She blindfolded herself not out of devotion for her husband but as a protest to arbitrary male power and dynasty politics. It was not Gandhari who chose to block sunlight out of her life; it was us who turned a blind eye and deaf ear to a woman’s pain, a wife’s pleas and a mother’s cries.
She was born a princess, but was forced to marry a blind man, Dhritarashtra, who was much older to her. She was blessed with a boon but who knew that would become a disastrous bane for Gandhari, the most tragic character in Indian epic Mahabharata.
In this 60-minute solo act performance, artist and theatre personality Aishveryaa Nidhi promises to read unread chapters of a woman’s life who embraced darkness with open arms. Premiered at Sydney’s most respected venue, National Institute of Dramatic Arts, Australia, the play ‘Gandhari…in search of light’ helps us search and find a woman hidden beneath glorious tales of heroes and wars. Produced by Abhinay Scho
