Lucknow, Nov. 29 -- Busting several myths and superstitions propagated in society, the need for rational thinking was encouraged as part of a session 'Mad Lab Mysteries' on the first day of the 10th Kabir Festival on Friday. The three-day festival will continue at UP Sangeet Natak Akademi till Sunday. Rama Shankar Bajpai and Rajkamal Srivastava during the session highlighted how people are being fleeced out of their money due to superstitions. He later explained, "It is generally shown that some people light a fire by only pouring some liquid but the basic principle behind it is that the container is already coated with potassium permanganate, while glycerine is poured on it which leads to ignition. The session was followed by a performance by Rooh, a band, where tributes were paid to filmmaker Guru Dutt and singer Zubeen Garg - celebrating their legacies. It is also the 100th birth anniversary year of Guru Dutt while Garg passed away a few months back. The day began with a Hindi solo play "Bahurupiya", performed and directed by experimental theatre artist Luckyjee Gupta from Jammu and Kashmir. Written by Rajesh and inspired by the real lives of traditional Bahurupiya folk performers, the play discovered the hidden realities behind the rapidly disappearing art form. As part of the play he brought the hypocrisy, social contradictions, political tensions, and the everyday struggles woven into the performer's life to light. 'Mezok', written and directed by Jyoti Dogra was also staged in the evening. Performed with minimal props, the play brought the complex labyrinth of human desires, systemic challenges, and emotional landscapes shaped by real and metaphorical mountains to life. Among the actors were Ambika Kamal, Jai Prakash and Naveen Kumar....