The youngsters of the city would witness the struggles and pain of the homosexual people they face in the society through a play reading. The Humsafar Trust of Bhopal has organised a play reading and a discussion session at National Institute of Technical Teacher’s Training and Research on Friday.
A noted Hindi play by late Chandan Datar ‘Ek Madhav Baug’ would be read out to the youngsters of the city. This is one of the pioneering plays on homosexuality that was written and directed by late Chetan Datar.
Based on the story of a 21 year old boy who is coming to terms with his sexuality, the story will be seen from the point of view of the young boy’s mother, who is reading his diary in which he speaks to her about his conflicts with his own sexuality, and the ultimate acceptance of being a normal person whose preferences may be different but not deviant.
Highlighting the traumas and pain of a mother and how she deals with the situation which is somehow awkward to her is worth watching in the play.
The programme is being organized by The Humsafar Trust, Connected Hum Tum (Zee TV) fame and a social activist Sonal Giani would also be present on the occasion. Further, a discussion session of over half an hour would also be held at the institute about homosexual community in the society. The discussion would highlight the traumas, rejection in the society, family and social pressure, health, legal rights and other situations these people go through. Further, a noted television and theatre actress Mona Ambegaonkar would present the play reading before the audience.