Yajnaseni (Nepali: ne:याज्ञसेनी; is a play in Nepali by Suman Pokhrel. The play is based on the Sanskrit epic The Mahabharata and Odia novel Yajnaseni by Pratibha Ray.[1] This play has been staged in Nepal, India and United States.
| Yajnaseni | |
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 Nisha Sharma performing as Yajanseni in the play 'Yajnaseni' | |
| Written by | Suman Pokhrel |
| Based on | The Mahabharata and Yajnaseni |
| Characters | Yajnaseni |
| Date premiered | 2 October 2016 |
| Place premiered | Irving Arts Center, Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Original language | Nepali |
| Subject | Marriage, Womanhood, Property, War, Politics |
| Genre | Epic theatre |
| Setting | Panchal, Hastinapur, Indraprastha and Kurukshetra |
| [yajnaseni at Theatricalia.com Official site] | |
Suman Pokhrel rendered the story into a solo play in Nepali by bringing the character Yajnaseni alone in the scenes. Pokhrel has personalized the play while maintaining the basic concept of the original story of Draupadi.[2]
The story revolves around Draupadi, who is also known as Yajnaseni and is one of the lead characters from the famous Sanskrit epic Mahabharata. The play is a neo-interpretation of Mahabharata from Yajnaseni's perspective.[3][4]
Aarohan Theatre Group prepared Yajnaseni for stage show for the first time.[4] It was first performed in Irving Arts Center in Texas, United States, on October 2, 2016, as a premiere show before its two-month long U.S. tour.[5] Sunil Pokharel has directed this play and Nisha Sharma performed the role of Yajnaseni on stage.[4]
The play was later performed at Ritwik Sadan in Kalyani, West Bengal in India on 11 January 2017 as a part of 12th Ramdhanu Nattyamela organized by Kalyani Kalamandalam.[6][7]
Aarohan staged this play at Rastriya Naach Ghar (The National Theater) in Jamal in Kathmandu on November 8, 2019, in association with SAARC Chamber Women Entrepreneurs Council Nepal[8]
References
edit- ^ "निशा र सुनिलको जोडीले टेक्सासका नेपालीलाई चखाए नाटकको स्वाद".
- ^ "Sunil Pokharel on US tour with two solo plays".
- ^ Yajnaseni, 2016, Aarohan Gurukul p. 2
- ^ a b c "छुट्टाछुट्टै 'सोलो' नाटक लिएर अमेरिका जाँदै सुनील-निशा दम्पती".
- ^ "टेक्ससको ड्यालसमा निशाको 'याज्ञसेनी' प्रदर्शित (फोटो फिचर)".
- ^ "12th Ramdhanu Nattyamela". Kalyani, West Bengal. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ Sushil Poudel, Kolkota (13 January 2017). "द्रौपदीका आँखाबाट महाभारत" [The Mahabharata in Draupadi's Perspective]. Kathmandu. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ Event Nepal. "Yajnaseni (याज्ञसेनी) – Untold Story of Draupadi". Kathmandu. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
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