Asmita Summer Theatre Festival 15 May -11 July 2010

Asmita Summer Theatre Festival 15 May -11 July 2010

• Rajesh Kumar’s “Ambedkar aur Gandhi”
on 15th may 2010 7pm
Sri Ram Center, Mandi House, New Delhi

• Mohan Rakesh’s “Lehron ke Rajhans”
on 16th may 2010 7pm
Sri Ram Center, Mandi House, New Delhi

• Ashok Lal’s “Ek Mamooli Aadmi”
on 22 & 23 may 7:30pm
at India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

• Dario Fo’s “Operation Three Star”
based on ‘An accidental death of an anarchist’
on 29 & 30 may 7:30pm
at India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road

• Mahesh Dattani's “Final Solutions”
on 5th & 6th june 2010 7:30pm
at India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road

• Swadesh Deepak's “Court Martial”
on 12th & 13th june 2010 7:30pm
at India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road

• Harsh Mandar’s “Unsuni” that has been scripted by Mallika Sarabhai
on 19th & 20th june 2010, 7:30pm
at India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road

*27th June - Ashok Lal’s “Ek Mamooli Aadmi”a 7pm
Sri Ram Center, Mandi House, New Delhi

*3rd July -Mahesh Dattani's “Final Solutions”
7:30pm at India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road

*4th July -Swadesh Deepak's “Court Martial”
at 7:30pm at India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road

*10th & 11th July - G P Deshpande's Raste at SRC- new play

All plays Directed by Arvind Gaur.

Contacts-
9911013630 (Viren Basoya),9540656537 (Shilpi Marwaha),9555558812 (Pankaj Yadav),9899650509

Swadesh Deepak's “Court Martial directed by Arvind Gaur on 12th & 13th june 2010

Asmita Summer Theatre Festival 15 May -11 July 2010

Swadesh Deepak's “Court Martial
directed by Arvind Gaur
on 12th & 13th june 2010 7:30pm
at India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

When respect is denied to a man for the only reason that he is borne by 'low-caste' parents, the offence cannot simply be termed as a social violence. It assumes larger proportions of crime against humanity and society at large. Yet by the turn in situation the murderer becomes a winner whereas the victim is unforgiving.The culprit may receive severe punishment at the hands of the law but, in fact, it is the society which is put in the docks. Court Martial, written by Swadesh Deepak, is a story of recruit Ram Chander who is tried for murdering one of his officers and injuring another.
The Court Martial is presided by a war veteran. Col Surat Singh who has witnessed many 'life –and –death' situation. But this trial puts him in a queer position, so far unknown to him, and during the course of interrogation he realize that the issues at stake are much larger than what meets the eye. Realizing that the Indian army is the only government agency in which reservation on caste basis is not permissible. Court Martial presents a combination of legal and poetic justice.

"Not Just a Play: ‘Court Martial’ is not just a play written by Swadesh Deepak, directed by Arvind Gaur & enacted by Asmita-artistes. It is a burning truth of the Indian Society. Sensing that Indian Army is the only government institution, which does not permit caste-based reservations, ‘Court Martial’ presents a mixture of natural and legal justice, which is not only the truth of the Indian Army, but that of the whole Indian Society. That, despite all his qualifications, an individual is traumatised because of his low-caste origins is not merely social violence, but a crime against humanity. The monotony of the long court-trial was pre-empted by the seasoned performance of the Asmita artistes. This Asmita-presentation has proved to be a soothing experience, after many years, for Swadesh Deepak who created a countrywide flutter through this play. "
Excellent acting, live and memorable…..worth visit.
- Ajeet Rai (Nav Bharat Times)
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Dario fo's Operation Three Star on 29th & 30th May at IHC directed By Arvind Gaur

