Kanu Bhatt

Gandhi in Jerusalem Kanu Bhatt

Touching on a variety of subjects, from Genesis to the future of peace on earth, Gandhi in Jerusalem is a multifaceted, multi-character, and thought-provoking play. It finds Gandhi proposing a visit to earth accompanied by Dr. Albert Einstein, a Muslim scholar, and a Christian medical missionary. Their goal is to re-integrate the three faiths with roots in Jerusalem. Their counterparts are a nun and two young writers, one Jewish and one Muslim, who have organized a multi-ethnic group called Daughter of Jerusalem, a women's grassroots network, to form the United States of Palestine-Israel. Through the ideas, quips, and philosophy of a cast of characters including Charlie Chaplin, Sir Iqbal, Plato, Karl Marx, Golda Meir, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Emile Zola, and Pierre Eliot Trudeau, Gandhi in Jerusalem explores the pros and cons of a Middle East solution to the Palestinian question. It also examines how to accomplish peace between the world's various religions and cultures.