The Invisible River

The Invisible River

The Invisible River

The Invisible River

Overview

The play is set by Hinduism's holiest river, the Ganga, or Ganges, whose waters are believed to be self-cleansing and purifying and which belief has scientific basis. But what are the implications of science and religion sharing the same space on the banks of a holy river? When Uma, a young scientist from Bangalore arrives in Allahabad to investigate the possibility that bacteriophages in the Ganga could be the starting point of a new era of disease eradication, she sets off a ripple effect that will impact the lives of several people. In India, everything is interconnected and nothing is as simple as it seems.

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