Asmita Summer theatre Festival 2010
Dario Fo’s Comic- Satire "Operation Three Star"
on 29th 30th May at 7.30pm at India Habitat Centre.
(Hindi adaptation of Accidental Death of an Anarchist)
Adaptation in Hindi by Amitabh Srivastava,
Lyrics -Piyush Mishra
directed by Arvind Gaur
Actors - Viren Basoya,Shilpi Marwaha, Malay Garg, Saurab Pal,Pankaj Raj Yadav,Bajrang Bali Singh
Reviews -Today when newspaper headlines are screaming about police atrocities, operation three star becomes a compelling study on the anatomy of violence...taut, energetic and embellished with a compelling performance by actors,OTS becomes a noteworthy addition to Asmita's repertoire… Imaginative methodology, which is reflected in,plays Tughlaq, Court-Martial and O.T.S
- Nikhat Kazmi (Times of India )

Very relevant and timely...the play comes down hard on police brutality, inefficiency & connivance .
- Smita Nirula (Pioneer)

Gaur updated the script with contemporary references of police Violence, bhagalpur, rape in police custody, killing of two innocent Businessmen in C.P
- Kavita Nagpal (Hindustan Times)

Arvind Gaur's direction has acquired a noticeable tautness...the tempo was well maintained and changes of scene effected smoothly...Thought provoking. The group sang, danced and soft peddled and Impressed the
full house.
-Saroj Vashist (Delhi Monday)

Competent direction...powerful performance...one more achievement by Arvind Gau and his team Asmita.
- Amit Kumar (Rashtriya Sahara)

About The Play

Grounded in a very specific, disturbing political reality the Operation Three Star (Adaptaion of Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist ) offers a scathing comment the real events which are criminal and obscene in their brutality: Crimes of the state .
With his seemingly insane logic the maniac is instrumental in unmasking the criminal folly of the law enforcing agency in its attempts to cover up heinous action. He persistently ridicules the police's shaky case and forces them to re-enact the situation in that led to the 'suicide' of a 'terrorist' under their custody.
Subsequently, they contradict themselves to dismantle the whole issue of half-truths and non-sequiturs. An escalating series of impersonations and misunderstandings extend a particular viewpoint.
The jerk from comic gags to a fuller awareness of serious issue becomes a potent device as the crude violence of the power-that-be is recognized.

Ticket-Rs 50
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Ashok Lal's Ek Mamooli Aadmi on 22nd & 23 rd May at IHC directed By Arvind Gaur

Asmita Summer Theatre Festival 15 May -11 July 2010
Ashok Lal's -Ek Mamooli Aadmi directed by Arvind Gaur
Music by Dr. Sangeeta Gaur
on 22 nd & 23nd May at 7.30pm
at India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.

Actors-Viren Basoya (Ishwar Chand Awasthi, the protagonist), Shilpi Marwaha, Bajrang Bali Singh,Pooja Pradaan, Malya Garg,Pankaj Raj Yadav,Saurab Pal,Arvind Kesari,Disha Arora,Kakoli Gaur, Wreicha,Saveree Gaur,Himansu Maggu ,Shiv Chauhan,Devesh,Palak ,Suraj Singh,Rahul Khanna ,Pankaj,rahul dheer,Anish Kumar,Ketan Kalra,Narendra Thakur,Himansu Katara,Manu Chaudhary,Arvind Keshari,Pankaj Shandilya,Dipesh Mohlay,Satya,Manoj Yadav,Sachin Saxena,Nitish,Gaurav Mishra,Tarun,Pankaj Datta,Abhay,Tarun,Ankit Jain.


