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Scene – 1
Chariot,Dance form with
Recitation, Palace shape with Bows :
Bhism, the king maker wanting
explanation to Guru Drona
Bhism to Drona – Why you have cut
the thumb of Eklabya , a poor tribal boy who
came to you for learning archery ? Should a
teacher classify his students on caste and
community basis? Do you justify them tribal or
non- tribal?
Drona – Of course I do neither
classify them nor justify their cast and
community. I was ordered to teach archery to
your grandsons only. That is why I could not
take Eklobya a student. In spite of my
objections he continued practicing archery
keeping a statue of mine under a tree. So I had
to order to cut his own thumb not only for
punishing him but also to cut the possibility of
challenges in coming days as because Eklobya was
talented of high quality.
Sikwla (the only eye witness of
the incident) suddenly rushes into the place of
discussion) – Sir, Please listen to me also.
Drona – Who are you? Where have
you come from, how you could be here?
Bhism – Ok. Please say what you
want, don’t worry.
Sikwla – Sir, I belong to the
community that Eklobya does. We want to learn,
we want to get education like others. We are the
humble subjects of your. We are the sons of the
great Bharata and are so proud of it. Sir,
please have a look to our small village in the
Longtorai, a remotest corner of your country.
Scene – 2
Longtorai Hill
(Flash Back) A folk dance with
patriotic song (I get the soul of my country on
the bakn of the Ganges and the Gomati): A
Chethuwang (Chatim) Tree:
Eklobya – I m Eklobya, Eklobya of
Longtoraai hill. I want to learn and so I went
to Guru Drona and requested him to take me a
student. But He denied. Does not matter, I
practice alone. See I have made a statue of Guru
Drona to pay him Puja.
Drona : As you think yourself my
student, You should pay me fess for it(
Dakhshina)
Eklobya – What do want to get
from me Sir? I am ready to give you anything.
Drona – You just cut your thumb.
Scene – 3
Media: both print and
electronic: Peoples reaction: Protest of youths
(We want education: We want to
learn: Please don’t cut our thumb etc)
Scene – 4
Villagers get together in the
courtyard of Eklolbya’s home:
Detail discussion on the incident.
Eklobya’s father: Why do you use
go their every time? Did not I obstruct you,
what happened now?
Ekolobya: I want to learn,
that’s why I go their. Guru Drona has asked me
to cut my thumb. I just honor him. It is
nothing. Many thumbs are their in our society.
Let them go to school and learn like others?
Yong (Head of the village) – Now
what to do?
Sikwla – Sir, We want to go to
Indraprastha to submit our views about this.
Mother – It is too far, no need
to go there? Let the matter be stopped.
Monai ( Eklobyas’ younger
brother) – I also go with dada.
Mother – It is not your task,
keep silent and don’t go.
Monai – Why should not me, my
brothers’ thumb has been cut, do not I protest?
Village Head – than ok. Let them
go and come back. Bishm suppost to be so kind to
listen to our voice. After all we are his
subjects.
Scene -5:
On the way to Indraprastha
Crossing the river:
Scene – 6
People misguide to show the road
to Indraprastha:
Scne-7
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birds are feeding (Mime)
Scene – 8
Drinking water from fountain
(Mime)
Scene – 9
Death of Monai, funerals (Mime)
Scene 10
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Flash Back ends (First scene
comes again)
Bhism – I have listened both Guru
Drona and the youth. Now I declare the verdict.
Guru Drona has not done right cutting the thumb
of Eklobya but I ma fully pleased the reasons
stated by Guru Drona behind his act. And
therefore I stand for Guru Drona( Disappeared) .
Sikwla – Does not matter sir, we
start to learn once again. Our Chethuwang
teaches us to be high, higher to touch the sky.
One day we shall overcome.
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