Staging Asghar Wajahat's 'Main Hindu Hoon' (I am Hindu)

Justice Syed Hyder Abbas Raza discusses the story's relevance 

In June and July 2013, Tarun Kumar and Richa Nagar co-organized and co-led a workshop on "Rangmanch Rachnatmak Chintan" (Creative Reflection through Theatre) with 16 amateur and beginning actors in Lucknow. The group explored the politics of communalism, riots, terrorism, and masculinity through Asghar Wajahat's story, Main Hindu Hoon (I am Hindu). The members of the group worked for 7 hours every day for two weeks and staged the story on 6 July 2013 in Lucknow's Rai Umanath Bali Auditorium.

• For a PDF of a theatrical adaptation of 'Main Hindu Hoon' in Hindi, click here

Richa Nagar shares the group's process and methodology

Amma (Hema Sharma), Abba (Naseem Shaikh) and Safia (Shalini Pandey) in the opening scene

Saifu (Amritpal) cleans Safia's (Shalini') shoes

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The look-outs (Ankesh Katiyar, Samaksh Saksena, Amritpal Singh, Subrato Rai, Akhilesh Kasaudhan)

Saifu (Amritpal) is teased by the look-outs 

Sajju (Gaurav) and Akram (Akhilesh) ask Saifu to
 come home as Saifu declares "Main Hindu Hoon"

Abba (Naseem) expresses concern to the elderly folks
that the boys are traumatizing Saifu 

The look-outs discuss the politics of riots and elections

Saifu (Amritpal) surrounded by the rest of the cast in the closing scene

Cast of Main Hindu Hoon with director, Tarun Kumar