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Title
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Pehli Pehli Maruti
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Description
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Pehli Pehli Maruti is a Naatak original inspired by a little-known story from 1983, when India’s first Maruti-800 was officially presented to a government employee, while an earlier car had already been privately delivered to a Delhi shopkeeper. The play reimagines this “first” car as a disruptive presence within an ordinary neighborhood, exploring how a single object can reshape social dynamics, aspiration, and memory.
Blending humor with social observation, the production examines middle-class life at a moment of technological and cultural transition in late twentieth-century India. This image captures the ceremonial arrival of the Maruti, adorned with garlands and treated as an object of celebration and reverence, reflecting its symbolic role as both aspiration and spectacle within the community.
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Date
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2024
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Producer
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Ratul Ghosh
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Director
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Anitha Dixit
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Playwright
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Sujit Saraf
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Location
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Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto, California
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Production Location
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NAATAK
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Subject
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NAATAK
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Identifier
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N19
Pehli Pehli Maruti