In the 1970s and 80s, famous Hindi writer Harishankar Parsai wrote a series of short stories. These satires were his way of protesting against the then duality in society. "A conscious writer like Parsainji couldn't sit silently, watching our society cripple. Things aren't any different today. In fact, his stories are even more relevant now," says Nand Ram Aanand, director of the Hindi play 2chiyaape, which has been adapted from Parsai's stories and will be staged today.