IPTA Raigarh: 'Nithalle Ki Diary' speaks of the fallacy today

'Nithalle Ki Diary' speaks of the fallacy today
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IPTA Raigarh on 12 January, 2012 10:06:00
 
The second day of the 18th National Theatre Festival 2012 witnessed Vivechana
Rangmandal's evergreen play, Nithalle ki diary. This play has had 550 shows in
the past. It is directed by Arun Pandey.
'Kaka' is the old man, who sits by his house and talks to everyone in the
village. Through him we get to meet the other main character, Nithalla. Through
the conversations between Kaka and Nithalla, we are taken for the ride of one of
the finest criticism of the fallacy present in this country. This is done
through different characters, situations and songs. Kaka has the experience of a
mammoth, and he does not leave any stone unturned to share it with anyone. This
leads to an enriching metaphorical play with the country's major issues. He
talks about the commerce and corruption, the doctor and patient relations
(through which he also talks about the protector and the protected, and their
relations), the movement to save the holy cow and the hypocricy surrounding it
and lastly the sharpest take on ramayana and Tulsidas.
The play, written by Harishankar Parsai, reflects a typical style followed by
Parsai which deals with allegorical but simple caricatures of the problems being
dealt with. And this play does exactly that. It presents these age old problems
in a fresh perspective and takes us all on a journey to the rules and
regulations of the system called India.
The director of this play, Arun Pandey, has also been conferred with the
Sharadchandra Vairagkar Rangkarmi Samman 2012. He has played a pivotal role in
reformation and resurrection of IPTA, Raigarh.