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June 12, 2000 |
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 The story of us It's
a feminist play, though she wouldn't call it that. "I only see
Sumathi as a person who's touched by the emerging woman," says Poile
Sengupta. "And Vikram is the new man, the hope for the coming
generation." Sumathi and Vikram, characters in the Bangalore-based
playwright's Mangalam, came to life on the Delhi stage this week under
Bhaskar Ghose's direction. It's a rarity: an English play on an Indian
theme by an Indian playwright. And with its look at deception and gender
oppression in various settings, it surprises the audience with its twists
at several turns. As for the melodramatic ending, Ghose says he would have
preferred a slower build-up, but he let Sengupta's will prevail. By the
way, did you know that she's the one who writes "A Letter to
You" in Children's World magazine, the one that's signed Perky? For
youngsters in Delhi, that's reason enough to see the play.
-Anna
M.M. Vetticad
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