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Sankhya brings to you

Bodhkatha - The Clever Rabbit through the idiom of Bharatnatyam. &

'Rajala Aali Jaag'

Bodhkatha began with the thought of looking back at the Panchatantra tales to understand 

the moral and relevance today. 

With a question today of how and where do these characters fit in 

the society today?

Over the years these stories found expression in other mediums 

such as fine arts performing arts digital arts etc. But the expansion of the medium and the extension of time slowly the morals and values are forgotten and what has remained was just a tale.

A blood thirsty Lion has wrecked havoc in the beautiful jungle! All animals come together to find a solution to the this problem. Helplessly they decide to send one animal daily to the beast’s den.

It is now the Rabbit’s turn to sacrifice his life to save his fellow animals. But this rabbit is not like any other.

He is witty and smart! The clever Rabbit puzzles the Lion to death with his own reflection in the Well!!!

All of the Animal kingdom rejoices with Joy they have been rid of the greatest Predator !

But little did they know… 

The greatest predator of all times the human beings were fast encroaching the lands of these innocent creatures. 

The trees were cut and animals caged to be taken to the zoos! These animals struggled in vain to find freedom.

All their lands now under the foot of skyscraping buildings….

Bodhkatha brings to you an honest tale of the nature around us – What it has taught us wise tales with rich morals and how we are harming our Mother nature today.

Bodhkatha an amalgam of the old and modern is specially designed for kids within the framework of Bharatnatyam as an effort to reach out to the younger audience.

Direction - Jignesh Surani

Artists – Sankhya Dance Company

Special thanks – Shri Vaibhav Arekar Shri Sushant Jadhav and Abhivyakti Arts Foundation Gujarat

'Rajala Aali Jaag'

(How The King Came to his Senses) is a Marathi one-act play for children. A King of a kingdom is in the habit of littering. How do the Queen Mother and the Prime Minister join hands to teach him a lesson? This play uses humour to create awareness about protecting and preserving our environment.

Writer - Director: Rupali Bhave

Actors:

Sootradhar and Daasi: Trishala Dugad

Raja - Avaneesh Kalkeri

Maharani: Rujvee Shrotri

Rajmata: Jigisha Kulkarni

Pradhanji: Advait Jejurikar

Rajvaidya: Soham Sarde

Host or Publisher Radhika Karandikar