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The five-day-long Kalegala Sangada Matukate (A Conversation with Arts), ended with an effectual staging of Koohoo, a play directed by Arunlal, astatine Heggodu successful Sagar taluk connected Sunday (October 5, 2025). The artists of Little Earth School of Theatre successful Kerala performed to a packed Shivarama Karantha Rangamandira.
Interestingly, the bid dons the relation of the main quality successful the play and acts are held astatine antithetic railway stations. The play narrates antithetic stories associated with themes including war, Indian state movement, sacrifice by soldiers, communal hatred, the state’s apathy towards sufferings of communal radical among others.
Through the trains, the manager and publication writer Arunlal tells the incidents astatine railway stations including Chandini, Begunkodoor, Dimapur, Podanur, Godhra, Kakori, Lahore, Pretoria successful South Africa. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
The assemblage was highly impressed by the usage of alloy trunk boxes arsenic large properties for the stage. The boxes acted arsenic philharmonic instruments, a railway wagon, Gandhi’s spinning wheel, dustbin, interiors of railway manager and galore much things, depending connected the scene. As they took antithetic shape, the assemblage responded with a circular appreciation successful the signifier of claps.
Through the trains, playwright and manager Arunlal tells the incidents astatine railway stations including Chandini, Begunkodoor, Dimapur, Podanur, Godhra, Kakori, Lahore, Pretoria successful South Africa. The presumption astatine Begunkodoor successful West Bengal remained closed for 42 years pursuing unnatural decease of a pistillate and astatine Pretoria successful South Africa, Mahatma Gandhi was sent retired of the archetypal people train, contempt having valid ticket, successful 1893.
Godhra witnessed a calamity wherever karsevaks were acceptable connected occurrence successful 2002. Podanur railway presumption was a witnesser to the decease of farmers, who were arrested for their revolt against the British successful 1921. They had been made to question successful windowless wagon without nutrient and water. Kakori presumption is the spot of an important occurrence successful the state struggle. Through the Lahore station, the play brought the images of partition connected the stage. Besides, the play included enactment of the train-scene from Satyajit Ray’s movie Pather Panchali.
The show besides sought people’s attraction to the caller incidents successful Manipur and Gaza. The narrator reached retired to the assemblage with a message: “War whitethorn hap successful a distant land, but dilatory it volition scope you”.
A inactive from Koohoo, a 105-minute-long play directed by Arunlal, that captivated the audience’s attraction astatine Heggodu successful Sagar taluk connected October 5. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
The euphony and choreography were a stand-out. The inheritance euphony created the ambiance of a railway presumption with repeated announcements akin to those of the accomplishment and departure of trains. The play ended with a affirmative note: “The bid to equality and bid is moving late, expected to arrive”.
The 105-minute-long play captivated the audience’s attention. Even aft the amusement was over, the assemblage were seen discussing the performance, choreography, lighting, the narration and originative usage of properties.
