What happens when two worlds meet the village and the city? What do children see, feel, and question when they look at society through their own eyes?
This play is a journey of discovery led by children. A journey that begins in the heart of a village and tra through the chaos of the city, only to return with new understanding, empathy, and hope.
Through songs, movement, folk rhythms, improvisations, and simple yet powerful images, the performers explore contrasting ways of living: the warmth and balance of rural life, and the speed, pressure, pollution, and disconnection of urban spaces. As friendships form across these worlds, the play gently raises questions about education, privilege, civic sense, environmental responsibility, and the values we pass on to the next generation.
At the centre of the story is a young girl, Prakruti, whose move from a village to the city for education becomes a mirror to society itself. Her experiences of adjustment, friendship, exclusion, resilience, and expression reflect the everyday realities of many children today. Through her voice and the collective voices of all the children on stage – the play reminds us that progress is not just about development, but about care, inclusion, and gratitude.
Created entirely through the Theatre in Education (T.I.E.) process, this performance is devised by the students themselves. Their own observations, imaginations, and lived experiences shape the scenes, making the play honest, playful, and deeply human.
This is not just a story about the future we want to build – it is about how we choose to live together today.
Group leaders
Snigdha Paul
Snigdha Paul, a resident of Khowai, Tripura, born in 1992, has been involved in theatre since a young age. She holds a graduation degree with Honours in Bengali and has also completed a Diploma in Elementary Education. She is an NSD TIE Wing passout from Tripura (2016). Until 2019, she was associated with NSD TIE Wing Tripura, conducting various workshops like summer workshops, curriculum drama workshops, acting for creativity workshops, and classroom drama workshops. She has participated in several NSD festivals including Theatre Olympics and Purvottar Festival. She has acted in around 40 plays and directed over 15 plays. Since 2019, she has been working as an Actor-Teacher with Theatre in Education Company, New Delhi.
Shubham Singh Rawat
Shubham Rawat is a theatre director, actor, trainer, and theatre practitioner whose work is rooted in rigorous training, ensemble practice, and process-driven theatre-making. His journey began in college theatre, where he led teams to inter-collegiate zonal competitions for three consecutive years and was actively associated with Jana Natya Manch, shaping his early understanding of socially engaged and collective theatre.
He holds an M.P.A. in Theatre Arts (specialisation in Acting) from the University of Hyderabad. He has worked as an actor, assistant director, stage manager, and trainer with eminent theatre practitioners including Noushad Mohammed Kunju, Satyabhrata Rout, Bala Anant Krishnan, and Rajiv Velichetti, gaining exposure to diverse theatrical methodologies and aesthetics.
A practitioner of Kalaripayattu since 2016, his work is deeply influenced by physical theatre and embodied performance practices, supported by training in multiple performance forms. He has contributed as an actor trainer and stage manager in productions such as Rangthip Rangpha and Bardinkhoh, and was a core member of Arunachal Rang Mahotsav. His training work includes engagements with Christ University, Sunday Club – Theatre Education Wing (NSD), and he currently serves as a Theatre Teacher at Inspire International School.
As a director, his practice focuses on ensemble building, actor-centric processes, physical and psychological training, and the integration of tradition with contemporary performance languages.