Playwriting venture for author

Former teacher Indira Ramadeen launched her book, Waltz, at the Andhra Sabha Hall in Marburg last Saturday. The launch was held along with a comedy musical play.

It was attended by her family, friends and members of the public. The author hailed the event a success.

She said her book was a collection of poems she has written over the years.

“My poems are a culmination of experiences and inspiration laden with emotions. People can connect and resonate with my poems easily, given that we all experience the same emotions at one point or another. A poem I wrote, South Africa My Pride, was placed in the top three for a competition aired and produced on Lotus FM. The poem is included in my book as well,” she said.

Indira added that the poem inspired her to write, direct and produce a musical play titled South Africa My Pride to showcase how literature can take on many forms.

She said the play she did during the launch was the first piece she had ever written, directed and produced.

“My daring, never-give-up, dramatic personality nudged me to plunge into this event, to bring volume to the Ramadeen name well after having served my time on earth and to honour my parents. This is also my way of inspiring and motivating people. You can do anything at any age.”

Indira said she appreciated her parents for building her writing skills and immersing her creative and dramatic streak.

She described her mother, Usha Ramadeen, as her biggest fan and someone who admired her poetry and kept encouraging her.

“My late father, Harilal, would have loved this event as he was an avid reader and poetry lover and sparked the love of poetry within me. On the day of my launch, I was too emotional to talk much about my greatest supporters, my parents, but my highest regard goes out to them. I could not have done this without them. Even though my Dad is not here physically, he is with me, and I always carry my parents’ blessings,” she said.

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