Triaaj

About the Book: TRIAAJ is the latest collection of plays by Mrinal Mathur. The plays capture today’s issues through his inimitably sardonic lens.They are largely bereft of stipulations of design and are written for a staging with economy of space setting and cast even when having several characters. Teen Tumhari Taraf is a series of sketches on the hypocritic existence of middle-class urban Indians. From doctors and patients to portly stakeholders in a typical Indian marriage drama to petty office bearers. From activists to activist theatre practitioners. Paanch Rupaiya Baarah Aana is a play that runs real time to a reporter interviewing various constituents participating in a farmers’ rally in Delhi protesting the agrarian crisis in India. The Death Penalty is a play written for an adult only audience as it deals with the sensitive issue of child rape and what its disturbing reality means for the cause of justice. The book is intended for private circulation only so that interested theatre groups can ‘triage’ the plays and bring to life on stage what they believe should survive as their work. All works are open to any group for staging and if required evolving. About the Author: Mrinal Mathur is a playwright with multiple plays to his credit that have been staged in various cities across India. His works include Pashmina which was a winner of the national level playwriting competition Sanhita Manch 2018. The hit comedy Akbar the Great Nahin Rahe. The satirical dramas Chilli Potato &Paanch Rupaiya Baarah Aana. And his dramatization of the short story Garam Roti. He has also written 27 essays 12 stories and four poems. Mrinal started writing in 2018 after a two-decade long stint in the corporate world. He writes in both Hindi and English. He lives in Delhi.