A Tryst with Destiny

A story of conflicts of ideologies and personalities

of the great leaders of freedom struggle in India,

that led to partition of British India".

"A Tryst..." is a multimedia theatrical show

with historical footage and live actors

that takes audience to the back room drama among the leaders of Congress, Muslim League and British Empire.

It was the labor of love for Amita, who worked on the script for more than two years.

Playwright & Director: Amita Deepak Jha

The cast:

• Mohandas K Gandhi:

• Jawahar Lal Nehru:

• Mohammad Ali Jinnah:

• Madan Mohan Malviya:

• Dr. B.R. Ambedkar:

• Motilal Nehru:

• Sir Stafford Cripps:

• Viceroy Wavell:

• Maulana Abul Kalam Azad:

• Congress Worker/Singer:

• Lord Mountbatten:

• Natwar Gandhi

• Krisha Subrahmanya Murti

• Sunhojit Sen

• Paresh Parekh

• Manoj Singh

• Sushil Rattan

• Timothy Wolf

• Micheal Gilmore

• Rahul Seth/ Sushil Rattan

• Sajeev Anand

• Timothy Wolf

1. Cullen Performance Hall, University of Houston. January 21, 2012

2. Lansburgh theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Fundraiser for Pratham USA. April 28th, 2014.

3. Princeton, New Jersey, Maharastra Foundation Fundraising event. 27th October 2012

4. Double performances at the Kreager auditorium of JCC of Greater Washington in Rockville. August 13th& 14th, 2014.

Performances