The life of a social reformer and the fearless woman Kamladevi Chattopadhyay was showcased through a Hindi play ‘Kamla Devi’. The play was wondrously staged at Ravindra Bhavan Auditorium here on Tuesday.
The play was staged marking the second day of the Adi Vidrohi theatre festival. Directed by Bhagirathi Bai, the play was staged by the artists of Seagull Theatre Troupe, Guwahati. It is to be noted that Kamladevi was a social reformer, poet and writer during twenties. She was also a part of Mahatma Gandhi’s Non-Cooperation Movement.
She has done a lot for the freedom of the country. She was the first Indian lady to be arrested by the British for entering the Bombay Stock Exchange and sell packets of contraband salt. She spent atleast a year in the prison. She also had a vision of cultural reforms and many of the cultural institutes exist because of her vision including the National School of Drama and Sangeet Natak Academy.