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DESCRIPTION:https://www.fridae.asia/hk/agenda/6544\n\nOpen Space presents a
  dramatized reading of two monologues written and performed by R. Raj Rao
 \n\nThe Wisest Fool On Earth & Vanaprastha Ashram\n\n\n\nAbout the plays:
 \n\nThe Wisest Fool on Earth\, written in the UK in 1990\, sees Jay\, 34\,
  speak to his audience from a washroom window where his gay lover hides hi
 m when his father unexpectedly arrives. He is scatological and exhibitioni
 stic\, and\, among other things explains why he became a male prostitute. 
 Gieve Patel calls The Wisest Fool on Earth 'one of the most important play
 s written in India over the last decade.'\n\nVanaprastha Ashram\, written 
 in Canada in 2008\, sees Jay at age 52 speak to his audience from the roof
  of a Bombay skyscraper.\n\nR. Raj Rao is the author of\, among other book
 s\, the novels The Boyfriend (Penguin India\, 2003\; translated into Frenc
 h and Italian)\, and Hostel Room 131 (Penguin India\, 2010). He is co-edit
 or of Whistling in the Dark: Twenty-one Queer Interviews (Sage\, 2009). Ri
 yad Wadia's 11 minute short\, BomGay (1996)\, was based on his poems.\n\nR
 ao teaches at the Department of English\, University of Pune.\n\nDate: Apr
 il 1 2011\n\nTime: 5.30 pm at Open Space\n\nThe readings may be followed b
 y a discussion.\n\n(This event is free.)\n\n------------\n\nOpen Space is 
 a social network for young people interested in exploring and building a m
 ore equal\, sustainable and inclusive world. OS is a forum for new ideas\,
  expression\, dialogues and learning on issues that concern young adults a
 nd their future. Share your views\, articles\, films and creative expressi
 ons on OS\, and participate in our programmes. Open Space is an initiative
  of the Centre for Communication and Development Studies\, which also mana
 ges India’s leading resource base on social justice and development issu
 es www.infochangeindia.org.\n\nB - 301\, 2nd Floor\, Kanchanjunga Bldg\,\n
 Kanchan Lane\, Off Law College Road\,\nNear Krishna Dining Hall\, Pune 411
  004\nPhone: 25457371 / 30222156\n\n
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SUMMARY:Open Space presents a dramatized reading of two monologues written 
 and performed by R. Raj Rao
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