Mysuru, Jan. 17 -- Playwright Vaidehi rues at Bahuroopi Seminar

"Women feel safe with the uneducated lot than the educated ones because we have created a half-mad, brainless society," said noted story writer and playwright Vaidehi in her heart-touching address.

She was speaking after inaugurating the two-day Bahuroopi National Seminar on 'Gender Equality' organised as part of the ongoing 18th Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival at Bhoomigeeta in Rangayana premises, this morning.

The inauguration itself was novel as a door that was placed on the stage opened to light from darkness and an energetic grey-haired figure emerged holding placards with slogans in a basket. The person carrying it was noted theatre artiste and activist Rameshwari ...