Vandichodai by Koothu-P-Pattarai was all about deep philosophy and questioning societal norms.Photo: R.Ragu
The conflicting realities of the past, present and future can be intriguing. Is history someone’s interpretation of truth or purely his/her imagination?Photo: R.Ragu
In the play, the group of scholars/intellectuals from the past and the present has the ability to interpret anything in the manner it thinks right for the situation.Photo: R.Ragu
The uneducated, hardworking labourer, always speaks the truth whereas the upper class dictates terms, and tells him what to do; rather, what he’s worthy of doing.Photo: R.Ragu
The metaphor of the lone goat that escapes the butcher’s knife was portrayed beautifully. Rarely can a labourer access education; it is an exception. Photo: R.Ragu
That goat evolves into a human being and then becomes a scholar. But, ironically, a road-layer who can even dig through a mountain and play a significant role in human emancipation, cannot himself traverse that road to evolution.Photo: R.Ragu