A satirical Hindi play ‘Gadhe Ki Baraat’ was staged at Ravindra Bhavan Auditorium on Tuesday.
The play marked the conclusion of the two-day cultural fest ‘Smaran Kulbhushan Dalauri’ on Tuesday. The play is directed by Sudesh Sharma and was performed by the artists of TFT theatre troupe, Chandigarh.
Originally the play is written by Hari Bhai Wadgawnkar in Marathi language. It was translated by Ramesh Raj Hans and S Rajendra Mehra in Hindi.
The play is a satire on the political situations and on society. It gives a message that people manipulate things according to their comfort and convenience. It differentiates between two groups of society, the rich and the poor and focus on the distance between them.
The play surrounds the story of various characters which are the representatives of the society.
The play begins with introducing Gandharva and lord Indra. Gandharva is curse by lord Indra as he committed a mistake. Gandharva turns into a donkey and is sent to earth.
Gandharva, later admits his mistake but Indra tells him that while staying on earth, in the guise of a donkey, if he manages to marry a princess he will be freed from the curse.