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6-day Basheer show from tomorrow

BANGALORE: In another enrichment of the theatre scene of the city, coming to town is a play Sangathi Arinhya! - a melange of seven stories written by the legendary Malayalam short story writer and novelist Vaikom Muhammad Basheer.

The stories, all different, but with a common vein of love, humour and pathos running through them, has one connecting element- the character of Basheer himself, who plays narrator, participant and witness in turn. These stories are blended together in a non-linear, yet seamless narrative, revealing the range of Basheer’s writing and experiences. For the trivia geeks, stories in ‘Sangathi Arinhya! (meaning Have you heard!)’ include the Blue Light, Poovan Banana, Walls, The Super Man of the place, The World Renowned Nose and The Man.

It will be staged at Rangashankara from Tuesday to Friday at 7.30 p.m., and on Saturday and Sunday at 3.30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. Tickets are priced at Rs. 100 and are available at Landmark in Forum Mall, Blossom Book House in Church Street and Rangashankara in J.P. Nagar. You can also call PERCH, the group bringing the play down to the city, for tickets at 9945108610 or 98456 02265.

For followers of the late Basheer, there is more to lap up. A photo exhibition of rare archival photos of Basheer, titled “Portraits of the Sultan” will also be on at the venue. The selection of photographs, a tribute to the writer, promises to be a visual retrospective on the life of this eminent personality.

These rare black and white snaps featuring Basheer in his everyday ambience, with his family and contemporaries, have been chosen from the collection of Punaloor Rajan, who had been closely associated with the ‘Sultan of Beypore’(as Basheer is often remembered) for over 35 years. To really sink into the Moplah Muslim characters of Basheer’s works, the cafe at Rangashankara will also serve special Moplah cuisine on all the days of the performance.

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