NSD Play: GHAZAB TERI ADAA

New Delhi, May 16, : National School of Drama’s nine-day theatre event ‘Nepal Sadbhavna Natya Aayojan’ started off in capital from today. The event has been organized by NSD with the support of performing arts fraternity, to show solidarity towards Nepal’s earthquake victims and raise funds for them. The funds generated from the event will go to Prime Minister’s Relief Fund.

Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Tourism & Culture (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil Aviation inaugurated the Nepal Sadbhavna Natya Aayojan

in the presence of H. E. Mr. Deep Kumar Upadhyay, Ambassador of Nepal and Prof. Waman Kendre, Director, National School of Drama. The inaugural ceremony was followed by the play, “Ghazab Teri Adaa”, directed by Prof Waman Kendre, by NSDRepertory Co.

The nine-day event will showcase 12 productions and will go on till 24^th May, 2015

Play: GHAZAB TERI ADAA

Director:Prof. WamanKendre

Language:Hindi

Duration: 1 hour 40 min

The Play

Ghazab Teri Adaa is inspired by Aristophanes’ Lysistrata. The action of the play takes place in an imaginary time and place. It revolves around the never ending aspiration for the expansion of kingdom and is a constant battle for the continuous fights in the battle field. The groups of performers make the king aware about the future of the war. The fearful king rejects to see and understand the situation. All the women, with fear and pain get together to stop the war under the leadership of Laya. They think of various alternatives to stop the war and finally decide that they will not allow their husbands to maintain any physical contact with them until the war stops. The violence-appreciating king and his war-loving soldiers break down in front of this unique, peaceful and non-violent protest by the women. 

 the name of war 

the global scenario, especially in the last two decades, in the name of war saddened me. The central idea of the play i.e. the revolt of the women folk against the king’s ambition of ruling the world and emerging as a supreme power, led to the initiative of creating a new play. Gender equality is another important aspect of the play. Even after sixty five years of independence, the women reservation bill has not been passed in the Indian parliament.

The form of dialogue is poetic, as this play is stylized, not realistic. The language is guided by gender. In various rural dialects of the country, women often speak like men. There is no room for women in the language. Specially, in the plural construct the language remains masculine. While speaking the gender dignity shatters. Besides the narrative style, the audience will experience a varied audio-visual design. 

Date	Muktakash 7.30 pm	Sammukh 3.30 & 6.00 PM		Abhimanch 6.30 pm		Bahumukh 3.00 & 6.30 pm
16.5.2015	Gazab Teri Adaa NSD Rep. Co. Direction : Prof. Waman Kendre					Bitter Fruit NSD Students production Direction :Neelam Mansingh Choudhary
17.5.2015	Shree Durga(Dance Drama) Bhartiya Kala Kendra Direction : Mrs. Shobha Deepak Singh
18.5.2015	Bagiya Bancha Ram Ki SRC Rep. Co. Direction : Sh. Baharul Islam
19.5.2015	Kisse Soojh Boojh Ke NSD TIE Co. Direction : Sh. Bansi Kaul
20.5.2015	Azad Maulana India Foundation Direction : Prof.Tripurari Sharma
21.5.2015	Koi Baat Chale Theatre Wala Written & Direction : Sh. Ramji Bali
22.5.2015	Aurangzeb New Delhi Theatre Workshop Direction : KS Rajendran			Julius Caesar NSDStudents production Direction :Sh. Raj Bisaria
23.5.2015	Kissa Maujpur Ka Rangbhumi Direction : Ms. Chitra Singh				Julius Caesar NSDStudents production Direction :Sh. Raj Bisaria *3.30 pm
24.5.2015	Ghasiram Kotwal NSD Rep. Company Direction : Sh. Rajinder Nath		Chatuskone Aakar Kala Sangam Direction : Sh. Suresh Bhardwaj		Julius Caesar NSDStudents production Direction :Sh. Raj Bisaria *3.30 pm