Children's Theatre Portrays Social Exclusion Caused by AIDS

The Children's Theater group in the Golemarket area, New Delhi has come with a play called Munna, which is against the social exclusion caused by AIDS and the irresponsible as well as inhuman attitude towards the victims of AIDS. The play is based on real incident happened to the children of a couple died due to AIDS. A child ousted from the school and their relatives and society, reched New Delhi and meets a group of children who were enjoying their vacation. The child stays in a park in residential areas where Malayalees are staying. Out of wisdom of innocence, the child gets warm friendship from the children in the area. He become one among them. But some of the residents in the areas come to know that the child’s background that “his parents had died of AIDS.” Once again he is getting ousted from his friends, happiness and solace. He is getting alienated. He painfully says good bye to his friends and goes away!!!!

The play is written and directed by Jayakumar Panathittayil