The theatre lovers of the city witnessed the purity and trueness of Saint Kabir, in a Hindi play ‘Sant Kabir’. The play was presented at Shaheed Bhavan Auditorium here on Sunday.
Directed and written by renowned playwright and actor Sanjay Mehta, the play is an adaption from the novel by Ragheya Raghav ‘loyi Ka Taana’. The play marked the conclusion of a three-day theatre festival by Rangshreesh Theatre troupe, Bhopal.
The entire play was surrounded with the characters of Sant Kabir’s life. The poet was loved and was hated equally but was never ignored. His philosophies were adorned by the local people as he maintained a grace with himself. Kabir’s life was filled with many hardships and struggles.
Kabir is widely believed to have become one of the many disciples of the Bhakti poet-sant Swami Ramananda in Varanasi, known for devotional Vaishnavism. Kabir believed Advaita philosophy teaching that God was inside every person and everything.
Ati juta ha mati ko dhir…harashi harish gun rame kabir!!
The play begins with introducing Sant Kabir on stage. Slowly and gradually the play catches up the pace and showcased different colours of Kabir’s life. The play ends with Kabir’s death when people realised his true value.
The play was basically a musical play that described the life span of Kabir magnificently. All the artists of the play maintained to capture the attention of the audiences at each event that was played on stage. The theatre-goers of the city enjoyed the play whole heartedly.