'Ek Mamooli Aadmi' is one more milestone in Asmita's engaging repertoire of meaningful theatre.
-Nikhat Kazmi (Times of India)

Meaningful production.. .Another feather in the cap of a young director Arvind Gaur.
-Kavita Nagpal (H T)

'Ek Mamooli Aadmi' is an excellent play with a lot of humou , lot of life's reality
-Smita Nirula (Pioneer)

The play is built around the protagonist Umesh's curiosity to find out why Brahmins had refused to participate in his father's 'tehrvi' ... production is excellent... innovative...
-Romesh Chander (Hindu)

Written by Ashok Lal and directed by Arvind Gaur (अरविन्द गौड़), the play is a deeply moving description of the travails of a middle-aged clerk who knows of his impending death. Reserved, reclusive and politically correct Ishwar Chand, decides to do some unusual things before dying. The acts are not a result of angst or deeds of rebellion, Ishwar just wants to savour another life, paint a new picture of himself for his own viewing. His escape from reality is a challenge to that very reality. Death becomes a motivation for pleasure; he wants to please others, see others happy, and make others fulfilled
- Indian Express
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About the play
'Ek Mamooli Aadmi' underlines those features of an urban middle class setting which make the yearning for real happiness an agonizing experience. The play also accentuates the contours of a system in which even biological relations are bound to breed loneliness and family becomes fatal to an individual.
Ishwar Chand Awasthi, the protagonist, is to die soon and this fact makes him realise that it was not life that he led so far, it was death, unnoticed and unannounced. The perception of this death animates him and he turns to be the source of others' happiness- an extraordinary asset to life and society.
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Director's Note
For Asmita Theatre, a new production has always been a part of a process – a fresh chance to react within ourselves and our society, to explore new dimensions in theatre – our choice of socially relevant themes being an extension of this goal. 'Ek Mamooli Aadmi' started off as an exercise to explore ways of using time and space to convey the underlying theme.
During this process we discovered various aspects of our society as it stands today, under the shadow of a consumerist culture, where the base of many a relationship is superficial and the individual is often left with a feeling of loneliness and existential angst- yet often indifferent and unwilling to make a change.
As this play exposes the political and social attitudes and priorities of our society on a smaller canvas such as that of the family and workplace, my actors were involved in an intensive process of looking at their immediate world both inner and outer, with a fresh perspective.
Many a moment in 'Ek Mamooli Aadmi' rose out of much debate and discussion. I hope that this play makes relevant and positive contribution – as t has to us and puts forth a fresh set of questions that we may ask of our society and ourselves

Actors-
Viren Basoya (Ishwar Chand Awasthi, the protagonist), Shilpi Marwaha, Bajrang Bali Singh, Malya Garg,Pankaj Raj Yadav,Saurab Pal,Wreicha Sharma,Md Waseem,Arvind Kesari,Disha Arora,Kakoli Gaur, Saveree Gaur,Himansu Maggu ,Shiv Chauhan,Devesh,Palak ,Suraj Singh,Rahul Khanna ,Pankaj,rahul dheer,Anish Kumar,Ketan Kalra,Narendra Thakur,Himansu Katara,Manu Chaudhary,Arvind Keshari,Pankaj Shandilya,Dipesh Mohlay,Satya,Manoj Yadav,Sachin Saxena,Nitish,Gaurav Mishra,Tarun,Pankaj Datta,Abhay,Tarun,Ankit Jain.
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Mohan Rakesh's Lehron ke Rajhans directed By Arvind Gaur on 16th May at SRC

ASMITA SUMMER THEATRE FESTIVAL 2010
Mohan Rakesh's" Leheron Ke Raj Hans" (लहरों के राजहंस)
directed by Arvind Gaur
16th May,2010 at 7pm ,
Sri Ram Centre,Safdar Hashmi Marg,Mandi House

Actors- Viren Basoya,Shilpi Marwaha, Pooja Pradaan, Pankaj Raj Yadav, Malay Garg,Shiv chauhan, Disha Arora, Saurab Pal,Vrinda Vedi
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"Leheron Ke Raj Hans' (मोहन राकेश का नाटक - लहरों के राजहंस )The Swans of the Waves),based on ancient Buddhist tale of love, conflict ,inner struggle and renunciation.'Leheron Ke Raj Hans' is the most noted play of Mohan Rakesh, an ancient Buddhist tale on the renunciation of the Buddha, and its after affects on his close family, was first written as short story and later turned it into a radio play for Radio and broadcast under the title "Sundri", though his struggle over different versions of the play lasted for nearly 20 years, before creating his masterpiece.

