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    PYRAMID A Skit by Vibhuti Patel, 1982 Scene 1 Housewife The housewife (2) If the woman’s husband is asked What does his wife do The answer is “My wife does not work.” Then Who bears this world in her womb? Who gives birth to the farmers, the workers? Who cooks, washes, cleans and fills water? Looks after the child and the sick? Whose labour gives men leisure for liquor, tobacco and card session? Whose labour gives men their strength to go to work? Who labours without being noticed? Mutely working, without being paid, Without being appreciated ever------ (Amrita Pritam’s “From the darkness of womb to the silence of the grave.”, 1975) Scene 2 The food is less. Who will go hungry? Women of the house (3) Too many guests. Who will sacrifice? Woman of the house (3) The meal is not liked. There are leftovers, Who will eat them? The children’s mother (3) For the welfare of the family, who fasts? Woman of the house (3) Result : More weakness. Less nutrition. Scene 3 Someone’s sick. Someone’s ill More work for the woman still But, if she is ill...Oh dear! Oh dear! No one can replace her No once can take over Result No rest for her, ever ….Oh never! Scene 4 If she goes out to work Housework is still her work One job……..under-paid the other…….un paid Scene 5 Male labourer : I have to work ! I have to slog ! Farm labourer : To earn, I have to work ! To sustain, I have to slog ! Factory worker :Who are we ? Slaves of the machine We turn into bold, our sweat And two meals a day we get Our bones break Illness our bodies rack The capitalist – demon does exploit us Slaves are we at work Rulers however are we at home ! Scene 6 Men If disappointed somewhere If not successful elsewhere A firing at work will him angry make On his wife however will his temper break Then there are slaps there are abuses Beating there are both verbal and raps Yet she excuses makes Daughter of woman who burned at stakes Says she of him “Poor man, battered by fate” So much burden bears my mate But she if disappointed, fed-up, tired will make herself a target or her children are fired (2) Scene 7 With woman-power the yoke of housework mounts And his advantages the capitalist counts (3) Everyday….no rest, no leave, no overtime, no bonus, no allowance, no medicines, no retirement, no remuneration…. Everyday….She works on The capitalist does as he pleases His profit everyday no doubt increases! Scene 8 Women : We have thrown away the shakles of the house Chains and age-old grouse To end woman’s exploitation To finish women’s degradation To stop husband’s violence (2) We have come ! Dowry, rape, injustice Class-differentiation we will end ! Men & Women : From mill, dock, shed Inspite of police dread (2) It has been done We have broken away We have come ! From fields, from factories Fro

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    PYRAMID A Skit by Vibhuti Patel, 1982 Scene 1 Housewife The housewife (2) If the woman’s husband is asked What does his wife do The answer is “My wife does not work.” Then Who bears this world in her womb? Who gives birth to the farmers, the workers? Who cooks, washes, cleans and fills water? Looks after the child and the sick? Whose labour gives men leisure for liquor, tobacco and card session? Whose labour gives men their strength to go to work? Who labours without being noticed? Mutely working, without being paid, Without being appreciated ever------ (Amrita Pritam’s “From the darkness of womb to the silence of the grave.”, 1975) Scene 2 The food is less. Who will go hungry? Women of the house (3) Too many guests. Who will sacrifice? Woman of the house (3) The meal is not liked. There are leftovers, Who will eat them? The children’s mother (3) For the welfare of the family, who fasts? Woman of the house (3) Result : More weakness. Less nutrition. Scene 3 Someone’s sick. Someone’s ill More work for the woman still But, if she is ill...Oh dear! Oh dear! No one can replace her No once can take over Result No rest for her, ever ….Oh never! Scene 4 If she goes out to work Housework is still her work One job……..under-paid the other…….un paid Scene 5 Male labourer : I have to work ! I have to slog ! Farm labourer : To earn, I have to work ! To sustain, I have to slog ! Factory worker :Who are we ? Slaves of the machine We turn into bold, our sweat And two meals a day we get Our bones break Illness our bodies rack The capitalist – demon does exploit us Slaves are we at work Rulers however are we at home ! Scene 6 Men If disappointed somewhere If not successful elsewhere A firing at work will him angry make On his wife however will his temper break Then there are slaps there are abuses Beating there are both verbal and raps Yet she excuses makes Daughter of woman who burned at stakes Says she of him “Poor man, battered by fate” So much burden bears my mate But she if disappointed, fed-up, tired will make herself a target or her children are fired (2) Scene 7 With woman-power the yoke of housework mounts And his advantages the capitalist counts (3) Everyday….no rest, no leave, no overtime, no bonus, no allowance, no medicines, no retirement, no remuneration…. Everyday….She works on The capitalist does as he pleases His profit everyday no doubt increases! Scene 8 Women : We have thrown away the shakles of the house Chains and age-old grouse To end woman’s exploitation To finish women’s degradation To stop husband’s violence (2) We have come ! Dowry, rape, injustice Class-differentiation we will end ! Men & Women : From mill, dock, shed Inspite of police dread (2) It has been done We have broken away We have come ! From fields, from factories Fro

