Team Goemkarponn
CANACONA: Palshetchi Vihir, the widely appreciated Marathi drama, written by late Vijaykumar Naik and produced by Rudreshwar Panaji will be staged at ManoSobha Kalaghar in Canacona on 5 April.
Originally directed by the playwrighter late Mr Naik himself, performances of this famous play had stopped due to several unavoidable circumstances for the last couple of years, though there was public demand.
Deepak Amonkar of Rudreshwar Panaji has re-directed this play. Its first performance was held at the most prestigious Bharat Rang Mahotsav organised by the National School of Drama, in Goa in January.
The play is based on a painful struggle Hirabai Pednekar, the first-ever Marathi script writer, went through while coming up as an artist. Hailing from Devdasi community, the most talented singer, actor and writer Hirabai had to face several obstacles to establish herself as a successful theatre personality, from the male-dominated society and the upper-caste hegemony.
The play depicts how Hirabai fought it with a progressive outlook.
“It’s the painful experience of women’s empowerment, though equally inspiring for the womenfolk”, says Amonkar.
Goa’s movement to liberate the Devdasi community is considered to be the most successful silent revolution in India to date. This play in the taluka of Canacona holds special significance since this inspiring movement began from the villages of Poinguinim and Loliem in the southernmost taluka of the state.
In view of this, Sudesh Prabhudesai, Secretary of ManoShobha Kalaghar, has appealed to all people, especially women and the younger generation, to come to watch the play in large numbers.
The play will be held on Saturday at 6.30 pm at ManoShobha Kalaghar, situated at Agas in Loliem village of Canacona, informed Sudesh Prabhudesai.
