On Tuesday, opposing the disqualification of the theatre society of Kamla Nehru College (KNC): Lakshya, student members of Pinjra Tod, a feminist collective raised voice against gender-based discrimination. In solidarity with the KNC students, they gathered inside the Shri Ram Centre for what they called ‘An Ode to Bra, Panty and the Sahitya Kala Academy’. As a symbolic gesture, they hung bras on the boundary wall of the centre.
On Monday, the theatre society of Kamla Nehru College (KNC), Lakshya, was disqualified by the judges at a theatre competition ( Mahavidyalaya Natya Utsav) for using words such as ‘bra’ and ‘panty’ in their play named Shahira ke Naam. At the theatre fest organised by the Sahitya Kala Parishad, the team was allegedly first told that they were disqualified and later told that they will only lose marks for it.
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Teacher-convener Monami Basu had condemned the move in her Facebook post that went viral, garnering support from various sections, including Kapil Mishra, the Minister of Water, Tourism, Art, Culture and Gurudwara Election. Now, the disqualification has been rolled back.
“I got a call from Kapil Mishra. He told me that he will get in touch with the Sahitya Kala Parishad authorities and ask them to not disqualify or deduct marks over language,” says Basu as per HT reports.
