Lift ban on ‘Chintamani’, say poets, artistes

‘The author had created characters based on the conditions that prevailed about a century ago’

Poets, writers, artistes, and art lovers have appealed to the State government to lift the ban on the staging of the historic ‘Chintamani’ play as the story narrates how a social evil ruins lives.

“A century ago, playwright Kallakuri Narayana Rao had vividly portrayed how a family was dragged onto the street due to a social evil. He had created the characters based on the tradition then, without any intention to insult any person or community. But a few persons have added vulgarity and used objectionable language in the play, causing disrepute to the art,” they averred.