In celebration of a great man
Acclaimed Indian play “Yugpurush -Mahatma Ke Mahatma” (“Man of the Era-The Leader of the Leader”), is coming to Bangkok’s M Theatre on November 18-19 at the M Theatre, after a record 994 shows in India and numerous other countries.
The play is based on the life of a unique individual who was considered the spiritual mentor of the great Indian apostle of non-violence, Mahatma Gandhi. He is often referred to as the “Mahatma’s Mahatma”, the person responsible for “converting” the fiery barrister Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to the compassionate leader Mahatma Gandhi.
This was Shrimad Rajchandraji, a Jain saint, poet and philosopher, who was in active contact with Mohandas Gandhi, until his death at the youthful age of thirty-one.
“It was from his life that I learnt the way of compassion” said Gandhi.
They kept in active contact and exchanged as many as 200 letters, which are still preserved in Mumbai, and the script of the play developed from these.
Created this year to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Guru, the play won the 2017 Best Play Award in India. Written originally in the Gujarati language, “Yugpurush” has been translated into seven Indian languages as well as English, and performed to rave audiences in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the US. It is now on a tour of Asia and Australia, which includes two shows in Bangkok.
The show on Saturday, November 18 will be in Hindi, and the show on Sunday, November 19 will be in English. The Bangkok-shows are organised by SRMD Bangkok (Shrimad Ramchandra Mission Dharampur, the organization of the Jain Guru), in association with ITDCA.
In keeping with the play’s themes of love and compassion, the proceeds from the ticket sales of the play will go towards the building of a much-needed hospital, in the tribal town of Dharmapur, in Uttar Pradesh, where the SRMD has a Centre.
For more information, visit www.Yugpurush.org. Tickets are priced from Bt500 to Bt5,000 at www.TicketMelon.com.
