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 Dooja Passa

 (The Other Side) 

 Ajmer Rode

 

One-act plays; Nanak Singh Pustakmala, Amritsar, 1981; Pages: 76

 

Dooja Passa (The Other Side) is a collection of three one act plays:   

Dooja Paasa    

One Girl One Dream

Visa. 

 

All of these plays have been performed successfully in Vancouver and in Punjab. Dooja Paasa is the first published book of Canadian Punjabi plays. 

"The top name in Canadian Punjabi playwrights is that of Ajmer Rode who wrote the first Canadian Punjabi play, Dooja Paasa, and made a significant advance in the Canadian Punjabi literature." Dr. S.P. Singh (critic, vice chancelor, Punjabi University.) 

 

 

 

 

Dooja Passa Performance 

 

Directed by Ajmer Rode

 

 

 

                          

Raghbir Mand, Karamjit Ghuman in Dooja Passa  

 

Time: 45 minutes; Characters: 6

 

 

Dooja Paasa  was first produced by the Vancour Punjabi Literary association in 1977.  The play deals with racism in Canadian society. A Sikh man after having been attacked by a racist gang can't decide wether to keep his turban or not. 

 

  "Techniques of stage presentations show that 

  Ajmer Rode is a dramatist with deep understanding 

  and grasp of theatrics. Dooja Passa is a solid 

  contribution to Punjabi drama."   

    -Dr. Mohanjit, Kaumi Ekta, 1981

 

 

 

 

A scene from Dooja Passa

 

 

      

 

Cast of  Dooja Passa

 

 

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