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Time of India
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Tales, travails of women depicted in plays
Lucknow: Stories highlighting struggles faced by women were staged as plays on third day of a drama festival organised by Manchkriti Samiti on Wednesday. Dramatised versions of stories 'Atal Nishchay' by Karuna Pandey, 'Ek Seedha Trikon' by Reeta K K Agarwal and 'Band Raaste' by Amita Dubey were directed by Sangam Bahuguna and Vikas Srivastava. "We started preparing for the plays in Sep last year," said Bahuguna, adding, "All stories depicted on stage are by women writers and showcase women's psyche, struggles, hard work, sacrifices, trials, traumas, pain, suffering and unfulfilled dreams." The story 'Atal Nishchay' revolves around pain of a woman who lost her parents in childhood. Another story, 'Band Raaste', throws light on the struggle of a woman acid attack survivor. 'Ek Seedha Trikon' depicts that true love calls for effort, sacrifice, devotion and truthfulness.
Time of India
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
50 stories on stage at 17-day theatre fest in Lucknow
Lucknow: The literary work of women writers from Lucknow will be enacted at the 17-day theatre festival '17 din, 50 kahaniya' that began at UP Sangeet Natak Akademi on Monday. Three plays will be staged daily at the festival which has beenb organised by Manchkriti Samiti . Among the writers whose work is being staged are Sandhya Deep Rastogi, Neelam Rakesh, Reeta KK Agarwal, Neelima Tikku, Ratna Kaul, Sushma Srivastava, Karuna Pandey, Amita Dubey, Shashi Jain, Sharda Lal, Swarup Kumari Bakshi, Vibha Chandra, Shalini Rai Nigam, and Vidya Bindu Singh. Manchkirti Samiti founder Sangam Bahuguna said our effort is to bring something new for the audience. New artists will also be given a platform, Sangam said. On the first day, three stories — 'Meri Chidiya Uski Chidiya' by Sandhya Deep Rastogi, 'Grahan' by Neelam Rakesh, and 'Garibani Ka Pati' by Reeta KK Agarwal, were staged.
