Re: PTV Plays since 27 Nov-1964
Aaghai (28th November 1978)
The story was published in a literary magazine "Seap" in the form of a novelette in 1970 and its dramatic presentation was telecast from Karachi TV station. the main theme revolves around the intrinsically rebellious nature of human beings who like to wander away from the beaten track, rejecting the socio-environmental constraints and exploring new horizons. Like the plays of that time, the story was sketched in the backdrop of the melting values of rural gentry. It is an anecdote of a landlord and a corrupt police officer, who in a fit of self denial, quits his job and goes to become a religious person. He shifts to the village of the landlord and becomes an official priest of the mosque. The son of the priest rebels against his father and goes back to the tumult of city life. In this rumpus created by the dissenters there are characters, who still hold traditions and age old values dear to their heart. These people in a way agree with the rebels but do not find enough courage to either support or join them. They continue to live divided lives between two worlds despite the fact that they have the potential and even the will to change social taboos. Maintaining the balance in the society is their exalted objective.