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Garam Roti - Durga Venkatesan
Durga and her unlikely partner Lakshmi, a chatty stereo player, led a theatre performance about naming your fears, telling your truth and what it means to "be a woman."
21 December 2025
What does it take to speak a fear out loud - and who gets to listen when you do?
That question anchored Garam Roti, a performance led by Durga and her companion Lakshmi, a stereo player with a personality of her own. Together, they attempted a "performance of fears," part rant, part dare, part confession.
Blending theatre and spoken word, Durga asked herself what truly epitomises 'a woman,' eventually circling back to the figure of the freshly made hot roti: soft, essential, constantly produced, constantly consumed. The stage oscillated between humour and ache as she tests this metaphor against her own experiences and the voices of others.
Written, Directed and Performed by: Durga Venkatesan
Executive Producer: Sukrit Mahajan
Production: Megha Manglani, Vaidesha Lobiyal
Light Design: Surya Saathi
Sound Design & Edit: pause.dxa, Nikhil Bansal
Sound Dubbing: Rohan Kanwar
Voice of Lakshmi: Durga Venkatesan
Set & Publicity Design: Devika Saxena
Artistic Consultation: Mohammed Ellyas Lehry
The project was developed at Rangamadu in collaboration with Namkampani.
The Garam Roti Library has been developed with recordings of women from across India. The project extends gratitude to the women who contributed their voices to the library. The current recordings have been carried out by Durga Venkatesan, Meghna Manglani, Nikhil Bansal & Saran Vashisht.
The stereo played was a contribution by Anusha Mehra & family.