Premchand ki Ladkiyan weaves together Badi Ghar Ki Beti, Kafan, Doodh ka Dham, and Kayar into a powerful theatrical narrative. The play exposes the silent struggles of women trapped within patriarchy, social inequality, and moral hypocrisy. It reveals how society itself becomes complicit in injustice, shaping oppression through customs, poverty, and power structures. Through pain and endurance, the women emerge as symbols of resilience, where suffering transforms into strength. Their dignity becomes an act of defiance, and their silence turns into a collective voice demanding empathy, social responsibility, and meaningful change in a deeply unequal world.
Director
Rooted in Udalguri, Assam, and shaped by rigorous training at the National School of Drama, New Delhi, Jayanta Rabha is a theatre practitioner whose work bridges performance, pedagogy, and community engagement. A graduate of NSD (Acting, 2018) and an alumnus of the Film and Television Appreciation Course at FTII, Pune, he combines classical discipline with contemporary sensibility. His training in Indian classical music further deepens the rhythm and emotional texture of his theatrical language.
For over a decade, he has worked across India, performing in more than fifty productions and collaborating with diverse artistic communities. From 2018 to 2024, his association with Sanskar Rang Toli, NSD, as an artist and educator reflected his belief in theatre as a transformative tool for young audiences. Through the Theatre in Education programme, he directed and performed in productions such as Black Rain, Wave, Scene–Unseen, Dance of the Dice, and Chi Chi Veley.
As a director, his work—Bohag Matho Eti Ritu Nohoy, Hongram, Pagla Ghoda, Gopi Gayen Bagha Bayen, and Ati Riture Swapno—reveals poetic inquiry and cultural rootedness. In 2017, he founded The Canvas – A Field of Creativity, working with tribal children in Udalguri, Assam.
He is working with NSD, TIE Company as a Coordinator, continuing his journey of shaping theatre education and outreach.
About Asst. Director & Adaptor of the Play
Amit Kumar Kushwaha began his journey in theatre in 2015 under the mentorship of renowned theatre director Arvind Gaur. Under Gaur’s direction, he worked as an actor in several significant productions, including Andhayug, Kharashen, Ashadh Ka Ek Din, Anveshak, Ismatnama, and Pagdi Sambhal Jatta.
In 2019, along with a close associate, Amit co-founded Action Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting basic education among rural children in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar through theatre-based practices. During 2019–20, he also served as a Theatre Trainer at Vidya and Child, Noida, contributing to arts-based education initiatives.
For the past three years, Amit has been associated with the National School of Drama (NSD), Sanskar Rang Toli as a guest artist. As part of the troupe’s core productions, he has performed in plays such as Tani La Tanyo, Kisse Soojh-Boojh Ke, Tichi Tita Toto Turu, Wo Kagaz Ki Kashti Wo Barish Ka Pani, and Nanha Scientist.
Currently, Amit is pursuing a Master’s degree in Dramatic Arts from Himalayan University. Most recently, he received widespread appreciation for his theatrical adaptation of the play “Premchand Ki Ladkiyan,” which has been acclaimed for its sensitive and compelling treatment of the subject.