Under 'Abhinayan', a weekly theatre series, a Hindi play ‘Park Ke Peer’ was staged on Friday at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum.
Directed by Mithun Kumar Dhoriya the play was performed by the artists of Drishtiman Art and Social Welfare Committee Bhopal. The play is written by Krishan Baldev Vaid. He is considered among the big authors in modern Hindi prose literature. Krishna Baldev Vaid has always used new and linguistic fundamental experiments in his writings.
The story of the drama is about two old men who meet in a park. They have no family, no friends, no relatives. The experiences of their lives, they share with each other and by the end, they are competing with each other to prove that ‘I am more sensible than you.’
The debate about the experience of his lonely life brings newness to the story. In their dialogue, hope-frustration, religion, faith, life and politics, both raise deep questions, which deeply speculate on the point of view of society. Meanwhile a woman's entry makes her debate even more interesting.
This third play of drama also becomes part of their debate. Humans cannot live alone and human beings grow as soon as they are one by one, then they grow towards the group. The story of this play with all these incidents chakras reflects the attitude of the society towards the elderly and their lives.
In its texture, this drama raises questions as a debate on many major issues without any issues, the drama story left deep questions in front of the audience and this drama of one hour and ten minutes tied the audience with its natural attachment.