Pierrot's Troupe Production Presents A Play ‘Sons Of Babur’
The Pierrot’s Troupe Production is going to present a play ‘Sons of Babur’ on the 12th of March 2023 at LTG Auditorium, Mandi House, New Delhi. The play is written by Salman Khurshid and directed by Dr. M Sayeed Alam. The adaptation is done by Ather Farooqi.
The play is about Bahadur Shah Zafar: Zafar’s view of his times and his ancestors, and his vision of India. It is written not from a historian’s perspective but from that of a tragic king and poet analysing the Mughal past. The protagonist is a Bengali research scholar of history who is deeply fascinated by Zafar, the subject of his latest research.
In a state of hallucination, he meets Zafar, witnesses Mughal history and the events of 1857 from Zafar's perspective, and asks pertinent questions. Zafar has no unnecessary sympathy for his ancestors and analyses them objectively, at times even ruthlessly. Most important is his objective analysis of the events of 1857. Towards the end of the play, the protagonist calls Zafar the 'last Mughal emperor'. Quickly, Zafar corrects him, calling himself the 'first democratically elected Emperor of India'.
Salman Khurshid said theatre is facing a challenging time and it is the need of the hour to do whatever we can to ensure its survival.
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