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Dubey invites the Indian diaspora to come and watch 'Boiled Beans on Toast'
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www.abplgroup.com - Asian Voice 28th February 2015
Rupanjana Dutta
The gorgeous Lillete Dubey met journalists from the Indian Journalists' Association on Wednesday 18th February at India House, to discuss her upcoming play at Watermans, UK. Dubey who was in London for the 'orange carpet' premiere of the film Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2, spoke about her role in the film, her chemistry with Richard Gere, elaborate Indian wedding shindigs, and moved on to talk about her dear friend Girish Karnad's play Boiled Beans on Toast. One of the finest playwrights of our time, Girish Karnad's plays present a critical sense of history, myth, and time. This new play by Karnad has a reference to the founding lore of Bangalore, in which an 11th century king was saved by an old woman who offered him boiled beans. The grateful king desired to name the spot
Prashant Pise, Head of Chancery, High Commission of India, actor and director Lillete Dubey and IJA President Aditi Khanna
'Bendakalooru', the place of boiled beans, which would symbolise hospitality and welcome for a weary traveller. However, over the period of time the place has emerged as Bangalore, India's 'Silicon Valley', now called Bengaluru. The play is a sharp and witty observation of Indians living in a modern world. Set in Bangalore, the story follows the intertwining lives of six people and is an insightful sliceof-life portrayal of differ-
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ent classes of Indians coexisting under one roof. Performed in English, the characters include a
– all life is there in this searing saga of a modern metropolis. Director of this play,
grand-mother who discovers a passion for horse racing; a not very bright maid who learns to answer back; a bored-housewife who fulfills herself by undertaking charity work
Lillete Dubey, an acclaimed actress of theatre, film and television, had set up Primetime Theatre Company in 1991. She has directed over 28 productions and several of
them have been presented at Watermans, London. Discussing many facets of her career, Lillete told Asian Voice that acting in plays will always remain the closet to her heart, much more than films. She explained how she loved the challenges of working in a theatre, something she considered much more personal. While she called Lillete Dubey with Rupanjana Dutta, Associate Editor, Watermans her second Asian Voice home, she expressed her deep disappointment in concerns, consumerism Britain's Indian audience, etc, all laced with a great who do not make the deal of warmth and efforts to travel beyond humour. central London, to discov“As a director, I find it er the world of theatrical challenging to bring out wonders. the subtle nuances of his Speaking about Boiled work, and feel excited and Beans on Toast, she added privileged to premiere a with a smile: “Girish play that will remain a Karnad's plays of the last mirror of our times for decade are brilliantly years to come.” sharp, tongue in cheek The cast features the observations of a contembest talent from Indian porary India, infused with stage and screen - Joy an empathetic underSengupta, Meenal Patel, standing of the foibles of Deepika Amin, Avantika human nature. Akerkar, Maneesh Verma, “Boiled beans on Toast Swati Das, Avnish Mehra is a deceptively simple and Gillian Pinto. play, that in a non linear Boiled Beans on Toast, narrative, lays bare the Written by Girish Karnad, aspirations and hopes of a Directed by Lillete Dubey, large mass of Indians Tuesday 10th March – today, but also subtly Sunday 15th March explores several modern 7.45pm. www.waterthemes such as urban mans.org.uk migration, environmental
Date set for Gandhi statue unveiling in London's Parliament Square
A statue of Mahatma Gandhi, the inspiration for the non-violent civil rights movement, will be unveiled in London's Parliament Square on 14 March, the Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Sunday 22 February. The bronze statue will be the focal point for the commemoration this summer of the 100th anniversary of Gandhi's return to India from South Africa to start the struggle for self-rule. The date for the unveiling has been announced as the Gandhi Statue Memorial Trust has surpassed the £1 million mark in donations for the statue. Indian Finance minister Arun Jaitley is expected to be the special guest at the ceremony to install the statue which will be the last one to up in the square alongside South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela and Britain's war-time Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Prime Minister David Cameron said: "Mahatma Gandhi is an inspiration. His approach of non-violence will resonate forever as a positive legacy -- not just for the UK and India, but the world over. He was a man of great insight and many of his observations remain as fresh and relevant today as when he first made them - that we should be the change we wish to see in the world is timeless advice, well worth following. The statue in Parliament Square not only marks his huge importance in the history of both our countries, but will enrich the firm bond of
friendship between the world's oldest democracy and its largest. "Our ties with India have remained close throughout history and continue to go from strength to strength -through mutual respect as equals, through cooperation, trade, and of course through the one-and-a-half million Indian diaspora living in Britain today who bring our two nations closer, to the benefit of both." Culture Secretary Sajid Javid, who chairs the Gandhi Statue Special Advisory Board said: "Gandhi is one of the most inspirational figures in history and the statue will be a fitting symbol to his teachings of non-violent, peaceful protests. It also highlights the strength of the relationship and friendship that Britain has with India today. "I would like to thank Lord Desai and the work of the Gandhi Statue Memorial Trust for raising the funds to make this happen. It is right that Gandhi's teachings and work are not forgotten and the statue will keep his legacy alive and inspire many young people to learn his incredible story." Lord Desai, Chair of the Gandhi Statue Memorial Trust said: "It is great that there will be a monument honouring Gandhi in London's Parliament Square, which was one of his favourite cities. He is the first Indian and the only person hon-
oured with a statue in the Square who never held public office. "Generous donors have contributed sums from a pound up to hundreds of thousands of pounds from UK, India and around the world. On behalf of the Gandhi Statue Memorial Trust we thank all who made it possible for us to exceed our target of a million pounds within six months. As Gandhi said ' If the cause is right the means will come '." Priti Patel, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury and UK Indian Diaspora Champion said: "The statue of Gandhi will be an incredible symbol of democracy and celebrate the life of a man of true greatness. "His story and work is one that the whole of humanity can learn from and be inspired by but it, of course, also has a special resonance with the Indian Diaspora community living in Britain today. The statue will be a lasting tribute to our strong ties with India." The statue is being created by leading British sculptor, Philip Jackson, renowned for statues of the Queen Mother and Bomber Command. Jackson started work on the statue in July.