Aurat [Woman]

These are three photographs from a performance at Kusumpur Pahadi, a slum in south Delhi, next door to the posh Vasant Vihar. In this picture, the student Woman is arrested for taking part in a demonstration of youth demanding jobs (others in the picture include, l to r, Vishwa Bhanu, Vijay Kalia and Brijesh). Photographer unknown. Over the years, the play was translated and performed by several groups across the country and became a landmark play of the women’s movement in the country.