On the eve of international Women's Day, the tale of Draupadi was brought to life at EMK Center, Dhanmondi.Titled Krishna Sarothi, the play, written and directed by Asma Akhter Liza, was staged by the troupe Natnandan. It delineates a partial story of Mahabharath, the infamous humiliation of Draupadi by the Duryodhana, which eventually led to the epic battle Kurukshetra. The play was staged, in commemoration of International Women's Day and Women's History Month 2020.

The underlying objective of the performance is to draw a comparison of the treatment of women by the abominable sections of society, as it were thousands of years ago and as it is today. It portrayed how little things have changed through the course of time.

According to the director, the play is a summary of Vyasa's epic of Mahabharata. It depicts Draupadi's dishonour, her rage at the injustice she faces, the war of Kurukshetra, the strategic warfare between Mama Shakuni and Bashudev. The play also featured the irony of the injustice on women inflicted upon by their families, when Duryodhana asks Draupadi why she hated him for winning her in a wager, but not despising her husbands for placing a bet on her in the first place. The play also addressed the silence of the people in the face of injustice and the defeat of Duryodhana.                     

"Draupadi symbolises the women around the world. Despite the tale being written thousands of years ago, it is still relevant today. In every war throughout history, women pay the price through their blood, tears and humiliation. They have nothing to do with this war for power and pedigree, yet, their bodies are etched with the concordats of war," said Liza, the director and writer, who also played the role of Draupadi in the production. "We have tried to connect the tale of Draupadi with the incidents of the present."

Other cast members of the play included  Hemanta Sadeeq Farjana Haque Jolly, Surovi Roy, Adnan Hossain, Ahsan Shoron, Mijanur Rahaman, Partha,  Ahsan Shoron and Hemanta Sadeeq.