Review By Sushil Chandra -
When a piece of literature is made into a film or a play, what is the yardstick of success? This has been an eternal question and many masters have fallen by wayside in this attempt. A filmmaker of Gurudatt’s caliber has failed to capture the essence of ‘Saheb Bibi Gulam’. In my view only two filmmakers have succeeded in the attempt_ Bimal Roy in ‘Devdas’ and Ray in ‘Shatranj Ke Khiladi’. My own yardstick is simple-whether the play or film is a simply a visual translation or it has been able to add additional depth, additional meaning or additional nuances to the original piece.
Watching Arvind Gaur’s rendering of ‘Lahron Ke Rajhans’ by Mohan Rakesh, I was looking for these additional chunks of depth, meaning or nuances and was positively surprised. The dark and unexplored recesses of human relationships have been brought alive with such stunning clarity; it leaves the viewer completely naked in front of the mirror. Though the storyline is timed in ancient Buddhist era, when Buddha returns to Kapilvastu after attaining Nirvana, the conflicts of various selves of men and women and the conflict of these conflicts with the external environment is eternal and probably more relevant in modern times and so the play is about modern people in modern times.
Coming to the original question, is this conflict of conflicts an added nuance not realized at the level of the book? The question can really be answered only by watching the play live. The complex conundrum of insecurity, narcissism, snobbery and paranoia portrayed by Sundari is rather difficult to grasp at the level of script without watching Shilpi Marwaha portraying it. Similarly the turbulence and the conflict of being torn between contradictory pulls and pressures felt by Nand can be realized only by watching Viren Basoya portraying it.
This was the third play by Arvind Gaur, which I have watched (after ‘Ansuni’ and ‘Ambedkar Aur Gandhi’) and I found both continuity and change in his style and technique. I have notice a tendency to use music and poetry to amplify the effect and the passion of an activist, which predictably was absent in this play as probably he saw no scope for them in this play. I feel, any musical or poetic interlude would have diluted the intensity of emotional interplay. In fact the play has been so tightly scripted by Rakesh, not a word can be added or removed. Where I could sense the continuity of style is the imaginative simplicity of stage layouting. In fact, while reading the play it is difficult to visualize that space can be used with such simplicity. I particularly find this simplistic use of stage space, the strongest point in Arvind’s plays. Probably the skill sets of street theatre are playing a major role here.
But, unquestionably, the aspect which adds depth to the play is the display of multidimensional pathos by Shilpi and Viren. At the risk of being personal, I must say, it is difficult to imagine actors at such young age, displaying such a deep understanding of human psyche.
Mohan Rakesh has been my favorite playwright, and this play has been least talked about compared to ‘Ashadh Ka Ek Din’ and ‘Adhe Adhure’. But I find it most fascinating because of its non judgmental study of human relationships. Fortunately, this presentation has been able to capture the complexity with amazing simplicity. This duality of simplicity and complexity is the hallmark of Arvind’s stagecraft.
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Special thanks to- Smt.Anita Rakesh
and Dept of Buddhist Studies, University Of Delhi

Rajesh Kumar's Ambedkar Aur Gandhi on 15th May at SRC Directed by Arvind Gaur

ASMITA SUMMER THEATRE FESTIVAL 2010
Asmita Theatre presents Rajesh Kumar's
"Ambedkar AUR Gandhi"
directed by Arvind Gaur
on 15th May 2010 at Sri Ram Centre,Mandi House

