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<div class="itg-mosimage"><amp-img src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Fmedia2%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fstories%2F1998December%2Fplay-of-parable1_080712090853.gif" alt="" height="425" width="650" class="" layout="responsive"></amp-img>The production<p>In the silly season of Indian plays in English, the premiere of<i>The Fire and the Rain</i>in Bangalore is sheer pleasure.</p><p>Woven around a small episode from the Mahabharata's Vana Parva, the action of the play - which ended its first run last week with more planned this season - is centred on a seven-year-long fire sacrifice aimed at persuading Indra to send rain as drought stalks the land. </p><div class="itg-mosimage"><amp-img src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Fmedia2%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fstories%2F1998December%2Fplay-of-parable2_080712090853.gif" alt="" height="425" width="650" class="" layout="responsive"></amp-img>director Sajnani and writer Karnad</div></p><p>The tale is told by a sage to the Pandavas during their exile, as a parable of murder, betrayal, seduction and human foible, the capstone being a love story between a low-caste hunter girl, Nittalai, and a brahmin boy, Arvasu.</p><p>Girish Karnad scripted the play after an on-again, off-again 37-year marathon. Arjun Sajnani - who has staged <i>Madame Butterfly</i> and <i>Kiss of the Spider Woman</i> and confesses to be "fascinated by the very Indian script" - has pulled off a creditable performance from an amateur cast. </p><p>The story is stark, so are the sets and lighting. In the 110-minute production, after moral muck-raking and metaphysical torment comes the deluge. And what we have with that could be the experimental play of the year.</p><div id="tab-link-wrapper-plugin"><div class="authors__container"><div class="authors__by"><div class="authlable">Published By: </div><div class="authdetaisl">AtMigration </div></div><div class="published__on"><div class="authlable">Published On: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Dec 21, 1998</div></div></div><div class="sendros">--- ENDS ---</div></div></div>

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<div class="itg-mosimage"><div class="itgimage"><img  title=""  class="" alt="" src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Fmedia2%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fstories%2F1998December%2Fplay-of-parable1_080712090853.gif" loading="lazy" /></div>The production<p>In the silly season of Indian plays in English, the premiere of<i>The Fire and the Rain</i>in Bangalore is sheer pleasure.</p><p>Woven around a small episode from the Mahabharata's Vana Parva, the action of the play - which ended its first run last week with more planned this season - is centred on a seven-year-long fire sacrifice aimed at persuading Indra to send rain as drought stalks the land. </p><div class="itg-mosimage"><div class="itgimage"><img  title=""  class="" alt="" src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Fmedia2%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fstories%2F1998December%2Fplay-of-parable2_080712090853.gif" loading="lazy" /></div>director Sajnani and writer Karnad</div></p><p>The tale is told by a sage to the Pandavas during their exile, as a parable of murder, betrayal, seduction and human foible, the capstone being a love story between a low-caste hunter girl, Nittalai, and a brahmin boy, Arvasu.</p><p>Girish Karnad scripted the play after an on-again, off-again 37-year marathon. Arjun Sajnani - who has staged <i>Madame Butterfly</i> and <i>Kiss of the Spider Woman</i> and confesses to be "fascinated by the very Indian script" - has pulled off a creditable performance from an amateur cast. </p><p>The story is stark, so are the sets and lighting. In the 110-minute production, after moral muck-raking and metaphysical torment comes the deluge. And what we have with that could be the experimental play of the year.</p><div id="tab-link-wrapper-plugin"><div class="authors__container"><div class="authors__by"><div class="authlable">Published By: </div><div class="authdetaisl">AtMigration </div></div><div class="published__on"><div class="authlable">Published On: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Dec 21, 1998</div></div></div><div class="sendros">--- ENDS ---</div></div></div>

In the silly season of Indian plays in English, the premiere of&nbsp;<i>The Fire and the Rain</i>&nbsp;in Bangalore is sheer pleasure.

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Girish Karnad's play The Fire and the Rain, based on small episode from Mahabharata, ends its first run in Bangalore.

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Girish Karnad's play The Fire and the Rain ends its first run in Bangalore

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In this Special Report, India Today’s Mir Fareed provides exclusive details on a major counter-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur. Security forces, including the Army, Jammu Kashmir Police, and CRPF, successfully eliminated two Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists who were hiding in a natural cave within a dense forested terrain. Mir Fareed noted, ‘Finally, their luck ran out as security forces used IEDs to blow up the entrance. And with that, they were eliminated.’ One of the deceased has been identified as a top commander, Abu Mavia. The operation involved sophisticated drone surveillance and sharpshooters to pin down the terrorists who had previously evaded capture. The report highlights the evolving tactics of security agencies in tackling infiltrators using the treacherous forest reaches of Jammu. The area is currently being sanitised as per standard operating procedures following the recovery of weapons.

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On this Special Report, the focus is on a tragic incident in Ghaziabad where three minor sisters, aged 12, 14, and 16, allegedly died by suicide by jumping from the ninth floor of a high-rise building. ACP Atul Kumar stated, 'Three girls jumped from the balcony of the ninth floor of flat number 907 in Bharat City and were declared dead upon arrival at the hospital.' A suicide note recovered from the scene read, 'Mummy Papa, we are sorry.' Police have seized mobile phones and gadgets for forensic examination to determine if specific gaming tasks triggered the extreme step. The incident occurred around 2:30 AM, and authorities are recording statements from family and neighbors to uncover the exact cause behind this triple suicide horror.

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Girish Karnad's play The Fire and the Rain ends its first run in Bangalore

In the silly season of Indian plays in English, the premiere of The Fire and the Rain in Bangalore is sheer pleasure.

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