In Search of Universal Peace in Ratan Thiyam's My Earth, My Love
A.J. Sebastian sdb
- Pages
- pp. 90-95
- Published
- July 1, 2011
A.J. Sebastian sdb (2011). In Search of Universal Peace in Ratan Thiyam's My Earth, My Love. Labyrinth, 2(3), 90-95.
Abstract
My Earth, My Love revolves around myth and history, depicted in time past and present, as the dramatist dwells on Manipur's horrendous past. The seven mythical celestial nymphs weave a cloth at the loom to be offered to God, the Almighty, as their love offering to ward off warfare and destruction. The seven sisters represent human longing for peace and brotherhood. As they have premonitions of a bleak future, Puwari, the personification of history, recounts the prophesies on Nostradamus about Hitler's atrocities and the bombing of Hiroshima. The eldest nymph gathers information from her six sisters about pain and destruction in different parts of the world