Actors- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar - Bajrang Bali Singh,M.K.Gandhi - Viren Basoya,Rama Bai- Shilpi Marwaha,Gayakwad -Raj Sharma,Devrao Nayak -Saurabh Pal,Kedarkar- Malay Garg,Devdas Gandhi -Pankaj Raj Yadav,Patel -Shiv Chauhan,Annie Besant -Pooja Pradaan,Malviya -Pankaj Datta,Mahadev Bhai -Surj Singh,Sarojini Naidu -Disha Arora, Mahar-Saveree Gaur, Kakoli Gaur,Brahmin: Palak Bhutani,Temple Priest: Rahul Khanna
Chorus - Pankaj Raj Yadav,Shilpi Marwaha,Kakoli Gaur,Saveree Gaur,Himanshu Maggu,Irfan Khan,Shiv Chauhan,Vallari Shrivastva,Vrinda Vedi,Disha Arora,Wreicha Sharma,Shashank Sharma,Rahul Khanna,Devesh Nigam,Palak Bhutani,Suraj Singh,Pankaj Datta,Tanmay Prasad,Shalini Rai,Anish Kumar,Md. Waseem,Arvind Keshari,Tosham Aacharya,Pooja Pradaan,Ketan Kalra,Narender Thakur,Himanshu Katara,Dipesh Mohlay,Manu Chowdhay,Rahul Rai,Manoj Yadav,Sachin Saxena,Nitish,Abhay,Gaurav Mishra,Tarun,Ankit Jain,Pankaj Sandilya,Niraj,Ajay,Amit Kr. Mishra...
Credits-
Poems- Avataar Singh Paash (पाश ),Shankar Shailendra ,Bhupen Hazarika,Bob Dylan
Music by Dr.Sangeeta Gaur with musicians - Sandy , Anil Mishra & Mohit Sharma
Group Incharge ; Viren Basoya,Production : Raj Sharma and Pankaj Raj Yadav
Asmita Theatre- Celebrating 18th year of theatre movement

Tickets at Rs.200, Rs.100 & Rs.50
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Street Play "Nanhe Munne Bachche" directed by Arvind Gaur

Asmita Theatre Group in association with Aroh Foundation presents
Street Play “Nanhe Munne Bachche” directed by Arvind Gaur at Jantar Mantar
on 1st May,2010 at 5.00pm
About the play “Nanhe Munne Bachche “-
The play focuses on the need to give equal rights to street children. Basic rights to study, to play and live their childhood. Do we want to give our children tools to work or a kalam (pen) in their hands thereby making them the responsible citizens of a progressive nation?
The little ‘workforce of chhotus’ is found in every sector and industry, doing all sorts of menial jobs. Belonging to abysmally poor families, these children struggle to bring home a few pennies. They start their day early on an empty stomach and may or may not get a stomach fill at the end of the hard day’s work
While the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, came into force on the 1st of April 2010, is being hailed as historic by the educated world, these children and their parents are oblivious of any such development which might change their lives for better. The parents are poor migrants who do not have enough earnings to sustain the family. Each person must be a working hand if he has to live and survive. Besides, the documents, resident proofs and affidavits needed for school admission are not available.
Taking children out of this pathetic situation is easier said than done. They contribute, however little, to their parent's income. Older children sometimes ‘make’ up to 50 rupees, which is about as much as adults. In India, where many people don't even earn the minimum wage, every rupee is invaluable.
And thus we as socially responsible theatre actors are taking a step forward towards this goal through the medium of relevant theatre. So join us in this social initiative and be the change you want to see as we believe that if we all do this together, we will definitely succeed.
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ACTORS - Viren Basoya, Shilpi Marwaha .Pankaj Raj Yadav, Malay Garg, Shiv Chauhan, Disha Arora,Saurabh Pal,Rahul Khanna, Himansu Maggo,Palak Bhutani,Anish Kumar,Devesh Nigam,Ketan Kalra,Narendra Thakur,Suraj Singh,Himansu Katara,Manu Chaudhary,Arvind Keshari,Pankaj Shandilya,Dipesh Mohlay,Satya,Manoj Yadav,Sachin Saxena,Nitish,Gaurav Mishra,Tarun,Pankaj Datta,Abhay,Tarun.
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Special thanks to Aroh Foundation & Smile Foundation
For Details Contact -9540656537,9958793683,9911013630,9899650509
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"GARBAGE" Street Play directed by Arvind Gaur from 19 April to 24 April

Street Play "Garbage " by Asmita Theatre Group
from 19 April,2010 to 24 April,2010
at New Friends Colony Community Centre.

