Dakshinee, courtesy of P.C. Chandra Garden, organized a musical play of Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore titled “Phalguni” at Maple Lawn of P.C. Chandra Garden.

Tagore had written “Phalguni”, his unique allegorical play to transcend the fear and pain of death, in 1915. He produced the play in 1916 in the aid of the drought-ridden people of Bankura.

Interestingly, the format of the play is that of a musical where the characters switch over to spontaneous songs in the midst of prose dialogues. A group of youth undertakes an adventure to capture the ‘old one’ who represents death and decay. The plot involves an intriguing mystery which is solved at the joyous climax. From the 50’s the drama wing of Dakshinee has been producing this play not only in Kolkata but also in several cities of India, including Santiniketan.

To commemorate the centenary of the founder of Dakshinee, Late Suvo Guha Thakurta, “Phalguni” was produced under the direction of Tagore researcher and singer Sri Debashish Raychaudhuri, who is also a specialist in Tagore’s plays. He has been directing this play since the eighties.

The audience thoroughly enjoyed this intriguing colourful and vibrant musical play.