PARTNERS, A play originally by SANDESH KULKARNI and translated and adapted into Hindi by SHANTA KULKARNI.

This is part Month-long theatre festival by Rangdhara, Sutradhar at Lamakaan over Sat & Sun weekends at 7:30pm in January.

`Partners' depicts the bonding among the girls in the hostel. The play revolves around three girls staying in a hostel, one pursuing a job and the other two being students.

Though all the three have different attitudes, they have a good rapport and address each other as partner.

The play written by Sandesh Kulkarni and directed by Prakash Phadnis looks at the change of attitudes when they have to deal with a problem.

Vrushali is a sincere hard-working girl, who is systematic and is also religious. Her roommate Madhavi is tomboyish and cannot tolerate injustice in society especially to women. She is bold and frank. The other girl Priyanka is naive and simple. She is in her own world of imagination, smitten by a boy in the locality.

Vrushali, while attending an interview for a job is raped by the employers and she returns to the room shattered.

Madhavi insists on lodging a complaint with the police and making it an issue by informing the press, but the other two do not agree as it would lead to tarnishing the image of the girl and her family. A dejected Vrushali plans to leave the city, without intimating the partners.

However, a defiant Madhavi cajoles her and makes her change the decision, to fight injustice and move on in life.

The play showcases how women and girls who stay away from their homes need to stay united and share their problems and overcome the same. Directed by VAISHALI KELKAR.

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