The play focuses on the need for basic civic sense in our country.
Civic sense is nothing but social ethics. It is belief in hygiene, respect for other members of society, and human behaviour. It is consideration by the people for the unspoken norms of society. A lot of people assume that civic sense is just about keeping the roads, streets and public property clean. But civic sense is more than that; it has to do with law-abiding, respect for fellow men and maintaining decorum in public places.

Civic sense, or rather the lack of it, is a topic that has been widely discussed and argued in India. Somehow, most Indians do not care much for civic sense. And this attitude is prevalent across all sections of society. We people today are so driven towards our personal goals that civic sense as an ethic has become a low priority, almost a nuisance for us. We don’t realise that this sort of attitude is not going to harm anyone else but “US” only. Civic sense has dropped to an all-time low in recent years, as is rather obvious from the current state of society.

Being inconsiderate towards fellow society members will only come right back at us. We have to be social, mature and unbiased when it comes to situations in public. The current state of public transport, for example, is disheartening. And we have no one to blame but “ourselves” for this condition. There are spit marks, urine, vulgar graffiti, random garbage and overflowing sewers at every nook and corner of India. NO city in this country has managed to fight the menace. It is easy to pin everything on the government, but people must first question themselves and their own civic sense. Roads are not dirty because nobody cleaned it, but because somebody dirtied it in the first place.

Using 'everybody does it' and ‘what difference can I alone make’ is an excuse and only an excuse. The action has to start from US only. If every individual does his or her own bit, he or she can definitely make a huge difference and can lead to change. India has really diverse people and the need of the hour is general civic sense.

And thus we as socially responsible theatre actors are taking a step forward towards this goal through the medium of relevant theatre. So join us in this social initiative and be the change you want to see as we believe that if we all do this together, we will definitely succeed.
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ACTORS
Shiv Chauhan, Disha Arora,Saurab Pal,Rahul Khanna, Himansu Maggu,Palak Bhutani,,Pankaj Raj Yadav,Anish Kumar,Devesh Nigam,Ketan Kalra,Narendra Thakur,Suraj Singh,Himansu Katara,Manu Chaudhary,Arvind Keshari,Pankaj Shandilya,Dipesh Mohlay,Satya,Manoj Yadav,Sachin Saxena,Nitish,Gaurav Mishra,Tarun,Pankaj Datta,Abhay,Tarun,Ankit Jain,Pooja Pradaan, Shilpi Marwaha,

About- DOR- Duties Over Rights
a group of students and young professionals who believe in our responsibilities as citizens of the nation. We believe that together, we can be a part of the change that we want to see. Our mission is to instill a better moral and civic sense in the minds of our people, to be able to emerge as a united society working towards the good of the nation.

Keeping the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in mind, our first project is ‘United for Commonwealth’ which will focus on the cleanliness of the state through which we aspire to achieve our stated mission. We endeavor to do this by involving maximum participation with the cooperation of individuals and the support of government authorities and other private institutions.

UNSUNI based on Harsh Mander’s book ,Script by Mallika Sarabhai 17th April

Aman Biradari and Asmita theatre presents -
"UNSUNI " based on Harsh Mander’s book Unheard Voices,
Script by Mallika Sarabhai directed by Arvind Gaur
on 17th April at 7.00pm.The Dil Se Campaign Annual Day
at the New Ummeed Campus in Qutub Area ,Vocational Training Centre,
Near Qutub Bus Stand,Qutub Minar,Mahrauli.

