in his forties, and Adil, a young college student. Their fractured love affair plays out across ..."

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Dhumrapaan

a play by Adhir Bhat

"Set in the smoking area of a corporate building over the period of a week, a bunch of office employees discuss appraisals, politics, and relationships, all the while dealing with their stress, fears, ..."

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Welcoming The Star

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"A skit about stars and people...."

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Buddhibal Ani Zabbu

a play by Champra Deshpande

"A story about two young couples - Mr. Thakur-Nayantara and Jagdeep-Sandhya - where Jagdeep and Nayantara happen to be college friends. Nayantara and Jaydeep happen to meet coincidentally after years. ..."

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One Night Only

a play by Amey Mehta and Tahira Nath

"Meet Aravan. Just another regular boy in search of his father. His only wish is to be part of a story greater than himself, so he can be remembered by someone... anyone. Which should not be difficult,..."

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Moogetu

a play by Ravikiran Rajendran

"In a Savarna world, how do Dalit women live is a question that is perhaps too ambitious to be addressed in a play. 'Live' is also a word that is packed with such an ambition. For centuries now though,..."

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Nammoora Benkibaakaru

a play by Surendranath S

"This dark comedy is set in a town that is regularly attacked by arsonists. Disguised as door-to-door hawkers, they talk their way into people's homes and settle down in the attic, where they set about..."

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Relief

a play by Chandrakant Prabhakar Deshpande

"A simple conversation between a young woman and an old man; their point of discussion being the untimely death of the son of a newly elected Chief Minister. But is the conversation genuinely simple as..."

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Credit Titles

a play by Vijay Padaki

"In the early ‘nineties India opened up its economy and joined the world economic order as a player and thus became a participant in the globalization of trade. That meant conforming to global practi..."

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Every Inch Upstream

a play by Deepika Arwind

"Stasimotita (Greek for stagnation) thrives on a pile of unchanging realities - nothing ever moves here. Except, of course, until Alternavia, an ageless, wandering minstrel arrives here by the somewh..."

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Ripples

a play by Gerish Khemani & Harsh Desai

"Abhijit wakes up one morning, realises the futility of his corporate life And he impulsively decides to shift base from Mumbai to a small town in Maharashtra to be a high school English teacher to re..."

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The Playwright is Dead

a play by Deepika Arwind

"The Playwright is Dead is a search for the authentic voice of a playwright who is a woman, and deeply affected by the dearth of interesting and real women on stage. At 17, she is trying to emulate E..."

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Aao Chalein

a play by Raghav Dutt

"A taxi ride that brings four strangers together. Who have different OTP's and destinations but share the same roof and the route. Theme of the play - Mumbai..."

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Dholtashe

a play by Champra Deshpande

"Akshay is an atheist, especially non-believer of worships, celebrations and processions in the name of religion and God. He believes that it's just temporary enjoyment with no regards to a larger life..."

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Bus / बस

a play by Chandrakant Prabhakar Deshpande

"A young man and a young woman yearning for some sort of comfort, a middle aged man trying to kill himself, a middle aged pair of people building a romance, a middle aged office going pacifist and an i..."

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Hinges

a play by Anand Samudre

"A young couple (Kabir and Husna) tries to end their toxic cycle of love. Husna seems hellbent on ending things as Kabir tries to save the relationship, yet again. This seemingly compatible couple trie..."

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Bombay Dying

a play by Akarsh Khurana & Hussain Dalal

"In Dadar East, home to the erstwhile Bombay Dyeing mill, three stories involving seemingly unrelated characters interweave. Stories of people from different walks of life, bound together only by geogr..."

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Guddadiligala Kathi

a play by Nandakumar G K

"Humans are the only ones in the animal world who have constantly lived in opposition with nature. Human beings seem to have forgotten other species too have a right over earth and its resources just..."

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Arrowheads

a play by Vijay Padaki

"Arrowheads is an early play. It began as notes from a discussion (in a theatre group exercise) on the increasing rate of divorce in urban India, and then developed into a play. Scene 1 is in the natur..."

