युगान्त - Yugant

Yugant written by Mahesh Elkunchwar is the culmination of his trilogy, the famous Wada Chirebandi (Old Stone Mansion) trilogy

The story:

Only three members (Parag, Nandini, and their son Bal) remain of this once-populous Deshpande family. The fourth (Abhay, their cousin) arrives visiting from distant cold shores of Sweden.

It's almost a decade since we last met them in the second part of 'The Pond' of the trilogy in their village, Dharangaon, in Maharashtra. The apocalypse has arrived. The whole landscape is steeped in dust, and a grueling sun beats down. Torn walls, broken-down houses, vultures, animal carcasses, and water in meager quantities. A few members of the Deshpande family have died, and a few have migrated, the once formidable stone mansion is now an old decaying shadow of itself, much like the larger village in which it is situated.

Against this backdrop, the cousins reunite with Nandini (Parag, the older cousin's wife) as the stoic witness and their Uncle Chandu, a lost, tattered soul who has reluctantly returned home after years of aimless wandering and spiritual seeking.

The ensuing conversation is a meditation on the momentariness of life and the bonds that inextricably tie us to our community and the perennial question about the world we leave behind for our children.

Original Play Yugant by Mahesh Elkunchwar

Directed by: Gerish Khemani 
Hindi Translation: Akhshay Gandhi 
Performers:
Ajinkya Ovhal, Barkha Fatnani, Hrishabh Kanti, Jaymin Thakkar
Set & Costume Design: Shruti Bangera 
Sound Design: Shishir Kolte 
Lights Design: Sukrit Mahajan 
Poster Illustration by: Lobsang Jimba Norbu 
Poster Reiteration and Creatives: Robin Patel Theatre
Group: The Blind and The Elephant

Don’t miss this play because…:

This play by Mahesh Elkuncwar is a classic and hasn't seen many Hindi stage renditions. It's both, timeless and timely!