Unsuni - Unsuni is a socially relevant and politically deep script by Mallika Sarabhai, based on the Novel "Unheard Voices" by Harsh Mander. In a Society where the success of a handful makes bigger news than the misery of millions, a set of 5 monologues dares to speak out for the mute, the desolate, the chronically ignored... a woefully unloved India, full of People but starved of life.Unsuni lifts the veil around harsh realities faced by the diversity afflicted people of our country.
Street urchins abandoned by society to fend for themselves in the face of adversity; tribal people forced to surrender their honour to repacious land grabbers; scavengers and lepers who have never known the meaning of human dignity are some specific problems addressed by the play. The volatile nature of religious politics coupled with an incompetent judicial structure is also portrayed with grave honesty. In the depiction of all these causes is a common underlying plea for us to open our eyes to the bigger picture, to share that human worth which we for ourselves claim as a right, but deprive others of without justification.The play overall is an intense reminder of horrors towards which we voluntarily turn a deaf ear. It does not aim to downplay the success of those who do make it to the top, but is a call to the privileged to consider those who deserve equal rights, but lack equal opportunity

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The Dil Se Campaign -
The Dil Se Campaign, was conceived as a collaboration of caring between governments and citizens, to secure the rights of the most vulnerable urban child. These children are forced to make the streets and railway platforms their home, and who earn by picking rags, begging or other street based work. Today Dil Se is a joint initiative between Aman Biradari, Center for Equity Studies, the Yusuf Meherally Center, and the Delhi Government Department of Education's Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan program. It aims at extending to these children comprehensive care in open residential homes (which we call Aman Ghars or Homes of Peace), based on their inherent and citizen-based rights to protection, food, education, health care, recreation, and love, including mainstream education, and in close integration with children who have families.

In the Dil Se campaign, we now have six Aman Ghars in Delhi and Hyderabad, with around 350 former street children in our comprehensive long-term care in Delhi alone. When Dil Se began its campaign four years ago, it did so without resources and without any buildings, only with a dream. Now, thanks to support from the Delhi Government and numerous other organizations, and the love, resilience, bravery, and talent of our children, we have come along way. We still have a great deal further to travel, but we will do it together.

Street Play on Domestic Help on 15th April directed by Arvind Gaur

Street Play on domestic help-"Naukarani" directed by Arvind Gaur on 15th April.
15th April at Lucknow Lancer Road Near DU Marg and Patrachar Basti Near Dilli Vishwavidyalay at 5.30-6:30 pm

The play focuses on the need of decent work for domestic workers specially women.The play opens with a song ending in a marketplace of domestic girls. It shows a contractor trying to sell various categories of Girls(domestic workers ) and charging extra amount to evade the verification process. The focus of the scene is the lack of any legislation covering domestic workers, which makes it easy to flout and buy any rules relating to them.
Then the play highlights how the virtually nameless and faceless class of domestic workers is bereft of all minimum conditions of work stipulated by Law such as maternity benefits, sick leaves etc. It also draws attention to child labor.
Finally the play brings to light the sexual abuse ,domestic violence ,discrimination and issue of trafficing etc of female workers and how even the police generally sides with the richer and the more influential party - the employer. The play ends on a high note putting forth some startling facts relating to domestic workers and their living conditions and thus opening up various planes of discussion.
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Street Play "Garbage" on 14 th & 15 th April directed by Arvind Gaur

Street Play "Garbage "
by Asmita Theatre Group
on 14th and 15 th April
14th April at Bhajanpura ,Gawdi Village Near Gonda at 5:30pm
15th April at Lucknow Lancer Road Near DU Marg at 5:30 pm
Patrachar Basti Near Dilli Vishwavidyalay at7:00 pm

Actors-Shiv Chauhan, Disha Arora,Saurab Pal,Rahul Khanna, Himansu Maggu,Palak Bhutani,,Pankaj Raj Yadav,Anish Kumar,Devesh Nigam,Ketan Kalra,Narendra Thakur,Suraj Singh,Himansu Katara,Manu Chaudhary,Arvind Keshari,Pankaj Shandilya,Dipesh Mohlay,Rahul Rai,Manoj Yadav,Sachin Saxena,Nitish,Gaurav Mishra,Tarun,Pankaj Datta,Abhay,Tarun,Ankit Jain,Pooja Pradaan, Shilpi Marwaha,Shiv Kanoongo

