"Munshi Ji Ki Yaad Mein' is a multi - lingual drama festival based on legendary writer Munshi Premchand's stories on his 87th death anniversary organised by Ideal Drama and Entertainment Academy (IDEA). On this occasion IDEA is staging 8 one act plays on his 8 stories in 8 different languages i.e English, Marathi, Gujrati, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Sindhi and Bengali. The motive behind this is to introduce Munshi Ji's work in other languages too, and to open the doors for dialects to meet each other and say that ‘We are Indian and all language is ours'. This is first experiment in the world wherein one writers, 8 plays will be staged in 8 different languages on 1 stage by 1 drama group.
About Munshi Premchand
A nation that has no cultural heritage is like an orphan who has nothing to feed upon. An individual human being, a race or a nation must necessarily have certain roots somewhere. India is deep rooted in the culture of her past"the glorious past. India is a vast country, and centuries old. It is difficult to sum up her heritage in a few words. Her past has been full of glory. She has been the birth place of many great men and women " Munshi Premchand being one of them, was born on 31st July 1880 in Lamhi, a village located near Varanasi. Arguably one of the best and the finest writers, India has ever produced. His contribution to Hindi literature is second to no one. Munshiji has written about 315 short stories, fourteen novels and numerous essays, letters, plays etc. His stories have not been limited to India alone, but they have travelled to other parts of the world. The India of today has rich wealth and guiding light in the form of his stories which we can look back with pride. His stories give us a definite way of life, which is typically Indian and yet universal in approach. His literary work has had a major impact on the development of our society. His work of art is thought provoking and it allows us to raise questions, his stories give us a deeper understanding of issues and situations. Among his most popular novels are gems of Hindi literature like Godaan, Gaban, Nirmala. While his most popular short stories are Idgaah, Namak Ka Daroga, Bade ghar ki beti, Kafan, Sava ser genhu, Panch Parmeshwar, Sadgati, Poos ki raat, Shatranj ke khiladi etc. to name a few.
MUNSHI JI KI YAAD MEIN will be staged on: Day, Date and Time: Sunday, 8th Oct 23, 7 p.m. onwards Venue: Mysore Association, Matunga, Mumbai.
