India, May 29 -- The play 'Raman - Light, Thunder, Sound' on the life of Sir C.V. Raman, written by Shashidhara Dongre, was directed by H.S. Umesh and premiered at Kiru Rangamandira in Mysuru recently.

The script skillfully wove together his professional and personal life. The play begins in the living room of the retired Raman and his wife Lokam.

They reminisce about the bygone years, bringing out the lesser known side of Raman - the fact that he spent very little time with his wife, her loneliness, his ego, their children, his love for music and their time in Calcutta.

This is when the play goes into flashback mode on the other half of the stage, detailing his life in Calcutta. While he worked as an officer of the Indian Financial Se...