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    Pyramid - A Skit On Housework by Vibhuti Patel, 1982

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    Prof. Vibhuti Patel
    PYRAMID A Skit by Vibhuti Patel, 1982 Scene 1 Housewife The housewife (2) If the woman’s husband is asked What does his wife do The answer is “My wife does not work.” Then Who bears this world in her womb? Who gives birth to the farmers, the workers? Who cooks, washes, cleans and fills water? Looks after the child and the sick? Whose labour gives men leisure for liquor, tobacco and card session? Whose labour gives men their strength to go to work? Who labours without being noticed? Mutely working, without being paid, Without being appreciated ever------ (Amrita Pritam’s “From the darkness of womb to the silence of the grave.”, 1975) Scene 2 The food is less. Who will go hungry? Women of the house (3) Too many guests. Who will sacrifice? Woman of the house (3) The meal is not liked. There are leftovers, Who will eat them? The children’s mother (3) For the welfare of the family, who fasts? Woman of the house (3) Result : More weakness. Less nutrition. Scene 3 Someone’s sick. Someone’s ill More work for the woman still But, if she is ill...Oh dear! Oh dear! No one can replace her No once can take over Result No rest for her, ever ….Oh never! Scene 4 If she goes out to work Housework is still her work One job……..under-paid the other…….un paid Scene 5 Male labourer : I have to work ! I have to slog ! Farm labourer : To earn, I have to work ! To sustain, I have to slog ! Factory worker :Who are we ? Slaves of the machine We turn into bold, our sweat And two meals a day we get Our bones break Illness our bodies rack The capitalist – demon does exploit us Slaves are we at work Rulers however are we at home ! Scene 6 Men If disappointed somewhere If not successful elsewhere A firing at work will him angry make On his wife however will his temper break Then there are slaps there are abuses Beating there are both verbal and raps Yet she excuses makes Daughter of woman who burned at stakes Says she of him “Poor man, battered by fate” So much burden bears my mate But she if disappointed, fed-up, tired will make herself a target or her children are fired (2) Scene 7 With woman-power the yoke of housework mounts And his advantages the capitalist counts (3) Everyday….no rest, no leave, no overtime, no bonus, no allowance, no medicines, no retirement, no remuneration…. Everyday….She works on The capitalist does as he pleases His profit everyday no doubt increases! Scene 8 Women : We have thrown away the shakles of the house Chains and age-old grouse To end woman’s exploitation To finish women’s degradation To stop husband’s violence (2) We have come ! Dowry, rape, injustice Class-differentiation we will end ! Men & Women : From mill, dock, shed Inspite of police dread (2) It has been done We have broken away We have come ! From fields, from factories Fro

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    PYRAMID A Skit by Vibhuti Patel, 1982 Scene 1 Housewife The housewife (2) If the womans husband is asked What

    does his wife do The answer is My wife does not work. Then Who bears this world in her womb Who !i"es birth to the farmers# the workers Who $ooks# washes# $leans and fills water %ooks after the $hild and the si$k Whose labour !i"es men leisure for li&uor# toba$$o and $ard session Whose labour !i"es men their stren!th to !o to work Who labours without bein! noti$ed Mutely workin!# without bein! 'aid# Without bein! a''re$iated e"er(((((( ()mrita *ritams +rom the darkness of womb to the silen$e of the !ra"e.# ,-./) Scene 2 The food is less. Who will !o hun!ry Women of the house (0) Too many !uests. Who will sa$rifi$e Woman of the house (0) The meal is not liked. There are lefto"ers# Who will eat them The $hildrens mother (0) +or the welfare of the family# who fasts Woman of the house (0) 1esult 2 More weakness. %ess nutrition.

