{
  "id": 17522236,
  "title": "Writer-Director-Actor Manav Kaul Explores The Conflict Between Love And Revolution In His Latest Play",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/writer-director-actor-manav-kaul-explores-the-conflict-between-love",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-01T02:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/lifestyle/writer-director-actor-manav-kaul-explores-the-conflict-between-love-and-revolution-in-his-latest-play"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Writer-director-actor Manav Kaul's latest play, Ek Hare Hue Kavi Ki Safal Kavita, delves into the conflict between love and revolution. The protagonist grapples with the choice of writing either a love poem or a revolutionary one. This play, which Kaul has been working on for over two years, will be staged at the Prithvi Theatre Festival on November 8. Kaul is unsure about the nature of revolutionary and love poems in today's context. His play is not just about the protagonist's dilemma but also about the act of writing itself. It explores what a writer wants to write versus what ultimately gets written. Kaul finds the creative process both fun and challenging, likening it to an abstract, philosophical discussion. He has never experienced writer's block as it is not a job he has to do, but something he enjoys. Kaul's writing routine involves waking up at 4-5am, having coffee, listening to music, and sitting at his laptop with multiple files open. His journey as a writer began at 17 or 18 when he wrote a poem, which was not very good. He has since progressed through short stories, plays, and poetry. Kaul's fascination lies in the ongoing relationship between a writer and his work, particularly the idea of a poem talking to the poet.",
  "summary": "Writer-director-actor Manav Kaul’s latest play, Ek Hare Hue Kavi Ki Safal Kavita, seems to have Shakespearean dilemmas with a twist: To love or not to love. To revolt or not to revolt. His protagonist is racked with doubt, but not the kind that made Hamlet a tragic figure. The poet in Kaul’s play, his press brief says, has to choose between writing a love poem or a revolutionary one. On the face…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}