 New Delhi: Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's emblematic play 'Muktadhara' (The Waterfall) has come alive in a retelling by noted director-playwright Bhanu Bharti.
His production 'Tamasha Na Hua' (There was no Fun) is timed to coincide with the poet's 150th birth anniversary this year.
"The re-enactment of the 1922 play which raises vital issues about man, machine and the conflict between humanity, development and nature in a contemporary light is a tribute to the bard from Bengal," Bharti told IANS.
"'Muktadhara', often hailed as one of Tagore's finest plays, is interpreted as the poet's admiration for Mahatma Gandhi's peaceful co-existential philosophy and the poet's denouncement of the machine in favour of human freedom," he added.
Bharti's play picks up the threads of narrative action from 'Yantraraj Vibhuti' - the royal mechanic's endeavour to set up the damming device.
'Tamasha Na Hua' is being staged at the Shriram Theatre in the national capital June 28-30, following which the production will tour the country.
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