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Home Movies

a play by Vijay Padaki

"The play can be seen as the third in a trilogy that fell into place largely by itself. The other two plays would be Family Albums, written in the late ‘eighties, and Arrowheads, written in the early..."

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In Memoriam – A Double Bill |

a play by Vijay Padaki

"'Corrigendum' is part of 'In Memoriam', a double bill comprising 'Addendum' and 'Corrigendum'. As in the first play, the characters find themselves sucked into the system they have unwittingly steppe..."

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The Price of Onions

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"A short play about how the price of onions affects the state of the economy and relationships between people...."

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Gold and Silver

a play by Vijay Padaki

"Gold and Silver was written originally as a radio play at the time of an exchange project with the Royal National Theatre. It was required to be within 45 minutes, so it can be called a long short pla..."

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Hum Honge Na Kaamyaab

a play by Ashwini Kumar Chakre and Abhinav Kimothi

"Hum Honge Naa Kaamyaab is a story of two homeless writers, Ravi and Vinod who in their struggle for survival take a preposterous decision to weather the cold North Indian winter. The play depicts an a..."

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The Interview

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"When you are interviewed for a job, what is the boss looking for?..."

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ENDING THE CUBAN CRISIS

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"A short satirical political spoof about what it would take to end the Cuban Crisis to suit American wishes...."

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INDIA – SCIENCE AND TRUTH

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"A Satire about scientists, their beliefs when in service and how they change after retirement, personal ego clashes, and all in the apparent quest for scientific truth...."

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Dinkar Purohitcha Khoon

a play by Champra Deshpande

"The story is set in a middle-aged couple Mr. and Mrs. Devras' home. Ramabai, i.e. Mrs. Devras, wishes that they start an umbrella factory, while Mr. Devras dreams of publishing his own book. When thei..."

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Breaking News

a play by Avijit Dutt

"Balwaan, the MP is brought to his constituency by Reality TV. He has to exist for 7 days without money, security or pelf. He cannot possibly do this, he makes good his escape. They can't find him. Bla..."

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Sunday Brunch at the Gymkhana

a play by Vijay Padaki

"The plays in Volume 6 reflect on the continued Western orientation of Indian communities till today. As a character in Salt Licks says: “Go West, young man, to redis­cover the East. And don't be i..."

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LASSANWALA

a play by VIDIT TRIPATHI

"Set in the present day rural heartland, ‘Lassan wala’ tells the tale of Kallu Bahman, a sixty -year old Brahmin garlic seller whose family has been growing the same crop for three generations in t..."

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The Prophet and The Poet

a play by Vijay Padaki

"The Prophet and the Poet is based on the exchange of letters and articles between Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore over 25 years, with the Indian freedom struggle as the backdrop. The letters re..."

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Kurukshetra Burning!

a play by Vijay Padaki

"The epic Mahabharata war has ended. For some it is a triumph, the end of an era of injustice. For others it is the beginning of another long journey in a never-ending cycle of the rise and downfall of..."

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In Transit - A Double Bill | Unt

a play by Vijay Padaki

"Untitled is part of 'In Transit', a double bill consisting 'Unspoken' and 'Untitled'. The transgender person has both a biological identity and a social identity. While the biological seeks definitio..."

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KHATARA

a play by Amol Devidasl Salve

"'KHATARA' is the play based on today’s life of farmers. This play tries to show psychological effects and effects on family system of various things happening in life of a human. As world changes hu..."

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Ek Gaganabhedi Kinchali

a play by Chandrakant Prabhakar Deshpande

"A loud scream is heard in the chawl that Anandrao and Ushatai live in with their family. Since the chawls have virtually no privacy, a huge crowd gathers around their house to find out what’s happen..."

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Sex

a play by Champra Deshpande

"College friends Nayantara Thakur and Jaydeep Desai happen to meet at a shop coincidentally after years. Nayantara asks him to come to her place for a casual conversation over tea. What happens next? ..."

