Entertainment Report :
The Bangladeshi theatre troupe Swapnadal performed their monodrama, Helen Keller at the International Online Drama Festival 2021, organised by Baksa Bratya Natyajan, a prominent theatre organisation supported by the Indian Ministry of Culture. The drama, Helen Keller was aired on the YouTube channel of Baksa Bratya Natyajan on Tuesday at 7:30pm in Bangladesh time. The two-day online festival will also feature Yeh Tha Manto, a Pakistani play, as part of the Fourth Intimate Natyamela 2021 on stage from September 23 to 26.
Helen Keller is written by Apurba Kumar Kundui and directed by Zahid Ripon, founder and Chief Secretary of Swapnadal. The play features Juana Sobnom. Helen Keller, the 17th production of Swapnadal, revolves around the life of Helen, an American author and educator who was blind and deaf. She turns her life around, fighting against all negativity with strong self-confidence and phenomenal motivation from her educator, Anne Sullivan. Helen was greatly influenced by the philosophies of famous personalities such as Charlie Chaplin, Mark Twain, Kennedy Einstein, and Rabindranath Tagore. She was a symbol of women empowerment. Against innumerable difficulties, Helen was steadfast on human welfare. She fought against racism, war, destruction, and abuse of atomic weapons, dedicating her life to humanitarian causes.
