The Why-Why Girl

A delightful story of a young tribal girl, Moyna, who is curious about everything and will never stop asking the question 'WHY?' Written by one of India's celebrated writers, Mahasweta Devi, we see how education for children, especially girls in underserved communities can make such a positive impact.
This performance is based on the book The Why Why Girl by Mahasweta Devi, illustrated by Kanyika Kini, and published by Tulika. It has been adapted with original music and illustration for The Red Curtain Project.
Preeti Vasudevan - Choreography, Artistic Director
Kamala Sankaram - Composer
Shreya Mehta - Illustration
Tulika Books - Series Sponsor
About the Red Curtain Project:
The Red Curtain Project is a major educational initiative from Thresh dedicated to sharing stories, ancient and modern, from the Indian subcontinent and beyond.
About the Girls' Empowerment Series:
Our current series is about the empowerment and development of strong young women. In each of these stories we look at a key opportunity offered to a young woman that will help her build self worth, courage and leadership skills to become a role model for others to follow. The importance of role models is spotlighted in these stories where the young girls are inspired to lead with confidence. Even in today's world, there are many communities
around the world where education and rights for women are almost non-existent. Our hope is that with these stories, we can create more awareness of the positive communities being built by having women as part of the decision-making process.
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