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- Title
DTC Ki Dhandhli (The Corrupt Trappings of the Delhi Transport Corporation): A Nukkad Natak (Street Play) by the Jana Natya Manch (JANAM).
- Authors
Banerji, Translated by Arnab
- Abstract
The Delhi-based Jana Natya Manch, popularly known as JANAM, has been one of the most active street theatre groups in India since 1978. The group was commissioned to create DTC Ki Dhandhli (The Corrupt Trappings of DTC) in 1979 in response to a sudden bus fare hike by the Delhi Transport Corporation. The writing of the play was headed by Safdar Hashmi, one of the founders of the group. This short play, translated here for the first time, was instrumental in garnering public opinion against the financial mishandlings of the DTC. The outcry that the play inspired forced the DTC to roll back the fare revisions. The introduction preceding this translation contextualizes the events of the play and provides a basic introduction to JANAM. The Corrupt Trappings of DTC is one of the earliest plays from the group's repertoire. The short play introduces the reader to the ways in which this theatre group allied itself from its very early days with the everyday struggles of working-class people in the sprawling urban outgrowths surrounding the Indian capital.
- Subjects
JANA Natya Manca; INDIC drama; INDIC theater; HASHMI, Safdar; ONE-act plays
- Publication
Asian Theatre Journal, 2021, Vol 38, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
0742-5457
- Publication type
Article