‘Portraying the three women in V D Savarkar’s family and their tale of heroism and sacrifice’ | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

‘Portraying the three women in V D Savarkar’s family and their tale of heroism and sacrifice’ | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Written by Dipanita Nath |Pune |Updated: September 30, 2019 10:23:36 am

‘Portraying the three women in V D Savarkar’s family and their tale of heroism and sacrifice’

Actor Aparna Chothe is drawing attention to the three important women of the V D Savarkar household — Yashodabai, Yamunabai and Shantabai — during a critical phase in India’s history through a play, Tya Tighi.

Aparna Chothe

‘Without politicising their ideologies, when one looks closely at any icon, be it Gandhi, Savarkar, Ambedkar or Mahatma Phule, one realises the role played by their wives, Kasturba, Yamunabai, Ramabai and Savitri Phule, respectively. I believe that a woman’s sacrifice is equally reverential even if history does not attribute greatness to her. It is like admiring the peak of Mount Everest without realising that it stands on a strong base,” says actor Aparna Chothe, who is drawing attention to the three important women of the V D Savarkar household — Yashodabai, Yamunabai and Shantabai — during a critical phase in India’s history through a play, Tya Tighi.