Seemar Sipare

An exceptional drama

Name of the book: Seemar Sipare

Writer: Baharul Islam

Publisher: Seagull Theatre

Pages: 64

Price: Rs 70

The play Seemar Sipare is all about the jeremiad of a matriach. It is about Bhawana, a mother of four, who loses her husband in a road accident and has to struggle through life against all odds.

The writer honestly admits that the play’s storyline was inspired by a news report published in a national daily.

The protagonist, Bhawana, who had married leaving behind everything she had inherited, had a happy married life till the day her husband met with a major road accident. Despite battling for life for 17 days in an ICU, he died.

Bhawana, unable to bear looking at her husband struggling with death, requested doctors to remove his life support and also signed documents permitting donation of his healthy organs.

But her children could not take their father’s death and donation of his organs lightly. They were convinced that their mother had not actually donated his organs, but sold them for financial gain.

Bhawana then overheard her three daughters discussing among themselves that their father had not died a natural death; he had been murdered for his organs. Shocked and pained, Bhawana decided to spend her life clinging to the love for her husband.

The people who received the donated organs sent letters of gratitude to Bhawana. But she kept this a secret.

As the drama unfolds, Bhawana spends years clinging on to her love and her behaviour and discreetness regarding the contents of the letters baffles her children.

Seemar Sipare is a play loaded with suspense and tension. Baharul Islam explores some of the myriad shades of the human mind, breathing individuality into each of the characters. The dialogues are precise, polished and pointed and reveal the inner conflicts in the six characters.

An outstanding script, crowned by the beautiful cover artwork by Noni Borpuzari, is a must read for drama buffs.

SYED MAHHAMAD MAHSHIN

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