Play On Irom Sharmila Chanu by Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University Students
Thokchom Kamala Devi *
A scene from the Play 'Santulan Ke Doot' at Mahatama Gandhi International Hindi University
PLAY ON IROM CHANU SHARMILA BY THE STUDENTS OF MAHATMA GANDHI INTERNATIONAL HINDI UNIVERSITY
A poetic play –'Santulan Ke Doot' ( Messenger of balance) written by Sanjeev Majdoor Jha and directed by Mr. Bhagawat based on Irom Chanu Sharmila-representative of all women where she isn't only talking about AFSPA but also about the problems of women playing by the students of Mahatama Gandhi International Hindi University, Maharastra show its first time at the same university on 3rd of September,2013 and then to another states.
Speaking to the Sangai Express ex-member, Academic Council of the university Kamala Thokchom said on phone that, The writer of this play Sanjeev Majdoor Jha , a Ph.D scholar in Comparative Literature is involving in various programs of Irom Sharmila .
The play is Hindi poetic drama focusing on Irom Sharmila's representation of all women, her struggle is against the patriarchy of political and social activities of men.
Sharmila demands for all the women as a dignitic importance and refuse the establishment of patriarchy on the social impact. In the colaze session, writer has discussed about the basic problem of Manipur.
The important question on the play is why the writer doesn't want to show the AFSPA and hunger strike in the central point of the play. She is representing and talking about male dominated society where all the women are suffering from many years and will continue upto it will stop.
In Indian political society if you belong to Manipur or any south-west, north-east state then why revolutionary organizations don't support of other states. It means the people is thinking that if the problem isn't the problem of their own state .
It is the prestigious thing that she is absolute machine of Indian woman society. Now, the people are talking and the audience are asking-what is happening in our society. These are happening in Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University in favour of Irom Sharmila.
Almost all the students of university is preparing very hardly for a play in favour of Irom Sharmila 'SANTULAN KE DOOT' ( Messenger of balance) .
Writer of this play Sanjjev 'Majdoor Jha' says-'we want to support Irom Sharmila. Only traditional method of media are using in this protest so we'll support and inform to all what is happening in our society by the help of our 'ART' .
The director of the play Bhagwat Prashad Pandey said, "Our society is not balanced and we want a balanced society in our country" .
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* Thokchom Kamala Devi wrote this article for e-pao.net
The writer is doing Ph.d Informatics and language Engineering at Centre for Technology Studies, School of Languages at Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University.
The writer can be contacted at kamotech(at)gmail(dot)com
This article was posted on August 22, 2013
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