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Sadasarvada Purvapar

a play by Ashutosh Potdar

"Three researchers named Rafique, Ria and Nadi are looking for a lost play based on the romance of Karna and Draupadi. Another character named Netaji — a roadside bookseller who knows the entire myst..."

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Bail Melay

a play by Yugandhar Deshpande

"A couple from small town, living in a city like Bombay wants to be 'modern'. They want to get rid of the traditional living and the life style. It's the story of their dreams, ambitions ,aspirations a..."

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Bollywood Bandwagon

a play by Anurupa Roy and Choiti Ghosh

"‘Kya Jeena Bin Tere’ (No life without you): The biggest blockbuster of the year! Starring Bollywood’s brightest stars seen on the same screen for the first time in the history of the Hindi Film ..."

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Daave / डावे

a play by Chandrakant Prabhakar Deshpande

"A woman in her seventies (Smita) opens her door to find an old friend. This man, who is also in his seventies (Bhaskar), opens up a box of memories that forces both characters to go down a very nostal..."

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The Director's Cut

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"A director of an amateur theatre group attempts to stage Shakespeare but is faced with varied objections from every member of his group to every suggested play...."

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Dangal

a play by Chandrakant Prabhakar Deshpande

"Set in a riot-torn world, a couple navigates through tough conversations about existence and the idea of doing the right thing. They initially keep referring to a human-like entity in the room who app..."

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The Ticket

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"A monologue about an aspirant for a ticket to run for parliament...."

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So Many Socks

a play by Annie Zaidi

"So Many Socks is about young Tashi, his mother (Ama) and his grandmother (Momo), and their struggle to come to terms with a life in exile. Tashi lives in Delhi with his friends. On the eve of a prote..."

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Jump Start

a play by Adhir Bhat and Bobby Nagra

"A television star shamed by a sex scandal tries to jump off a building. Before he can take the plunge, two young kids land up on the terrace to commit suicide. When they start discussing each others�..."

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The Surrender

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"A short play about an educated Naxalite trying to surrender in a small police station in the Nilgiris, and the successful attempts of the policemen to rehabilitate him...."

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In Memoriam - A Double Bill | Ad

a play by Vijay Padaki

"'Addendum' is part of 'In Memoriam', a double bill comprising 'Addendum' and 'Corrigendum'. The ‘liberated economy’ of developing countries has had compromises in many different ways, especially ..."

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Crazy Girls - Season One

a play by Basav Biradar

"Three teenagers from different parts of Karnataka - Amaya, Shaila and Rajani - come together during an audition for the role of a lifestyle reality TV show host. The three have been selected from thou..."

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9.45 ki Express

a play by Avijit Dutt

"The train has a deep relationship with small towns, as the means to connect to the Capital or the larger cities. It’s symbolic of aspirations, of dreams & escape strategies. In the fictional town of..."

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Samasya Sodavnyacha Saraav

a play by Chandrakant Prabhakar Deshpande

"Uday, 25, happens to meet a wise old Grandpa and seeks answers to some of the most important questions: How to live a problem-free life? Can we practice such problem-solving techniques? Uday even brin..."

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Museum of Untold Stories

a play by Hina Siddiqui

"Bhama comes to the city to join a Convent school as a History Teacher. What she believes will be as vibrant a learning experience as she is used to fostering at her old school quickly becomes a classr..."

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The Patriarch

a play by Deepak Morris

"The Nubra Valley in Ladakh. The Gurnani family is on holiday. Joining them are Inspector Gurinder Bajwa and Dr. Priya Gupta. It turns out that each one has a motive to murder Murijmal Gurnani, the pat..."

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Naatakaar Ki Talaash Mein (trans

a play by Jatindra N Kaushal

"This is a Hindustani translation of 'Six Characters in Search of an Author' by Luigi Pirandello. The play is about the nature of theatre and the problems of theatricality. Six characters, whose autho..."

