The independence day weekend just went by. In his maiden independence day speech,the new PM announced the scrapping of the 64 year old Nehruvian Planning Commission with a new think tank entity. Amidst serious debates on the new think tank panel , my only thought was economics students would now probably be spared the horror of going through archaic histories of the 5 year plans. My most memorable independence day was the Chamser Kangri adventure in Ladakh a few years back when we were supposed to summit on the 15th but had to turn back because of bad weather.Only reminds me of how long it has been since I put on my trekking boots last :-).
Closer home , the three day weekend holiday turned out to be a great chance to catch up with theatre. With parents in town , we went to watch Gasha - a play in Hindi set against the backdrop of the Kashmir imroglio and the tale of a fractured friendship between two boys , a Kashmiri Pundit and a Kashmiri Muslim. The play is the third and final part of the Kashmir Trilogy, the first two parts being Rizwaan (2010, First Festival of Contemporary Indian Theatre in Paris) and Djinns of Eidgah (Royal Court Theatre, London) but can be viewed independent of the two parts. The narrative straddles swiftly between the past and the present to weave the tale of the two boys but never loses rythm. It's also surprisingly hilarious for a backdrop which couldn't be more serious and keeps the audience breaking into peals of laughter. A lovely evening spent at Jagriti (which now also sells cutting chai and samosa) followed by a Sunday lunch inspired by the Bongmom cookbook cuisine. The mom okayed it (yippee!), a perfect end to the weekend holiday:-).
Closer home , the three day weekend holiday turned out to be a great chance to catch up with theatre. With parents in town , we went to watch Gasha - a play in Hindi set against the backdrop of the Kashmir imroglio and the tale of a fractured friendship between two boys , a Kashmiri Pundit and a Kashmiri Muslim. The play is the third and final part of the Kashmir Trilogy, the first two parts being Rizwaan (2010, First Festival of Contemporary Indian Theatre in Paris) and Djinns of Eidgah (Royal Court Theatre, London) but can be viewed independent of the two parts. The narrative straddles swiftly between the past and the present to weave the tale of the two boys but never loses rythm. It's also surprisingly hilarious for a backdrop which couldn't be more serious and keeps the audience breaking into peals of laughter. A lovely evening spent at Jagriti (which now also sells cutting chai and samosa) followed by a Sunday lunch inspired by the Bongmom cookbook cuisine. The mom okayed it (yippee!), a perfect end to the weekend holiday:-).
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