Kaumudi (Moonlight), a play in Hindi, is about a rite of passage. Using the moonlit timeless night on which Krishna delivered knowledge to Arjuna as its central trope, Kaumudi explores the dynamics between an estranged father-son duo who play Eklavya's ghost and Abhimanyu, respectively, in a theatre in late 1960s Allahabad, over three days—the last three performances of a great actor who has nearly lost his sight; and, in so doing, the play brings to light the ghosts of caste-based injustices, the passing over of knowledge from a father to a son, a thespian to an upstart, the banality and beauty of art, and how an efficient mode of production ultimately replaces a less efficient mode. The play is inspired by two texts: Anand's
Malayalam Novel 'Vyasam Vigneswaram'; and Jorge Luis Borges' essay 'Blindness.'
Event Venue
Kamani Auditorium: Delhi, 1, Copernicus Marg, Opposite Doordarshan Bhawan, Mandi House, Delhi, NCR 110001, India, New Delhi
INR 650
