Mahesh Dattani’s new play brings a gender-bending farce to Bengaluru with Yakshagana flair

The play Yogi Mattu Bhogi is an adaptation of the 7th-century play, Bhagavadajjukam (Sanskrit, ‘Bhagavat’ – hermit; ‘Ajjuka’ – harlot), also known in English as The Ascetic and The Courtesan

​The play Yogi Mattu Bhogi is an adaptation of the 7th-century play, Bhagavadajjukam (Sanskrit, ‘Bhagavat’ – hermit; ‘Ajjuka’ – harlot), also known in English as The Ascetic and The Courtesan