CHEKOV KI DUNIYA

A collection of six short stories by Chekhov dealing with emotions in relationships running the gamut of trite power plays, sublime love, the commonplace everyday to exceptional circumstances, from the abyss of poverty to the idle games of the rich.

“Besahara Aurat” features a wild woman with a nervous disorder who tries to extort money from a banker.

“Dooba Hua Aadmi”, a man in the “maritime entertainment business” will drown himself for a small fee.

“Shikari” shows a man-about-town giving an instructional session on seducing women, using a new husband as the conduit for his attempted seduction of the man’s bride, Irena.

“Cheenk” an ironic tale, ‘The Sneezer’ cannot apologize enough to a blustering general for sneezing on his head at the opera. ‘The Clerk’ cannot redeem himself of guilt and fears demotion.

“Surgery” Story of a man with a toothache faced with an inexperienced dental assistant who attempts his first tooth examination.

“The Gift” A tale of a dedicated father who thrusts his shy, 19-year old son into manhood by taking him to a house of ill repute, only to relent at the last moment and leave the boy more perplexed than ever.

Biographies

AMITABH SRIVASTAVA

Amitabh Srivastava graduated from the National School of Drama (Acting) in 1979 Soon after, he plunged into theatre in Delhi where he associated with major theatre directors E. Alkazi, B. V.Karanth, Fritz Benewitz, Ranjit KAPOOR, Barry Johnn, Amal Allana, Prasanna Devendra Raj Ankur. He visited the U.K, Germany, and Poland with the National School of Drama Repertory Company. 
For the last twenty-five years he has also been active with TV and cinema as writer, director, and actor and has been performing in numerous stage plays, T.V. serials, telefilms and films.
He has always considered writing and scripting to be his forte and has adapted world classics of drama such as The Tempest, Good Woman of Schetzuan, The Visit, Hedda Gabler, The Odd Couple, Accidental Death of an Anarchist and Can’t Pay! Won’t Pay! to name a few. He has also written screenplays for feature films such as Hey Ram, Abhay, and White Rainbow.

ASHWIN CHADHA

Ashwin Chadha holds a diploma in acting from the Imago School of Acting under the directorship of acclaimed director Barry John. He was associated with Theatre Action Group (TAG) and acted in O Come Bulky Stomach, Blood Brothers, A Flea in Her Ear, Mangta Hai Now and Manto ,all directed by Barry John. He also played Cassio in Shakespeare’s Othello directed by the eminent director Mohan Maharishi. He has had lead roles in Ranjit Kapoor’s stage productions.

His selection in the ABCL Startrack Competition introduced him to Bollywood paving the way for the character role of ‘Asad’ in the much celebrated feature film Godmother. Ashwin is presently dubbing the voices of Gen. Musharraf and Inzamaam ul Haq for NDTV’s Double Take and Gustakhi Maaf and has performed in the Rafi Peer Festival in Pakistan.

ANILA SINGH

Anila S. Khosla graduated with the Best Actress Award from the National School of Drama and was a member of the N.S.D. Repertory until 1981. With the Repertory she designed costumes for Barry John’s The Fool, Kapoor’s Mukyamantri, R.G.Gopal’s Surya Ki Antim Kiran Se, Uttara Baokar’s Sandhya Chhaya and Kabhi Na Chooden Khet directed by Raina and others.

Since her return from New York, Anila has designed costumes for many productions including Raina’s Munto Hazir Hai, Ankur’s Mausam dar Mausam, Ranjit Kapoor’s Hum Rahe Na Hum and Auntiyon Ka Tehkhana.. She is an accomplished actress and has appeared in numerous Hindi and English plays for theatre and television.