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THE MODERN MAN

‘Life should be great rather than long’

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by Raminder Kaur 
directed by Sarah Jane Schostack

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THE MODERN MAN is the first, full-length, play on the phenomenal polymath and social crusader, Dr B.R. Ambedkar, to come to the UK stage as

R&D work-in-progress.

Inspired by true events in England and India in the early-mid-twentieth century with a touch of mythos, the play tells the story of the visionary and 'ultimate humanist', Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar - from a spurned Hindu ‘Untouchable’ (Dalit) to a Buddhist leader of the modern Indian nation.

It illuminates on his relationships, his education, his inspirations and his achievements against all the odds at a time of much turbulence and prejudice

against people from low caste backgrounds.

Learn about how he transformed his own as well as others' lives, how he struggled for Dalit's as well as women's rights, and how he changed India for good in this enlightening and entertaining play.

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I was very happy to see Ambedkar's life in a play while we live in a time where society and the state work fervently to bury the memory of him and his work.

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Excellent production. Poignant and moving.

Capturing all important episodes from his life

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Read Review of The Modern Man by Anisha Debbarman

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illustrations by Anisha Debberman 

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7.00 pm Thursday

23 January 2025

Pinter Studio

ArtsONE QMUL

Mile End Road

LONDON E1 4NS

Online sharing  

4.30 pm UK time Thursday 23 January 2025

Please email sohayavisions@gmail.com for Zoom link by 22 January 2025

2.00 pm Saturday

1 February 2025

The Tree​​

Crawley Museum

103 High Street

CRAWLEY RH10 

Free event but bookings required.

R&D performance of approx 50 minutes plus Q&A with experts: 

Santosh Dass MBE - Chair of the Anti-Caste Discrimination Alliance, co-founded CasteWatchUK and was the first woman President of the Federation of Ambedkarite and Buddhist Organisations UK (2013-2023). She championed London’s Ambedkar Museum and Gray’s Inn Ambedkar Room, and co-authored and co-edited Ambedkar in London (2022).

 

Satpal Muman - Current Chair and co-founder of CasteWatchUK that was established in 2003 to raise awareness of caste discrimination and has been at the forefront to outlaw it in the UK. He has been the Secretary of the Ambedkar International Mission, London, since 1981.

 

Dr Shrikant Borkar - BARD Fellow at SOAS, University of London, whose work closely engages with the socio-cultural and political dynamics of British Indian communities, fostering deeper understanding and dialogue.

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With Rez Kabir, Maria Austin, Avita Jay, Joe Curran, and support from Tracey E Hammill, Malvika Raj, Shrikant Borkar, Ajay Bhardwaj, Suraya Bains, Sohana Kaur, Santosh Dass,  Christophe Jaffrelot, Jules Deering and Prabhjit Singh.

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