Renowned playwright and theatre persona Sitanath Lahkar’s newest play ‘Drohi’ was staged on the annual Brajanath Sharma Memorial Inter-State Drama Festival right here on Friday, the final day of the 14th version of the fest.

Based on Covid interval, the play exposes how a bit of society tried to capitalise on the human disaster via superstitions.

”The pandemic had introduced out the very best and worst in individuals. We have tried to painting either side, particularly how the medical group put their lives at stake solely to later face near-social ostracisation,” Lahkar, an actor of reputation who additionally performed the protagonist, stated.

He stated the vulnerability of the lots to be swinged by in style sentiments in instances of disaster in addition to the flexibility of the identical individuals to aspect with motive when put forth convincingly has additionally been highlighted by way of the play.

The theatre pageant, organised by beginner theatre group Samahar Natya Gosthee since 2007, was not held after 2019 because of the pandemic and returned to the annual circuit this yr.

It is organised within the reminiscence of Brajanath Sharma, revered because the ‘father of Assamese mobile theatre’.

A firebrand freedom fighter and pioneer of recent Assamese theatre, he had first introduced girls on stage to introduce co-acting within the state in 1933.

”It has given us immense pleasure that the pageant was properly acquired and we had good turnout in all of the 5 days,” president of the drama pageant committee Lalit Sarma stated.

”We convey performs based mostly on social themes, which touches the core of points dealing with society,” he added. The inaugural play on September 11 was ‘Sagoror Bukut Ejaak Jonakor Mrityu’, introduced by Art from Nagaon, primarily speaking concerning the perennial flood havoc and its influence on frequent individuals.

Jagiroad Natyagosthi’s ‘Ekalabya’ was carried out on the second night time, which revolves round a rape sufferer and showcases her battle to get justice towards the accused, who’s linked to a robust politician of the world.

‘Jiban Zindabad’ by Jorhat Theatre was staged on the third night time. A household drama that confirmed how a household offers with a paralysed father.

The fourth night time featured Agartala-based Somankur’s ‘Bodhoday’ based mostly on a story of a teenage Muslim woman, who takes a room on lease in a home of a Hindu household. The story revolves across the conflict between the 2 sides, particularly the tenant and the spouse of the home proprietor.

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