kurian's New Age Blog

The   characters 1  Kunjan ( 40)   :  A  worker in the rubber log loading and unloading  industry. He is well-built and very strong 2  Ammini ( 35)  : Kunjan's  wife 3  Achu  ( 3 )   :  Their  daughter 4  The  Criminal : ( 25) 5  Human  Rights  Activist  ( 50)  HRA Police Inspector, policemen, neighbours  etc                      Scene  1 Kunjan's  modest house at  Paika. It's  10 a.m. Ammini is busy putting clothes on the line. Achu tries to help her. She likes to play with the water in the bucket.                  Achu Where's  Pappa  gone? When is he coming back?            Ammini Pappa  went to Pala, in search of beef. You know, there's a shortage of beef in the country. Your Pappa can't eat rice without beef. He says beef is essential to keep fit.         ( enter  the  Criminal. He has a strange look, with unkempt hair and dirty clothes)              Criminal Chechi, can I have  some  water

 The   characters 1   Sam   ( 55)       A  Malayalee teacher  living in  South  Africa  2  Anne (50)         Sam's   wife   Three   armed  robbers, in their  twenties Scene  1  (  A  big, colonial-type  mansion . It's  8 p.m. Sam  and Anne are  relaxing ,watching  Malayalam  Channels. )                     Anne Did you lock the small gate ?                   Sam Oh,no. I forgot it.               Anne Then   go  and  lock it.               Sam No. I'd rather  leave it like that.It's  too risky to step outside. Besides, it won't  make any difference.         Anne Why ?        Sam Nowadays nothing can  prevent  armed robbers from entering  a compound  or  from breaking into a house. High walls, barbed wire, alarms, vicious dogs, security guards, police, you name it, nothing is effective against  thieves.. nothing.. This is  thieves' own  country.             Anne But  let's