Street play to raise awareness on COVID-19 in U.T. from today

12-member troupe to perform in 20 villages in Puducherry

A street play portraying the dreaded coronavirus as a stalker-killer that prowls crowded markets and care-free gatherings is all set to hit the rural trail across Puducherry on Thursday. With minimal costumery or props, songs and a few dance steps, the 40-minute presentation is a collaboration of the Health Department’s Covid War Room, Svarnim initiative of Sri Aurobindo Society (SAS) and Pondicherry Science Forum (PSF). It aims at raising awareness among rural communities on the imperative of vaccination to ward off the COVID-19 threat and minimise the consequences of an anticipated third wave of the pandemic. The 12-member troupe, all volunteers with the SAS and comprising a diverse mix of medical professionals, Ph.D holders and a nutritionist, is led by R. Senthil Kumar, and will perform every evening at 20 villages under the Bahour PHC from July 15 to 21.