A recap of 2019 newsmakers who displayed exemplary courage and compassion, innovation and hard work
Trailblazer of Indian Stage
Sneh Sapru | 30, Indian Playwright
Sneh Sapru is a playwright who previously wrote the META (Mahindra Excellence in Theatre) award-winning play Elephant in the Room. Mumbai-based Sapru is one of the few women playwrights in the industry and was recently nominated for a prestigious award for her latest work, Hello Farmaish. It was her second outing with Dur Se Brothers, after Elephant in the Room. The play expands to the hinterlands of Haryana to build a world that uncovers characters rooted in the soil with a plot that simmers among the stars.
It dwells on magic realism, and premiered at Aadhyam Festival this year. However, Sapru did not bag the prize. The unique script questioned patriarchy, corruption and has been underlined with dark humour. The epicentre of the play is Kalpana Chawla, who is the first woman of Indian origin in space, and hails from Karnal in Haryana. Sapru’s writing especially deserves recognition for breaking stereotypes.
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