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‘Chehal Pehal’ is a befitting tribute to William Shakespeare on his 400th death anniversary
Aditya Bansod and Nitish Chandra in a scene from the play - Chehal Pehal – staged at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Intellectual Property Management (RGIIPM), Civil Lines, Nagpur
Shruti Mundada and Krutika Rangari in a scene from the play - Chehal Pehal – staged at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Intellectual Property Management (RGIIPM), Civil Lines, Nagpur
Radhika Joshi in a scene from the play - Chehal Pehal – staged at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Intellectual Property Management (RGIIPM), Civil Lines, Nagpur
Leonard Leo and Anup Mohan Singh in a scene from the play - Chehal Pehal – staged at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Intellectual Property Management (RGIIPM), Civil Lines, Nagpur
Krutika Rangari, Arya Diwakar and Leonard Leo in a scene from the play - Chehal Pehal – staged at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Intellectual Property Management (RGIIPM), Civil Lines, Nagpur
Stagecraft’s – Chehal Pehal – a play directed (in English and Hindustani) by Nagpur theatre veteran Vikash Khurana was staged at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Intellectual Property Management (RGIIPM), Civil Lines, Nagpur recently. Chehal Pehal is an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s comic English play ‘Much Ado about nothing’. While Shakespeare’s play is believed to be written in 1599, Chehal Pehal’s storyline is set in the 1970’s in New Delhi, India.
The play explores Shakespeares plot and characters in a time of resurgent national pride post emergency. The plot revolves around two couples; the first couple being Kamal (played Anup Mohan Singh) and Harini (played by Shruti Mundada). Kamal falls in love with Harini and their marriage is later agreed upon. Then there is Bulbul (played by Krutika Rangari) and Bansi (played by Leonard Leo) who despise love and engage in comic banter but their friends and family conspire to make them fall in love with each other. Meanwhile, Jagdish (played by Nitish Chandra), a cousin, conspires to keep them apart.
Adaptations are often tough and more so when the play being adapted is written by someone as great as Shakespeare. Set in a different time and place, Stagecraft’s Chehal Pehal is a refreshing and entertaining portrayal of the original play. Chehal Pehal was staged as a tribute to Shakespeare on this 400th death anniversary and boy it truly was!
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1st COVID-19 case in Ramdaspeth crops up near Cabinet Minister Vijay Wadettiwars residence
For the first time, a resident of Ramdaspeth tested positive for Coronavirus on Saturday. The patient, who is said to be residing in an apartment near Cabinet Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation in the Maha Vikas Aghadi and senior Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwars residence (behind Tuli Imperial), is said to be a middle-aged woman.
The patient is reportedly connected to a resident from Mominpura. However, nothing concrete as of now can be said about the same. More details are awaited.
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Nagpur COVID-19 tally as on June 20 rose to 1266 after 91 people tested positive for the virus in past 24 hours. Out of the total 91, while 69 patients belonged to Naik Talao/Bangladesh, 11 from Shantinagar, four from Lashkaribagh, three from Ganeshpeth, one from Uppalwadi, one from Ramdaspeth, one from Mehendibagh and one belonged to Mominpura.
Out of the total, 823 have been cured and over 333 are currently being treated upon.
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In yet another shocking incident, a resident named Rahul Tumane discovered a 4-month-old foetus lying in an abandoned condition behind his house (near plot number 13, behind Kajal Bar and Restaurant area) in Pardi inside a gutter.
Police inspector Sunil Chavan told Nation Next that a four-month-old foetus, wrapped in a cloth, was found lying inside a gutter near a house on Thursday night in Pardi. Chavan also informed that the foetus was sent for an autopsy to Mayo Hospital and the reports are awaited. Police have suspected the possibility of abandonment after an illegal abortion.
A case has been registered under Section 318 (Concealment of birth by secret disposal of a dead body) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on the basis of a complained filed by Tumane.
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