About The Event
The play Andha Yug (1953) is set in evening of the last eighteenth day of the Great war of Mahabharata. The play was written after the turbulent times of partition of India and Pakistan that took place in 1947. It is a metaphorical play that mourns for the loss of ethical and human values. In other words, it is an interpretation of modern turbulent times that is depicted using the characters of the epic Mahabharata symbolically and metaphorically.
The play begins with the Mahabharata war which took place between Kauravas and Pandavas for the throne of Hastinapur. The kingdom is burning and the battlefield is now covered with dead bodies and vultures. It is about the post war disconcerted survivors of the Kaurava clan. However, when Pandavas won the war Kauravas, who lost once again decides to avenge against the Pandavas. Ashwatthama releases the Brahmastra, the ultimate weapon that can destroy the world. The play centres on Krishna who could not ensure peace. However, Krishna’s presence throughout the play is significant that tells us that ethical and moral values are always at hand in all the situations and times to human beings. It is we, human beings who have to choose and follow the path.
