The Play—gypsy Jaatak
New Delhi,The stories of 5 to 7 girls are recounted in Panch Kanya and Prapancha Kanya, Shruti, Smriti, Shewta, Stuti and Shikha learn from their masters about Indian Culture and philosophy. Later Sarasvati and Shiafa joins the proliferation. Prapancha Kanya tells the stories of many great….great grandmothers of gypsy girls backwards,
Who is who? Connections? Reincarnation?
A Jagtak is born. A Gypsy Jataka. Tale of 6 great…..grand mothers. Their trials and tribulations in journey from India to Europe via Central Asia, Iran etc. How do they land in Eastern Europe and later to Western Europe on persecutionsin the last centuries?
The Indianness of Gypsies has been documented by Clinicians and Molecular Biologists through commonness of founder mutations. The proof is scientific. 40-45 generations before Indian left the land to roam, wander and settle in Europe in quite a non-settled fashion.
Listen to the echos of skills in dance, music, metal smith craft. Soothsaying in the drama, reminiscent of the bigger drama played by Destiny itself in this Big Diaspora running across the whole millennium. Sufferings are immense. The dance of oppression continues.
Pratishruti can evoke Vismritis of past.
Nazi persecution of lakhs of persons of Indian lineage requires repetitions to be reverberated. Earlier ghettos were condemned. Even now European Union has yet to give proper voice to this largest minority community in Europe. Tears must be wiped so that the anthem could be heard everywhere.
Listen the stories of 6 females from the chapters of Panch Prapancha.
About the Director
Born in 1963 in Kerala. He has been also crated with theatre from late Seventrics. He took his diploma in Theatre Direction from National School of Drama, New Delhi in 1991. he also worked with Theater des cergy – Pentose, France
He directed many plays in various languages including French. The play junction, written by him has won three awards from Sangeet Natak Academy of Kerala in 2000 and was also published in Hindi.
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