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AN INDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL A CENTUR

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"A fanciful comedy about a ‘Public School’ for the grown-up children of nawabs and rajahs a century ago...."

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Davedaar

a play by Champra Deshpande

"The play revolves around three major characters Smita, her husband Hemant and their friend Bhaskar, all settled in life and in their seventies. The play takes a tour of modern-day life from the perspe..."

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THE ANARKALI DIARY

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"This play solves all the main mysteries that have surrounded the figure of Shakespeare: who he was; what he did during the seven ‘lost years’; whether Bacon did write Shakespeare; who the ‘dark ..."

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Footprints

a play by Vijay Padaki

"A renowned writer receives a prestigious international award for a path-breaking novel. It is about a group of intellectuals working on a top secret project to develop a suitable technology by which t..."

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Samudaay

a play by Chandrakant Prabhakar Deshpande

"The play depicts an experimental and a practical approach towards the concept of Society/Community. A married woman gets attracted to Samudaay, a dynamic and charming man in his 40s. He is always ac..."

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Nobody Sleeps Alone

a play by Deepika Arwind

"Mujras, guns and gangsters. Three gangsters find themselves in murky territory. Between work and love, which thrills them more? Come watch Godfrey, Sarayu and Wazir tangle and untangle themselves. ..."

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INDIA - THE TIGER PROJECT

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"A satire about the ‘Tiger Project’ and the Forest Department...."

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Office

a play by Chandrakant Prabhakar Deshpande

"Vijay, Vinay and Vilas are colleagues-turned-friends in a typical 9-to-5 clerical job in an office. The play begins with a daily routine of the office with the three protagonists reporting for work, f..."

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Internal Affairs

a play by Adhir Bhat and Bobby Nagra

"When Sid starts a new job, he doesn't expect that after-work drinks will lead to a drunken and clumsy one-night stand with his new workmate Rhea. But suddenly Sid and Rhea find themselves locked into ..."

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In Absentia

a play by Vijay Padaki

"In Absentia was the second play in the series that came to be called Tales From the City. The ‘Bangalore phenomenon’ cannot escape attention. The information technology hub of India has clearly co..."

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Family Albums

a play by Vijay Padaki

"The story of Lakshmi is based on an actual case of a woman who was sucked into the vortex of a self-fulfilling prophecy, ending in institutionalized psychiatric treatment. The substance of the case ha..."

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Satya

a play by Champra Deshpande

"Charanveer is a respected leader of soldiers in a royal community who lives with his old mother and a pet dog namely Rakshas. This play emphasizes on relative meanings of right and wrong from differen..."

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Spunk

a play by Siddharth Kumar

"Brijesh Arora has a gift. His body produces special semen. Now whether this is a miracle or not, depends on your point of view. For Brijesh, it could keep him going till fame and fortune comes calling..."

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Trailer

a play by Champra Deshpande

"The play explores burning issues of the world through the eyes of Male 1 (the authority), Male 2 (the common man) and Girl (a curious person) and makes use of theatrical techniques of rhythm and movem..."

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Khoon Karaychay..!!

a play by Sameer Garud

"Rajwade, a successful crime fiction author, lives in a large country manor house filled with elaborate games and automata. He invites his wife Sai’s lover, Ajay Talwalkar, a struggling actor, to his..."

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In Transit - A Double Bill | Uns

a play by Vijay Padaki

"'Unspoken' is part of In Transit, a double bill featuring 'Unspoken' and 'Untitled'. A commonly explored (and much exploited) subject on stage is prostitution. It is often romanticized as the world�..."

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Dhaagedore

a play by Champra Deshpande

"Mohile, an eccentric and hot-headed company manager who loves animals, is in search of his lost white mouse in his home. He continues searching along with his wife Malti, daughter Priya and servant Dh..."

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Sadasarvada Purvapar (Hindi)

a play by Ashutosh Potdar

"Three researchers named Rafique, Ria and Nadi are looking for a lost play based on the romance of Karna and Draupadi. Another character named Netaji - a roadside bookseller who knows the entire myster..."

