Nation forced to endorse religion every day, and it creates a sense of fear: Marathi Playwright, threatre director Satish Alekar

Marathi playwright and theatre manager Satish Alekar said that for the past fewer years since 2014, the radical of the federation had been forced to ‘endorse their religion each day’ and that created a consciousness of fear.

Speaking astatine the valedictory ceremonial of the five-day Kalegala Sangada Matukate connected Sunday, Mr. Alekar said, “Every time we person been reminded that we beryllium to Hindu dharma. I americium a calved Hindu, we followed Hindu rituals astatine my home. Earlier, we were ne'er asked astir religion. But, the contiguous concern is precise scary. That fearfulness should beryllium brought connected to the theatre space,” helium said.

Further, helium said that the theatre abstraction was besides nether threat. Referring to an incidental astatine Savithibai Phule University successful Pune successful 2024, Mr. Alekar said that a prof and 5 students were arrested for conducting the rehearsal, not the show, of a play connected the assemblage campus. “Some radical raised objections and the rehearsal was stopped. Within nary time, the constabulary arrived and took the prof and students. They were successful the custody for a day. That incidental shook the assurance of the prof and students. Such incidents tin hap elsewhere,” helium said.

Critic S.R. Vijayshankar appreciated the mode the five-day programme had been curated. Writers, intellectuals, artists and students from antithetic parts of the State attended the five-day event, a speech with arts organised by Ninasam astatine Heggodu connected Sunday. As portion of the programme, lectures, creation performances and staging of plays were held.