Turmali play staged at Tribal Museum

A story of self discovery and overcoming the biggest challenge of life ‘Cancer’ was beautifully staged at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum here on Friday. The play ‘Turmali’ that talked about breast cancer was staged before the theatre buffs of the city.

Written by Priyanaka Charan, the play was directed by Sonali Bharadwaj. Based on a serious issue, the play was wondrously performed by the artists of Anunaad Theatre Troupe.

The play is the story of a girl Sandhi, which is diagnosed with the 'breast cancer'. The problem arises, when her doctors tell her about the treatment. The doctors told her that the only way to save her life is to remove the body organ and separate it from her body forever.

This piece is about her battle against it, the fear of loss, the struggle of coming to terms with her body and her transient relationships. It is the story of self-discovery and of a complete human being with an incomplete body.

After the operation, the fiancé of Sandhi leaves her alone and goes. She lives with a mental trauma that how the will society react? But, Sandhi’s parents want her to get married. She tries hard to overcome all the fears and the compromises. Through all these ups and downs, a boy comes in his life who loves her despite the fact that she had breast cancer and marries her.

Through this drama, the director showed emotional, mental and social intolerance in the life of a woman passing through this pain. “The purpose of the drama was to raise questions about the status of women in society. It has been shown by the drama whether the body of the person is face’s beauty or the mind?” told Sonali Bharadwaj.