Answer: The end of the play states how the denotified tribes have never been involved in any such matter but they have never been accepted on their own terms. The appeal for respect at the end of the play is a plea to understand the tribes. The use of the Brechtian style of theatre allows the audience to see the contradictions present and to pose questions regarding this world. It presents the realities of the Budhan case from the perspective of the DNTs while highlighting the atrocities inflicted on them. In the last scene, the actors pose simple questions to the audience. Some of the questions raised are: If a DNT commits a crime, is the punishment death? No Bhansali was born amongst the DNTs. No Harshad Mehta was born among the DNTs. No DNT is involved in the Bofors scandal. Are we second-class citizens? The play ends with a human chain raising their hands. The purpose here is to tell the world that there are many big crimes where no tribe man is involved and the tribe people have been made victims by the system. The play highlights the exploitation and oppression of the tribe people by the people who have power. It uses a sharp tone and a direct style to inform people of the truth regarding the Budhan case. The play can be compared with Dario Fo’s play because both the plays provide counter-information of the actual events. A murder of a tribe man has been hushed up. The play allows the suppressed voice to surface and make a claim for justice. The play is a reflection on the cruel practices of the state that criminalizes the DNTs and tortures them. They do not get a chance to even present their side of the case. In term of its structure, the play aims at highlighting what Milind Bokil in his discussion of the DNTs mentions the obduracy of the state functionaries who continue to see groups of people as criminal. The political system ignores all these and seems to convert the DNTs into scapegoats who will answer for the crimes of other people. The end of the play states how the DNTs have never been involved in any such matter but they have never been accepted on their own terms. The appeal for respect at the end of the play is a plea to understand the tribes. The use of the Brechtian style of theatre allows the audience to see the contradictions present in reality and to pose questions regarding this world. It presents the realities of the Budhan case from the perspective of the DNTs while highlighting the atrocities inflicted on them.
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