About Play:
This play deals with the question of choice between the worldly and unworldly, material and spiritual, through the complex dynamics of a man-woman relationship and essentially with the search of every man for his own identity, for the meaning of his existence.
Nanda, the brother of Budda, was moved by the developments of Buddism. His wife, Sundari, was sarcastic about spirituality and tries to control her husband by confining him within the boundaries of the family. Ultimately, Nanda becomes a Bhikshu due to a misunderstanding and not by consciously rebelling against his wife's point of view.
About Playwight:
Mohan Rakesh was born on January 8, 1925 in Amritsar, Punjab. He did his M.A. in English and Hindi from Punjab University, Lahore
His noted novels are "Andhere Band Kamare" (Closed Dark Rooms) and Na Aane Wala Kal. His plays "Aashad Ka Ek Din" (One Day in Aashad) (1958), play a major role in reviving Hindi theatre in 1960s and Adhe Adhure (The Incomplete Ones or Halfway House) (1959) are highly regarded.
"Leheron Ke Raj Hans' (The Swans of the Waves), the most noted play of Mohan Rakesh, an ancient Buddhist tale on the renunciation of the Buddha, and its after affects on his close family, was first written as short story and later turned it into a radio play for Radio Jalandhar, and broadcast under the title "Sundri", though his struggle over different versions of the play lasted for nearly 20 years, before creating his masterpiece.
His story, Uski Roti (A Day's Bread) was made into an epnoymous film, by Mani Kaul in 1971, for which he also wrote the screenplay.
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Author |
: Mohan Rakhesh ( Hindi) |
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Translation |
: Siddalinga Pattanashetty |
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Direction |
: Ravindra Poojary |
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Asst Direction |
: Rajashekar M.B |
On Stage :
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Nanda |
: Ravikumar J.V |
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Sundari |
: Nandini Moorthy |
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Shwethanga |
: Girish S |
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Shyamanga |
: Godhuli Girish |
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Alaka |
: Nirmala C |
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Niharika |
: Tanuja R |
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Maithreya |
: Raghavendra Prasad C |
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Shashnaka |
: Nagaraj M |
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Ananda |
: Ganesh Prasad |
Back Stage :
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Stage Design |
: Chalapathi |
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Assistance |
: Vinod Panna |
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: Santhosh |
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: Kantharaj |
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Stage Execution Assistance |
: Nishanth B.S |
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: G.Deepak Babu |
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: Nagendra Y K |
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Music Direction |
: Somashekar Jois B.R |
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Chorus |
: Somashekar Jois B.R |
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: Manju Bhargavi B.R |
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: Smitha H.J |
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: Ganesh Prasad |
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: Soumya |
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Rhythm |
: Raghavendra K |
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Lighting |
: Rudrayya |
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Sound Effects |
: Sandeep P |
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Publicity |
: Kiran Vati |
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: Mallikarjun M |
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Costume Design |
: Bharath B.S |
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Stage Management |
: Manjunath M.S |
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Oragnising |
: Jatyathirtha |