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Bombay! Bosnia!

a play by Avijit Dutt

"The play documents 6 Jan, during the Bombay riots. It’s a journey from futile helplessness to hope? It’s not the popular anger of peoples, but a methodical ethnic cleansing. From Bombay to Bosnia ..."

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Cannught Place

a play by Chandan Kumar

"This drama is about two young boys and girls and their modern life. A play is an idea about where his dark thoughts and desire to live life leads him towards self realisation.story of one night where..."

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Sentenced

a play by Radhika Goswami & Raktim Gautam

"Sentenced is an original play written by Radhika Goswami and Raktim Gautam and directed by Radhika Goswami. In the 40 minutes duration of the play, it is a journey of a group of people attempting to ..."

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Jeeva Jala

a play by Sathwik & Shodhan Basrur

"Developed in collaboration with children from Buguri Library, Bengaluru, the play addresses the lack of basic infrastructure in communities where waste pickers live and it's impact on children's educa..."

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Invisible Wound (Translation of

a play by Ravikiran Rajendran

"In a Savarna world, how do Dalit women live is a question that is perhaps too ambitious to be addressed in a play. 'Live' is also a word that is packed with such ambition. For centuries now though, Da..."

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Brahma Vishnu Mahesh

a play by Satyadev Dubey

"This play goes on to depict Narad's vengeance as a result of the curse that was cast upon him by goddess Lakshmi. Infamous for his enticing diplomacy, Narad approaches the rakshas prince Kirit and con..."

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Bhool Bhulaiya (A Comedy of Erro

a play by Dr. Rangeya Raghav

"This is a translation of William Shakespeare's play 'A Comedy of Errors'. After both being separated from their twins in a shipwreck, Antipholus and his slave Dromio go to Ephesus to find them. The ot..."

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Evam Indrajit

a play by Badal Sircar

"'Evam Indrajit' is a tale of a playwright who struggles painfully in vain to write a play. As he, furiously tears up his manuscripts, his inspiration appears as a woman whom the dramatist calls Manasi..."

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LIZZYKAWA

a play by Volodymyr Serdiuk

"Two parents do not know how to deal with their child. They imagine strange thing which led them nowhere...."

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A Slight Ache

a play by Harold Pinter

"A Slight Ache is a tragicomic play written by Harold Pinter in 1958 and first published by Methuen in London in 1961. It concerns a married couple's dreams and desires, focusing mostly on the husband'..."

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Ashes to Ashes

a play by Harold Pinter

"Ashes to Ashes is largely plot free which is common for Pinter's plays. It is easier to track in blocks relating to Rebecca's consecutive memories than in clear, cause-effect events. Rebecca's rising ..."

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Bansuri

a play by Divya Jagdale

"A young woman tries to find her own voice while existing between modern and traditional values. She struggles to understand whether she should listen to her heart or head...."

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Modern Art

a play by Gurleen Judge

"A surreal nightmare: a world at war, a society losing its moral bearings and succumbing to greed and violence, love between men and women irrevocably fraught by power. People cannot escape, people c..."

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BlueBerry Pie

a play by Srilalitha Pamidipati

"While we speak a lot in conversation, do we actually mean all that? This story is a simple play of subtext that happens in our day to day conversations. Two women, stereotyped into situation – situa..."

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ALEKHINE’S GREATEST DEFEAT

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"Chess has always been connected with the practice of war, but in reality it is a mind-game, and its stratagems can parallel human contests in any field of engagement. Varadachary, a fictional centenar..."

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Amber Habshi

a play by Narendra Mohan

"The eponymous hero of the play, Malik Amber, was a historical figure born in Ethiopia, sold into slavery in Baghdad. His master, Mir Qasim brought him to Ahmednagar. Later Amber rose to the post of th..."

