Fringe Musings

So, its been a really long time since I posted. But in the last few days, have seen 3 plays that have been really good, and have each made me think about certain issues.

On Thursday, despite getting on the wrong bus and getting lost, managed to reach Traverse on time. (Quite like Traverse there is something nice about it). The play was 'Free Outgoing'. It is written by Anupama Chandrasekhar, and is inspired I think by the DPS MMS case. I was intrigued because The Times described it as 'Pacey and absorbing… Strikingly conveys the opposition at the heart of modern India.' I am usually skeptical of things that provoke such responses, but this play was really very good, and for me raised two issues. The first had to do with the scavenger mentality of media in India. And the second was really to do with morality and what is right. It just made me about how my family would react if I found myself in a unexpected situation (not an MMS of course, because I would never let that happen, but something unexpected nonetheless). I like to think that I come from a liberarl family. But, I do wonder if these liberal values would stand strong when they need to be applied to one's own backyard. Its always easier to preach than to practice, and sometimes I feel like my family is full of preachers and no practicers.