A Hindi play 'Baisakhi' was staged at Shaheed Bhavan here on Sunday.
The play was performed on the concluding day of two day theatre fest.
The play was directed by Anand Mishra and it was written by Yogesh Tripathi.
The play was performed by the artists of Saghan Society for Cultural and social welfare.
The play was about a society where people respect only what they think is right. Inhumanity is increasing in the society and that is why it has become an important criteria for illeterate people to learn and get educated.
The play revilves around the story of Chhote Lal.
He is a poor and an illeterate person who wants his daughter to get married.
He fixes her wedding with a reputed man of another village.
But, as per the society has made a norm that they need a beautiful and a perfect girl for the groom, and it does not matter how the groom looks like. But, there was something else destiny had for Chhote Lal.
His daughter fell into the well and gets her leg injured. The hospital demanded a huge amount for treatment and so he tries to apply for a loan.
But, as he was illeterate the application could not reach the bank.
No one in the village helped him out. Later, his daughter makes him learn to read and write and then
he goes for a loan which was approved.
The play was an eye opener and was performed beautifully on stage.