Asmita Theatre Group presents "Gandhari" solo performace by Aishveryaa Nidhi at Lok Kala Manch, 20, Lodhi Institutional Area > 7:30pm on 8th June 2012
Time : 7:30 pm
Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Place : Vasuki Auditorium, Lok Kala Manch, 20, Lodhi Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
Event Details : Asmita Theatre Group presents 'Gandhari' solo performace by Aishveryaa Nidhi.
Presented by Lok Kala Manch and Asmita Theatre group.
Gandhari (play) is a 60-minute solo-performance which was first staged at one of Sydney's most respected venues, NIDA Theatre, Produced by Abhinay School of performing Arts and directed by Arvind Gaur. Done repeat shows in Sydney and was also invited to perform in Melbourne on South Asia Day.
Gandhari is one of the tragic characters of Mahabharata, the great Indian mythological epic and is very relevant to the contemporary socio-political context. She was born a princess, but was forced to marry a blind man, Dhritrashtra, who was much older to her.
She had a boon that she will bear 100 sons, which later became a curse. Bhishma, the granduncle of blind Dhritarashtra , forced Gandhari's father, the King of Gandhar, to negotiate the marriage. Before marrying, Gandhari tied a strip of cloth on her eyes and vowed to lead a blindfolded life. Although it is popularly believed she did so to experience the blind world of Dhritarashtra, Gandhari's resolve to remain blindfolded was a silent protest against the power games and the forced marriage. Eventually, she became the mother of 100 sons, the Kauravas, and one daughter, Dusshala. She remained blind to the power games, hatred and the growing animosity between her sons and their first cousins, the Pandavas, which later led to the great war of Kurukshetra.
The relevance of the play in the contemporary world is it highlights the anti-war theme and the role of women, especially the mother in educating the society to give up violence. Gandhari was a very strong and intelligent woman, who closed her eyes to protest against her marriage which was a violation of her right as a woman, at a time when her contemporaries like Kunti and Madri were free to choose their husbands.
As a result, Gandhari grew indifferent to everything that was happening with her sons and the Pandavas. She even remained blind to the insult of the wife of the Pandavas, Draupadi.
Cast Credits-Solo play by Aishveryaa Nidhi
Script Based on different books on 'Gandhari 'and Dr Dharamveer Bharti's Andhayug.
production- Rajeev and Shourya Nidhi
Abhisek Pandey,Ashish sejwal
Aishveryaa Nidhi-
Aishveryaa Nidhi is a Sydney-based actor,writer,director and filmmaker. She was nominated for Best Actress Award in Short & Sweet, Sydney 2009, the biggest festival of 10 minute plays on the planet, for her powerful performance in Mandragora, written by David Sharpe and directed by Lisa Eismen. She is the recipient of Bronze (ARP) artist award at Short+Sweet. She is the recipient of 'Excellent contribution in Art & Culture' award by Navtarang FISCA in 2009 and Hindi Gaurav & Radio Sur Sangam in 2011.
She is the Associate Producer of the 2006 Hollywood drama-mystery Beyond Life. More recently, she has produced and directed the Aussie-Bollywood flick Flight to Bollywood featuring Salme Geransar, James Eggleton, Kyla Frank, Sukhraj Deepak and Satish Rai. Background score was given by Avijit Sarkar.
Aish is also actively involved in popularising Indian art and culture in Australia. Aish has produced and acted in immensely popular theatre productions, such as Gandhari (solo performance), Kuntiputra Karna and Hamare Padosi, directed by Arvind Gaur. As the founder president of Abhinay School of Performing Arts Inc.,she is dedicated to promoting languages like Hindi & Sanskrit and art and culture from Indian sub continent through instructional classes and professional performances. Their artistic programmes maintain Indian-Australian connection to their cultural heritage, and strive to expand the culture's expressive range,fostering it's stylistic evolution in Australia.
Arvind Gaur ( अरविन्द गौड़ ), Indian theatre director, is known for his work in innovative, socially and politically relevant theatre.Gaur's plays are contemporary and thought-provoking, connecting intimate personal spheres of existence to larger social political issues.[ His work deals with communalism, caste issues, feudalism, domestic violence, crimes of state, Politics of power, violence, injustice, social discrimination, marginalisation, and racism. Arvind is the leader of Asmita, Delhi's "most prolific theatre group",[4] and is also an actor trainer, social activist, street theatre worker and story teller.
Gaur was the recipient of a research fellowship awarded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (India) (1997–98). He was on the guest faculty of Delhi University for Theatre in education program for three years. He has conducted many theatre workshops and performed in various colleges, institutions, universities and schools in India and abroad.
He has organized theatre workshops for children in schools and slums as well as street theatre performances on different socio-political issues. He has directed more than 72 stage plays over two decades.
Special Thanks to -
Lok Kala Manch,The Puppet Studio,Manish Sachdeva,Aslam Khan(lucknow),Asmita Theatre Group,Sunita Sethi,Surabhi Creations,Rajni Arya,Surabhi Arya,Raja,Suresh Kumar,Uday ji & LKM staff
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Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Place : Vasuki Auditorium, Lok Kala Manch, 20, Lodhi Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
Landmark : Behind Sai Baba Temple and Near India Habitat Centre
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Event Details : Asmita Theatre Group presents 'Gandhari' solo performace by Aishveryaa Nidhi.
