About The Event
The Third Eye
Written by Jyotiba Phule as 'Trutya Ratna'
Translated into English by Rohini Mokashi-Punekar
The Third Eye, translated by Rohini Mokashi-Punekar is a dramatic reading of Jyotiba Phule's radical 1855 play 'Trutya Ratna', one of his earliest literary interventions on caste, gender and education and one of the earliest dramatic texts published in India. The reading returns to Phule's belief that education opens a "third eye" of self-awareness, dignity and liberation. Unfortunately, it took almost 150 years to reach an audience outside of its original Marathi readership.
The duration of the reading is 60 minutes, followed by a discussion about the play.
Credits
Dramatic Reading directed by Sharmistha Saha
Followed by discussion led by Ramu Ramanathan
Performed by Joy Sengupta, Padma Damodaran, Priyanka Charan, Kaustubh Harit, Mayuri Ravindra, Arpit Shashwat, Hrishabh Kanti
Music Design: Dhammrakshit Randive
Crew:
Saurabh Pratap Singh
Tarique Hameed
Gourab Ghosh
Poster inspired by the artwork of osheen.siva designed by Sharmistha Saha
