Topi Ki Daastan is based on a famous and popular Hindi novel Topi Shukla, written in the early sixties by Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza. It has been adapted by Wings Cultural Society in the ‘Dastaan Narration Form’. Through storytelling we have tried to recreate the turbulence between ‘ Topi’ and ‘Iffan’, the main characters, they are childhood friends who have grown up in an independent cultural environment before the great divide that was the result of the creation of the two nations. The entire scenario is created through dialogues in the truest format. This “Dastaan” is an attempt to reinvent those feelings of fear and horror between the two main communities which were affected. It revolves around TOPI who is an embodiment of chaos in the post independent era. The “Dastaan” highlights the circumstances of two nations existing within the one nation. Topi a Hindu by faith questions the formation of Pakistan and is a mirror image of the mindset of his times,which also becomes a reflection of the present day scenario.
Topi Ki Dastaan
Play
1.5 hrs
May 11, 2019 7:30 pm Saturday
Organizer
Wings Cultural Society
Wings Cultural Society has been conceived with the idea of raising consciousness about social issues through meaningful theatre and cultural activities.
The group participated in the 8th Thetare Olympic, Lucknow Literature Festival, 15th and 17th Bharat Rang Mahotsav; Delhi Urdu Heritage Festival 2018; 30th and 31st Bhartendu Natya Utsav; 4th IPTA Natya Rangotsav, Jaipur; 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Rang Bayaar (JNU Annual Theatre Festival); Jashn-e-Zabaan (A Celebration of Language and Expressions); Jaya Utsav (Celebrating Living Traditions of Mahabharata); 21st, 23rd and 24th Urdu Drama Festival; All India Radio Urdu Theatre Festival (Delhi and Jammu); Jashn-e-Rekhta (Celebrating Urdu), Youth-Yuga (RangaShankra Annual Theatre Festival), The Zohra Segal Festival of the Arts and Jashn-e-Virasat (Urdu Heritage Festival), Delhi.
The group continues to perform at India International Centre, India Habitat Centre, JawaharLal Nehru University (JNU) and Jamia Millia Islamia. The group has also been invited by Faiz Ghar to perform at Alhamra Hall-II, Lahore, Pakistan.
Chand Roz Aur Meri Jaan, Ek Kutte ki Kahaani (directed by SalimaRaza), Topi Ki Dastaan, Kissa Maujpur Ka, Khamosh Adaalat Jaari Hai, Pratibimb, Sara Ka Saara Aasmaan, Mahabhoj, The Wave, Gandhi Park (directed by TariqueHameed), Waseem (directed by Sharmistha Saha), Ant Nahi, Bheemaparvam (directed by Samkutty Pattomkary), White Nights/RajatRatein (directed by Soumyabrata Choudhury) are a few successful productions of the group.