A Hindi play ‘Nadi Pyasi Thi’ based on the story by Dharamveer Bharati was staged here on Thursday at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum YouTube Channel. The play was staged under the Gamak series of performances.
The play was directed by Sarfaraz Hasan and was performed by the artists of Youngs’ Theatre Group, Bhopal. The play was organised by Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy on Thursday.
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.