Abstract:

The Delhi-based Jana Natya Manch, popularly known as JANAM, has been one of the most active street theatre groups in India since 1978. The group was commissioned to create DTC Ki Dhandhli (The Corrupt Trappings of DTC) in 1979 in response to a sudden bus fare hike by the Delhi Transport Corporation. The writing of the play was headed by Safdar Hashmi, one of the founders of the group. This short play, translated here for the first time, was instrumental in garnering public opinion against the financial mishandlings of the DTC. The outcry that the play inspired forced the DTC to roll back the fare revisions. The introduction preceding this translation contextualizes the events of the play and provides a basic introduction to JANAM. The Corrupt Trappings of DTC is one of the earliest plays from the group's repertoire. The short play introduces the reader to the ways in which this theatre group allied itself from its very early days with the everyday struggles of working-class people in the sprawling urban outgrowths surrounding the Indian capital.

摘要：

总部位于德里的 Jana Natya Manch，俗称 JANAM，自 1978 年以来一直是印度最活跃的街头剧团之一。 该团体于 1979 年受委托创建DTC Ki Dhandhli（DTC的腐败陷阱），以应对德里交通公司突然涨价。该剧的编写由该组织的创始人之一萨夫达尔·哈什米 (Safdar Hashmi) 领导。这部短剧首次在此翻译，在吸引公众舆论反对 DTC 的财务不当处理方面发挥了重要作用。该剧引发的强烈抗议迫使 DTC 取消票价修订。此翻译之前的介绍将戏剧事件置于上下文中，并提供了对 JANAM 的基本介绍。DTC 的腐败陷阱是该团最早的剧目之一。这部短剧向读者介绍了这个剧团从成立之初就与印度首都周围不断扩张的城市发展中工人阶级的日常斗争结盟的方式。