Samahaara Theatre Festival: Swadesh Deepak's "Court Martial" - Play in Hindi & English By Samahaara: Events in Hyderabad

REVIEW FOR SAMAHAARA THEATRE FESTIVAL: SWADESH...

As part of Samahaara's Hyderabad Annual Theatre Festival, Samahaara is presenting an English play, Swadesh Deepak's "Court Martial", on 16 December at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan at 7:30pm. The play is directed by Nagaraju Pejjai.

Court Martial:-

When respect is denied to a man for the only reason that he is borne by 'low-caste' parents, the offence cannot simply be termed as social violence. It assumes larger proportions of crime against humanity and society at large.

Yet, by a turn in the situation, the murderer becomes a winner whereas the victim is unforgiven. The culprit may receive severe punishment at the hands of the law but, in fact, it is the society which is put in the docks.

Court Martial, written by Swadesh Deepak, is a story of recruit Ram Chander who is tried for murdering one of his officers and injuring another. The Court Martial is presided by a war veteran, Col. Surat Singh, who has witnessed many life-and-death situations.

But, this trial puts him in a queer position so far unknown to him, and during the course of the interrogation he realizes that the issues at stake are much larger than what meets the eye.

Realizing that the Indian army is the only government agency in which reservation on caste basis is not permissible, Court Martial presents a combination of legal and poetic justic.

Swadesh Deepak is a popular Indian playwright, novelist and short-story writer. Deepak has been active on the Hindi literary scene since the mid 1960s and is best known for Court Martial, a play that he published in 1991. Deepak's most recent book is Maine Mandu Nahin Dekha, a volume of memoirs.

Deepak's work has appeared in all major literary periodicals of India, and he has more than 15 published titles to his credit. Several of his works have been staged and made into television programmes. Deepakji holds masters degrees in both Hindi and English. For twenty-six years, he taught English literature at Ambala's Gandhi Memorial College.

Samahaara is a non-profit cultural society based in Hyderabad. For the last 7 years, it has been making efforts at taking theatre to the young minds of Hyderabad through plays, theatre workshops, technical support and directorial services. The members include young working professionals and students.

Passes of Rs. 100, Rs. 250 and Rs. 500 are available at the venue, and at Landmark stores (Banjara Hills & Begumpet).

Please contact Rathna Shekar Reddy at Ratna Shekar Reddy 98852-88982 / 83411-20303 / info[at]samahaara[dot]org / samahaara[at]gmail[dot]com for further details.