Aurat [Woman]

Amongst Delhi’s oldest educational institutions is Zakir Hussain Delhi College (previously Zakir Hussain College, Anglo Arabic College and Delhi College, founded 1692) which used to be housed in an old, colonial era building in the trading quarter of old Delhi. This is a performance on 12 April 1990 in front of the college (not visible). 12 April, birth anniversary of Safdar Hashmi, is observed as National Street Theatre Day since 1989 after his killing during a Janam performance. Here, the young Woman is confronted with stereotyping as she faces a college admission interview. Moloyashree Hashmi (centre) is surrounded by, l to r, Jogi (yellow shirt), Raju, Rakesh Sharma, Lalit Ratan Girdhar, Vijay Kalia (back to camera) and Joy Sengupta. Photographer unknown.