Street Play on Domestic Help directed by Arvind Gaur

Street Play on domestic help-"Naukarani" directed by Arvind Gaur on 14th April at Gawdi Village,Bhajanpura,Near Gonda.East Delhi.
The play focuses on the need of decent work for domestic workers specially women.The play opens with a song ending in a marketplace of domestic girls. It shows a contractor trying to sell various categories of Girls(domestic workers ) and charging extra amount to evade the verification process. The focus of the scene is the lack of any legislation covering domestic workers, which makes it easy to flout and buy any rules relating to them.
Then the play highlights how the virtually nameless and faceless class of domestic workers is bereft of all minimum conditions of work stipulated by Law such as maternity benefits, sick leaves etc. It also draws attention to child labor.
Finally the play brings to light the sexual abuse ,domestic violence ,discrimination and issue of trafficing etc of female workers and how even the police generally sides with the richer and the more influential party - the employer. The play ends on a high note putting forth some startling facts relating to domestic workers and their living conditions and thus opening up various planes of discussion.
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Actors-
Pankaj Raj Yadav,Shilpi Marwaha,Shiv Chauhan, Disha Arora,Saurab Pal,Pooja Pradaan,Rahul Khanna, Himansu Maggu,Palak Bhutani,Anish Kumar,Devesh Nigam,Ketan Kalra,Narendra Thakur,Suraj Singh,Himansu Katara,Manu Chaudhary,Arvind Keshari,Pankaj Shandilya,Dipesh Mohlay,Manoj Yadav,Sachin Saxena,Nitish,Gaurav Mishra,Tarun,Pankaj Datta,Abhay,Tarun...

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Rajesh Kumar's Ambedkar Aur Gandhi by Arvind Gaur at JNU

On the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti ,
Asmita theatre & United Dalit Student Forum (UDSF) presents
Rajesh Kumar's Ambedkar Aur Gandhi
directed by Arvind Gaur
at KC OAT Jawaharlal Nehru University
on 13th April 2010

ACTORS- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar - - Bajrang Bali Singh, M.K.Gandhi - Viren Basoya, Rama Bai-Shilpi Marwaha, Gayakwad -Raj Sharma, Devrao Nayak -Saurabh Pal, Kedarkar- Malay Garg, Devdas Gandhi -Pankaj Raj Yadav, Sardar Patel -Shiv Chauhan, Sarojini Naidu -Disha Arora, Annie Besant -Pooja Pradaan, Malviya -Pankaj Datta, Mahadev Bhai -Suraj Singh, CHORUS - Pankaj Raj Yadav,Shilpi Marwaha,Rahul Khanna,Kakoli Gaur,Saveree Gaur,Himanshu Maggu,Shiv Chauhan,Disha Arora,Devesh Nigam,Palak Bhutani,Suraj Singh,Pankaj Datta,Tanmay Prasad,Anish Kumar,Arvind Keshari,Tosham Aacharya,Pooja Pradaan,Ketan Kalra,Narender Thakur,Himanshu Katara,Dipesh Mohlay,Manu Chowdhay,Rahul Dhir,Manoj Yadav,Dev Rajpal,Sachin Saxena,Nitish,Abhay Malhotra,Gaurav Mishra,Tarun,Ankit Jain,Pankaj Sandilya,Niraj,Ajay,Amit Kr. Mishra,Vallari Shrivastva,Vrinda Vedi
Credits-
POEMS- Avataar Singh Paash (पाश ),Shankar Shailendra ,Bhupen Hazarika,Bob Dylan
MUSIC by Dr.Sangeeta Gaur with musicians - Sandy , Anil Mishra & Mohit Sharma
Group Incharge ; Viren Basoya,Production : Raj Sharma and Pankaj Raj Yadav
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Rahul Dev -99903075599
On behalf of United Dalit Student Forum (UDSF)

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