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ape, Regret, and Retribution (R3) is a bold and realistic portrayal and ramification of a horrific event that shatters the lives of two ordinary families in different Indian social strata. The play unfolds when a haughty and confident young man, Jiten, the protagonist of the play, leaves his permanent residence in a small Indian village to move to a big city nearby to lead a life as he pleases. He then becomes the centre of a horrible crime the rape and death of a young girl, Meena. The legacy of his horrific act leaves behind both families shattered Meena s family leaves the city to avoid recollection of the incident and Jiten s own family continues to live in a society where the idea of being guilty by association still prevails. Jiten perhaps feels some regret for his disastrous fate, but no remorse for the heinous crime that he has committed, until...