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    Bashobhumi – The Hearthstone

    (A play in Bengali by Indrashish Lahiri)

    The play unfolds with Ananda Mohan, a traditional Hindu middle-class patriarch evoking the
    blessings of his ancestors on the occasion of Mahalaya. A decaying household steeped in poverty
    has not deterred the Purohit from his traditional beliefs and values. Jayanti, his bubbly teenage
    daughter still sheltered from the big bad world and Rebati, his eldest child, a beautiful young
    widow whose life had turned cold and frosty even before she could bask in the spring of life. And
    Anima, his wife and perhaps the only person who could understand the haplessness and
    helplessness of Anando Mohan.

    The complacency of the family is shaken with the entry of Haimanti, the second daughter of
    Anando Mohan on the evening of Maha Shasthi - the day that also marks the homecoming of Devi
    Durga. This was the girl who, six years back was ostracized and banished by her parents for
    unwittingly becoming a victim of a local goon's lust. The fear, shame and reluctance of own blood
    to accept her in their fold brings out the hypocrisy of our society.

    The play builds up as the erstwhile victim confronts her lover, Nikhilesh, her family and finally,
    Ratan Samanta, the man who had brutally scarred her for life . She rips off the masks from each
    one's face and brings out the ruthless and selfish face of hypocrisy.

    The play ends with the victim emerging as the victor by exposing the two faces of our society -
    one which worships the GODDESS in all her glory and the other which unflinchingly and
    mercilessly disowns a widowed daughter or a wronged sister or a victimised lover.

    On Stage (in order of appearance)


    Anima Jhumi Nag
    Rebati Ruma Ganguly
    Jayanti Mrinmoyee Modak
    Ananda Mohan Santanu Mukherjee
    Baadla Partha Pratim Kumar
    Haimanti Manisha Paul
    Mr. Shukla Mainak Mitra
    Dhali Didi Basudha Ghosh Mitra
    Nikhilesh Aninda Ghosh
    Nyapa Partha Ghosh
    Kalicharan Shilajit Das Bhowmik
    Mohan Asim Samanta
    Ratan Samanta Ramesh Singh Modak

    Back Stage:
    Set Design: Gaurab Malakar, Sanjib Kalsi, Bharat Bhai
    Music: Pratip Sengupta
    Light: Devashish Chakravarty
    Make up Sonu
    Stage Assistance Basudha Ghosh Mitra
    Stage Management: Partha Pratim Kumar

    Concept, Design and Direction


    DEVASHISH CHAKRAVARTY

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