A Hindi play ‘Nadi Pyasi Thi’ based on the story by Dharamveer Bharati was staged here on Friday at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum Auditorium. The play was staged under the Abhinayan series of drama performances.
The play was directed by Sarfaraz Hasan and was performed by the artists of Youngs’ Theatre Group, Bhopal.
This play talks about how the circumstances, insecurity and possessiveness that leads to distraction of relationships and life. The play begins with the monsoon and due to heavy rain, the flood occurs in the village. This concept of mental tragedy blended with environmental tragedy was all about ‘Nadi Pyasi Thi’.
The play features five characters Rajesh, Shankar, Sheela, Padma and Krishna. Rajesh is a young writer who is upset with his life as he believes that there no success in his destiny. He suffers with a heart disease because of which he stays more depressed.
He visits his friend Shankar’s home who lives in flood affected area in Bihar. Padma is the sister in law of Shankar who is also present in the scene. Padma on the other hand is in love with Doctor Krishna Kakkad. This way all the five characters are co-related with each other in the story.
When Rajesh visits Shankar’s home, Padma also meets him. After hearing his tragic story Padma starts sympathies with Rajesh and gets attracted towards him. This becomes unbearable for Krishna and the couple began to fight over this issue.
The whole story then revolves around these three characters and the weakening of their relationship. No one gets satisfied in what they have got by the destiny. Rajesh, Padma and Krishna undesirably get connected to each other’s life and their life goes out of track. In the end, it was discovered that Krishna committed suicide by jumping in the flowing river.
The themes of the play focus on jealousy, the difference between the perceptions, rights and human relationships. The play also focuses on the issue that today women are no less than men and they also have equal rights.
The play was much enjoyed by the audience. Narration, background score and the light design added zest in the play leaving the audience mesmerized.