Theatre Upstaged

Sankalp - MICA's annual theatre event is slated for December 4-6. Every winter MICA stages a play for 3 days at Darpan Academy's open-air theatre - Natrani. It is one of the most picturesque settings for a play. The Sabarmati river in the background appears almost still. And watching a play under the stars is a surreal experience.

This year Sankalp goes Hindi (!) with Suraj ka Saatwan Ghoda.

It's very different from last year though. The spirit of the whole thing seems to be dead. I haven't seen such petty politics over an event before. Okay, things don't have to stick to tradition all the time - but the very things that made Sankalp so endearing have been done away with.