EIDGAH - Premchand ki kahani, Dastango ki zubani is an engaging edu-drama for children that dramatises Premchand's Idgah drawing inspiration from Dastangoi style of enactment, initiating children to two of India's eminent narrative cultures.
Since Munshi Premchand and his stories are an integral part of Hindi language school curriculum, we consider this 45 minute enactment to be relevant for students of Grade 1 to Grade 7 (6-13 years). The language of the drama is bilingual, with use of English and Hindi interchangeably, thus making it understandable for English speaking children, yet retaining the core essence of the art form. Besides being an academic support, this drama has been crafted to aid opening safe dialogue with children on the sensitive topics of peer influence, peer ridicule and bullying.