World Theatre Day

On March 27, the world celebrated Theatre day. I attended a panel discussion on theatre and found it quite riveting. Where have the patrons of theatre gone? - That was the topic. Well, with the kind of theatre being churned out, is it a wonder that patrons are running for cover? Being a part of the Creative Arts gave me an insight into what experimental theatre is all about. The director, Ramanjit Kaur, has been working on site-specific theatre where the audience too has a part to play and is unsure of what to expect next. Our play, The Merry Go Round - Another Spin, was quite a show stealer when it was staged. Attracting audience is no mean feat. Stage something new and exciting, a play that seriously wants to make a difference, really wants to communicate with the audience, then and only then will theatre get more eyeballs, sorry to use that word.

The archipelago of Bengal

Fisherman at work

Low tide

Sunset at Sunderbans

Sundarbans

I recently read Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide and I was glad that I did. I had visited the Sundarbans in Jan this year and the book simply added a magical quality to the place. The different moods of the rivers, the islands totally at the mercy of nature, the hardworking fisherfolk, the bhotbhoti and the saga of Bon Bibi, all seemed so real, and all because I was right there, feeling the breeze tugging my hair, smelling the salty air, peering into the pitch black night and marveling at the mangroves.

Trip to Gangasagar

Kapil muni's Ashram

Bathing at Gangasagar

Naga sadhus

I went to Gangasagar for a day in Jan this year. It is said about this place: Gangasagar is such a holy pilgrimage that one visit is enough to cleanse all your bad karma. Need I say more???