It was a special moment for a group of five teenagers in the City, who staged their play 'Shut Up and Vote' at the Alliance de Francaise Bangalore. These youngsters, barely out of school, staged a thought-provoking play to help spread awareness regarding the symbiotic relationship between politics and corruption.
"Actually, we had a competition in school and that is when we scripted the play. We screened it in the competition and we have revamped it a little after that. Our motive is to spread awareness regarding Indian politics to the youth and the role that corruption plays in it," says Ashwath Segu, one of the producers of the play.
The group of five — Shravani Ramkumar, Kanika Vaish, Siddharth Sudheer, Adrian Raj and Ashwath Segu — has been hugely motivated by Anna Hazare and his campaign against corruption. They say that it's only the youth who can spread
awareness.
"It is a great initiative and I feel that it is important for our generation to be a part of this campaign. I am happy that some people from among us are taking the first step towards spreading mass awareness," says Samarth, a student, who had come to watch the play.
The play revolves around eight characters played by five people, one of whom is a political leader who makes tall promises to garner votes.
However, as soon as she wins by a good margin, she makes ambitious plans to accumulate wealth — and in doing so, siphons off huge sums of money to build a steel plant.
The hall was buzzing with youngsters who had come to lend their support to the cause.
Anushree, a teenager, says that each vote counts and it is sad to see the condition of the country now.
"I think it is corruption that is bringing the country down and if the youth works towards removing corruption from the country, it will help," she points out.
Ashwath went on to say that through this play, they wanted to motivate the youngsters to vote instead of complaining about the affairs of the country. "This play highlights the truth of our country and shows people the change that can take place by making the right choice and using your right to franchise," he adds. Heera, another youngster who had come for the play, says that she feels proud that her generation is taking a step towards something that is the need of the hour. "Enough is enough and I really feel that the youth should step up," she sums up.
"Actually, we had a competition in school and that is when we scripted the play. We screened it in the competition and we have revamped it a little after that. Our motive is to spread awareness regarding Indian politics to the youth and the role that corruption plays in it," says Ashwath Segu, one of the producers of the play.
The group of five — Shravani Ramkumar, Kanika Vaish, Siddharth Sudheer, Adrian Raj and Ashwath Segu — has been hugely motivated by Anna Hazare and his campaign against corruption. They say that it's only the youth who can spread
awareness.
"It is a great initiative and I feel that it is important for our generation to be a part of this campaign. I am happy that some people from among us are taking the first step towards spreading mass awareness," says Samarth, a student, who had come to watch the play.
The play revolves around eight characters played by five people, one of whom is a political leader who makes tall promises to garner votes.
However, as soon as she wins by a good margin, she makes ambitious plans to accumulate wealth — and in doing so, siphons off huge sums of money to build a steel plant.
The hall was buzzing with youngsters who had come to lend their support to the cause.
Anushree, a teenager, says that each vote counts and it is sad to see the condition of the country now.
"I think it is corruption that is bringing the country down and if the youth works towards removing corruption from the country, it will help," she points out.
Ashwath went on to say that through this play, they wanted to motivate the youngsters to vote instead of complaining about the affairs of the country. "This play highlights the truth of our country and shows people the change that can take place by making the right choice and using your right to franchise," he adds. Heera, another youngster who had come for the play, says that she feels proud that her generation is taking a step towards something that is the need of the hour. "Enough is enough and I really feel that the youth should step up," she sums up.