Set in Western Nepal’s Kham Magar community, “Kubhindoko Katha (Story of Ash Gourd), a folklore-based play takes us close to the ultimate truth of mother nature. It celebrates the fact that nature has made us different from one another with our strengths and weaknesses and emphasizes the need to accept each other’s existence. It acknowledges the difference in our appearances with different abilities and roles in family and society. It regards such diversities as nature’s plan to complement one’s weakness with another’s strength to ensure everyone’s role is vital, be it small or big for the smooth functioning of this world. It also advocates that diversity and coexistence is something that makes our society resilient and vibrant where the needs and existence of all are cared for and respected. It is one of the seven plays developed through the five monthly long playwriting projects organized by Mandala Theatre-Nepal in 2022. The play was staged as the closing performance of 2nd Nepal International Theatre Festival 2022.
