An Evening with 3 Short stories & Satire Play : Uski Maa Writer : Pandey Bechan Sharma “Ugra”
Play : Sari Bahas Se Gujarkar Writer : Sharad Joshi
Play : Anshan Writer : Harishankar Parisai
Adoption, Design, Direction : Ramanuj Dubey
Play Duration - 70 min.
‘Uski Maa’
Uski Maa is one of the well known stories of Pandey Bechan Sharma ‘Ugra’. This is the story of Lal , his revolutionary friends, his mother and the the chachaji – the narrator of the story. Lal is a student who along with other college friends participating in the armed revolution to free the country from British Empire. Chachaji, the narrator of the story is loyal to Empire but sympathetic to Lal. Chachaji represents the old generation who believes in getting along with the system whereas Lal and his friends represents new generation who want to see total revolution and establishment of new system. The central character of the story is Lal’s mother who loves Lal and his friends alike. Lal and his friends see the mother India in her. This is a very engaging story
About Writer :-
Pandey Bechan Sharma ‘Ugra’ (1900-1967) is a renowned Hindi writer. He is known for patriotic and revolutionary writing. Some of his famous books are – ‘Pili Imarat’, ‘Mukta’, ‘Kala ka Puruskar’, ‘Kal kothri’ .
Sari Bahas se gujarkar -
The story is based on the rampant corruption and bribery seen in public office. The story revolves around a common man who goes to office to get loan but there he is asked to prove himself that he is alive. How he deals with the harsh treatment of the official and gets loan is worth watching.
About Writer:-
Sharad Joshi ( 1931-1961 ) was a Hindi poet, writer, satirist and a dialogue and scriptwriter in Hindi films and television. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1990. He is most known for his dialogues for comedy TV serials of the 1980s including Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, and Vikram Aur Vetal. He has also written dialogues for Hindi film like Utsav (1984) and Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (1991)
Anshan -
Anshan or hunger strike has deep roots in the Indian society and Indian psyche. During Indian independent struggle Gandhi ji engaged in several famous hunger strikes. In addition to Gandhi, various others have used the hunger strike option during the Indian independence movement. Some prominent names are Jatin Das (who fasted to death) and Bhagat Singh.
But if one does hunger strike to usurp the other’s wife? Sounds crazy – isn’t it. Yes, Bannu is keeping fast unto death to get his love interest, married Shavitri. Ironically Shavitri hates Bannu, but Bannu is determined in his mission. In this hunger strike, he gets supports from various Baba , Swami and social & political leaders and his hunger strike becomes national issue. This is a social and political satire that makes mockery of hunger strike and the system.
About Writer -
Harishankar Parsai ( (1924 – 1995) is a noted satirist and humorist of modern Hindi literature and is known for his simple and direct style. He won Sahitya Akadmi Award in 1982 for his satire “"Viklaang Shraddha ka daur".
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