Presented by Lok Kala Manch and Asmita Theatre group.
Gandhari (play) is a 60-minute solo-performance which was first staged at one of Sydney's most respected venues, NIDA Theatre, Produced by Abhinay School of performing Arts and directed by Arvind Gaur. Done repeat shows in Sydney and was also invited to perform in Melbourne on South Asia Day.
Gandhari is one of the tragic characters of Mahabharata, the great Indian mythological epic and is very relevant to the contemporary socio-political context. She was born a princess, but was forced to marry a blind man, Dhritrashtra, who was much older to her.
She had a boon that she will bear 100 sons, which later became a curse. Bhishma, the granduncle of blind Dhritarashtra , forced Gandhari's father, the King of Gandhar, to negotiate the marriage. Before marrying, Gandhari tied a strip of cloth on her eyes and vowed to lead a blindfolded life. Although it is popularly believed she did so to experience the blind world of Dhritarashtra, Gandhari's resolve to remain blindfolded was a silent protest against the power games and the forced marriage. Eventually, she became the mother of 100 sons, the Kauravas, and one daughter, Dusshala. She remained blind to the power games, hatred and the growing animosity between her sons and their first cousins, the Pandavas, which later led to the great war of Kurukshetra.
The relevance of the play in the contemporary world is it highlights the anti-war theme and the role of women, especially the mother in educating the society to give up violence. Gandhari was a very strong and intelligent woman, who closed her eyes to protest against her marriage which was a violation of her right as a woman, at a time when her contemporaries like Kunti and Madri were free to choose their husbands.
As a result, Gandhari grew indifferent to everything that was happening with her sons and the Pandavas. She even remained blind to the insult of the wife of the Pandavas, Draupadi.
Cast Credits-Solo play by Aishveryaa Nidhi
Director : Arvind Gaur
production- Rajeev and Shourya Nidhi
Abhisek Pandey,Ashish sejwal
Aishveryaa Nidhi-
Aishveryaa Nidhi is a Sydney-based actor,writer,director and filmmaker. She was nominated for Best Actress Award in Short & Sweet, Sydney 2009, the biggest festival of 10 minute plays on the planet, for her powerful performance in Mandragora, written by David Sharpe and directed by Lisa Eismen. She is the recipient of Bronze (ARP) artist award at Short+Sweet. She is the recipient of 'Excellent contribution in Art & Culture' award by Navtarang FISCA in 2009 and Hindi Gaurav & Radio Sur Sangam in 2011.
She is the Associate Producer of the 2006 Hollywood drama-mystery Beyond Life. More recently, she has produced and directed the Aussie-Bollywood flick Flight to Bollywood featuring Salme Geransar, James Eggleton, Kyla Frank, Sukhraj Deepak and Satish Rai. Background score was given by Avijit Sarkar.
Aish is also actively involved in popularising Indian art and culture in Australia. Aish has produced and acted in immensely popular theatre productions, such as Gandhari (solo performance), Kuntiputra Karna and Hamare Padosi, directed by Arvind Gaur. As the founder president of Abhinay School of Performing Arts Inc.,she is dedicated to promoting languages like Hindi & Sanskrit and art and culture from Indian sub continent through instructional classes and professional performances. Their artistic programmes maintain Indian-Australian connection to their cultural heritage, and strive to expand the culture's expressive range,fostering it's stylistic evolution in Australia.
Arvind Gaur ( अरविन्द गौड़ ), Indian theatre director, is known for his work in innovative, socially and politically relevant theatre.Gaur's plays are contemporary and thought-provoking, connecting intimate personal spheres of existence to larger social political issues.[ His work deals with communalism, caste issues, feudalism, domestic violence, crimes of state, Politics of power, violence, injustice, social discrimination, marginalisation, and racism. Arvind is the leader of Asmita, Delhi's "most prolific theatre group",[4] and is also an actor trainer, social activist, street theatre worker and story teller.
Gaur was the recipient of a research fellowship awarded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (India) (1997–98). He was on the guest faculty of Delhi University for Theatre in education program for three years. He has conducted many theatre workshops and performed in various colleges, institutions, universities and schools in India and abroad.
He has organized theatre workshops for children in schools and slums as well as street theatre performances on different socio-political issues. He has directed more than 72 stage plays over two decades.
Special Thanks to -
Lok Kala Manch,The Puppet Studio,Manish Sachdeva,Aslam Khan(lucknow),Asmita Theatre Group,Sunita Sethi,Surabhi Creations,Rajni Arya,Surabhi Arya,Raja,Suresh Kumar,Uday ji & LKM staff
Related Events : Hindi & Urdu Plays | Theatre
Asmita Theatre Group presents "Gandhari" solo performace by Aishveryaa Nidhi at Lok Kala Manch, 20, Lodhi Institutional Area > 7:30pm on 8th June 2012
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