Gujrati theatre has been soaring in the
last few years and the credit goes to extra-ordinary writers and directors on
stage. Last week I saw a gripping play Code Mantra
about a court martial case of a young army officer Second in Command Ashwin
Rathod. A commando of the Rajputana Rifles Rohit Rathod unable to cope up with
the excruciating taining seeks an immediate transfer in exchange of sharing
highly confidential information.
The same night commando Rohit Rathod is
murdered in his barracks and his immediate superior 2.I.C. Ashwin is charged with
his murder. What makes the case all the more intriguing is that Ashwin is the
older brother of the deceased.
The play is pathbreaking in Gujrati
theatre on many levels. It has modern art design and props are moved without
curtain drop or fade out which is new experience for large capacity theatres
like Bhaidas in Juhu.
This is perhaps the first time a subject
on the Indian Army has been addressed on , not just that after a long time perhaps
the audience is treated to a gripping court room drama involving Military law
expert Shagun Oza/ Sneha Desai in a brilliant performance and her prosecutor
colleague.
Code Mantra raises issues regading discipline
in army life, corruption in legal system and nation pride. The play belongs to Pratap Sachdev, writer/
music/ actor Sneha Desai and director of the show, the very versatile Rajesh
Joshi.
@bhawanasomaaya
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