"As soon as he passed away, in the theatre fraternity you had informal readings in people's homes as well as formal ones. Though, I don't think the younger theatre artistes are aware of his work. We had also thought about it but took our time because we had to think of what would make sense to our space as well. So, BookEnds has been in the works for about three weeks," Shanbag says, proceeding to elaborate on the differences between the two plays. "While Yayati is a classical text, Crossing to Talikota is more theatrical where the language is slightly more formal but is layered with meaning - you know, the words on paper mean well but sound like a threat."

Shanbag states that a crucial aspect to Karnad's work was his ability to look for relevance in history. "With the intense materialism seen in the world today, Yayati becomes a larger philosophical thought, as it is really about desire. I feel it will be relevant at any point in time."

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