রক্তকরবী
- 15 Dec, 25
- 06:30 PM - 08:35 PM
- Tapan Theatre: Kalighat
- Rabindranath Tagore’s Raktakarabi—a century-old dramatic jewel—stands at the confluence of realism and reason, mysticism and metaphor. At its core lies an eternal struggle: the unfettered spirit of the individual versus the crushing weight of an omnipotent State.
- Tagore crafts a haunting parable of the human soul rising in revolt against the dark, dehumanising engines of industrialism.
- Set in the stark, symbol-laden realm of Yakshapuri, the play unveils a world ruled by an unseen King—an embodiment of insatiable greed—whose life revolves solely around the pursuit of gold. His subjects, stripped of identities, are reduced to numbers, mere cogs in the subterranean machinery of the gold mines.
- Their inner selves are dismissed; the notion of free will has long been extinguished. Each figure in this kingdom is imprisoned in their own invisible cell: the King in his avarice, the Priest in hollow ritualism, the scholar in sterile pedantry, and the labourers in relentless exploitation.
- Men and women from every social rung are ensnared within the suffocating walls of greed, tradition, and superstition. Into this sombre iron-clad world steps Nandini—the radiant emblem of life, love, and unbounded freedom.
- Standing defiantly beyond the bars, she beckons the imprisoned souls to step into the splendour of sunlight, to reclaim the forgotten joy of existence. Her presence awakens a tempest within the captives; they feel a strange, primal yearning to break free, though they scarcely understand the call of the freedom she represents. Even the King, who chases gold with blind obsession, finds himself drawn toward her luminous spirit.
- But Nandini rejects his pursuit, for love and life cannot be possessed by force or greed. All who encounter her are stirred—unsettled by her beauty, yet unable to fathom the truth she embodies. Nandini’s heart belongs to Ranjan, yet he too remains fettered by the mechanical tyranny of Yakshapuri.
- In the final movement of the drama, Ranjan becomes the ultimate offering—sacrificed at the altar of the very machine that enslaves them all. Through his death, love and life rise in fierce affirmation. The curtain falls not on despair, but on rebirth—life renewing itself so that love may once again flourish.
Venue: Tapan Theatre
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Premium @ ₹300
Stock:: 104 seats
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Gold @ ₹200
Stock:: 104 seats
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General @ ₹100
Stock:: 90 seats
Premium₹300
Gold₹200
General₹100
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