Diversity in Design Theatre's drama festival
Jolbalika: A denunciation of gender inequality
Ershad Kamol
Masum Reza's play Jolbalika depicts the story of the village dwellers whose lives are interwoven with the river. The playwright also lashes out against the ills of rural society such as gender inequality. Depicting the complete lifestyle of the rural life including romance, pathos and others, the question he raises is: Who is more important for a rural family--a son or a daughter?Directed by Shamsul Alam Bakul, Padatik Natyashongshod's current production Jolbalika will be staged today at the Experimental Theatre Stage at 6:30 p.m. as part of the drama festival arranged by Theatre. Selim Shamsul Huda Chowdhury is the set designer while Nasirul Haque Khokon is the light designer in Jolbalika. Nilmoni Aich, Tosaddek Hossain Manna, Sabil Reza Chowdhury and others perform in the play.
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A sequence from the play |