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Testing

a play by D

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a play by D

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a play by Da

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THE EMPEROR’S LAST VICTORY

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"Chess has always been connected with the practice of war, but in reality it is a mind-game, and its stratagems can parallel human contests in any field of engagement. Varadachary, a fictional centenar..."

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VARADACHARY THE DADAIST

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"Chess has always been connected with the practice of war, but in reality it is a mind-game, and its stratagems can parallel human contests in any field of engagement. Varadachary, a fictional centenar..."

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A SERVANT PLAYS FOR HIGH STAKES

a play by Dr. Vithal Rajan

"Chess has always been connected with the practice of war, but in reality it is a mind-game, and its stratagems can parallel human contests in any field of engagement. Varadachary, a fictional centenar..."

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BHURTE

a play by Swapnil Gaikwad

"Two Random young men trapped inside the mysterious room. tries to get out and finds something grave...."

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Aakant

a play by Swapnil Gaikwad

"non living objects of student who commits suicide tries to make sense of her death...."

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Rakhandar

a play by Swapnil Gaikwad

"Hari a old guy got summoned by village sarpanch to guard his house when they away from home to their daughter's wedding. what happens when he realize he is afraid of dark ?..."

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Scorched

a play by Wajdi Mouawad

"The story, originally written in French by Wajdi Mouawad in 2003, follows twin siblings, Janine and Simon, in the aftermath of their mother Nawal's death. Through her will, they're tasked with traveli..."

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Keffiyeh/Made in China

a play by Dalia Taha

"Keffiyeh/Made In China — Mosaic Theater. In the aftermath of murder, a man and woman attempt to connect inside the finite time of a viral video, a digital resurrection, and a playwright's mind. A st..."

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Mosquitoes

a play by Lucy Kirkwood

"A story of sibling love that explores subjects closely linked to faith and reason, certainty and uncertainty, the pursuit of excellence and scientists' constant struggle to balance their research ambi..."

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TUGHLAQ

a play by Girish Karnad

"This analysis is a good entry point for Karnad's historical plays. In the play, Tughlaq emerges as a headstrong and idealistic ruler. He is vulnerable, and constantly admits his mistakes and allows hi..."

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TUGHLAQ

a play by Girish Karnad

"This analysis is a good entry point for Karnad's historical plays. In the play, Tughlaq emerges as a headstrong and idealistic ruler. He is vulnerable, and constantly admits his mistakes and allows hi..."

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Untouchable

a play by Mahesh Dattani

"Two lonely men hook up in a futuristic pandemic setting. Their differences in caste and class are overcome by their desperate need for the touch and the smell of another human being, even at the risk ..."

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Snapshots of a fervid sunrise

a play by Mahesh Dattani

"It is the true story of two remarkably courageous young people who believed in their vision of a united nation free of state-sponsored oppression. Khudiram Bose, a sixteen-year-old, is in prison ch..."

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A little drape of heaven from th

a play by Mahesh Dattani

"A precious and unique sari awaits the presence of a boy to pull them out of the closet and drape them on his slender shoulders. In the meantime, the sari shares secrets with anyone who cares to hold a..."

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Jam

a play by Annie Zaidi

"Bina and Surekha are best friends from college. Meeting after many years, they end up stuck in a traffic jam. For Surekha, this is an everyday situation. She drives, swears and is not above scratching..."

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Name, Place, Animal, Thing

a play by Annie Zaidi

"Mr and Mrs Malik live in a high-rise apartment. Their live-in domestic worker, Nancy, runs away to marry Kunal, the garbage-collector who is homeless and sleeps on the pavement. Nancy returns to her j..."

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Untitled 1

a play by Annie Zaidi

"In an unspecified time in the future, surveillance is the norm. Citizens are required to speak a certain number of minutes and fulfil a daily quota of social media engagement in order to qualify as a ..."

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Waiting for Eklavya

a play by Nisha Abdulla

"Two young students discuss the absence of their friend, Eklavya, from the digital classroom in the initial days of The Pandemic 2020. This playscript seeks to initiate a conversation with children f..."