    Scene 3 3omeones si$k. 3omeones ill More work for the woman still 4ut# if she is ill...5h dear6 5h dear6

    7o one $an re'la$e her 7o on$e $an take o"er 1esult 7o rest for her# e"er 8.5h ne"er6 Scene 4 If she !oes out to work Housework is still her work 5ne 9ob88..under('aid the other88.un 'aid Scene 5 Male labourer 2 I ha"e to work 6 I ha"e to slo! 6 +arm labourer 2 To earn# I ha"e to work 6 To sustain# I ha"e to slo! 6 +a$tory worker 2Who are we 3la"es of the ma$hine We turn into bold# our sweat )nd two meals a day we !et 5ur bones break Illness our bodies ra$k The $a'italist : demon does e;'loit us 3la"es are we at work 1ulers howe"er are we at home 6 Scene 6 Men If disa''ointed somewhere If not su$$essful elsewhere ) firin! at work will him an!ry make 5n his wife howe"er will his tem'er break Then there are sla's there are abuses 4eatin! there are both "erbal and ra's <et she e;$uses makes =au!hter of woman who burned at stakes 3ays she of him *oor man# battered by fate 3o mu$h burden bears my mate 4ut she if disa''ointed# fed(u'# tired will make herself a tar!et or

    her $hildren are fired

    (2)

    Scene With woman('ower the yoke of housework mounts )nd his ad"anta!es the $a'italist $ounts (0) >"eryday8.no rest# no lea"e# no o"ertime# no bonus# no allowan$e# no medi$ines# no retirement# no remuneration8. >"eryday8.3he works on The $a'italist does as he 'leases His 'rofit e"eryday no doubt in$reases6 Scene 8 Women 2 We ha"e thrown away the shakles of the house ?hains and a!e(old !rouse To end womans e;'loitation To finish womens de!radation To sto' husbands "iolen$e We ha"e $ome 6 =owry# ra'e# in9usti$e ?lass(differentiation we will end 6

    (2)

    Men @ Women 2 +rom mill# do$k# shed Ins'ite of 'oli$e dread (2) It has been done We ha"e broken away We ha"e $ome 6 +rom fields# from fa$tories +rom "illa!es# from $ities To!ether we ha"e $ome %ook 6 look 6 5h you blind world 5ur army has $ome 6 To end $a'italism# our army has $ome Scene 9 Women 2 ?ome sister# we will unite This 'yramid we will break with our mi!ht To free woman we will fi!ht 6 we will fi!ht 6 Men were un9ust

    As they tried to $rush Anite we must To a new !oal we will rush To!ether we will fi!ht Biolen$e towards us# howe"er sli!ht We will not tolerate6 We will not tolerate6 Men 2 ) $ons$iousness we will awaken ) friendshi' we will stren!then ) relationshi' with Womens stru!!le will not be forsaken. Women @ Men 2 +rom fields# mills# fa$tories We will fi!ht 6 (2) While freein! Humanity# Women will be freed While freein! Woman# Humanity will be freed6 Originally written in Hindi by Vibhuti Patel, 1982 7ote 2 (,) The words of the first s$ene of the dan$e(drama are based on )mrita *ritams +rom the darkness of womb to the silen$e of the !ra"e. (2) The musi$ of the son!s are based on the Cu9arati Bhavai style. (0) in the 3$ene . a 'yramid is formed with women at the base# men in the $enter and one 'erson# the $a'i( talist on the to'. (D) This 'lay was written on the o$$asion of Womens =ay ,-E2 under the aus'i$es of a womens or!aniFation in 4ombay Ga!ruti Hala *athak. It was sta!ed later on# at different 'la$es.

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