The playwright C.P. Deshpande has written a quadruple of plays dealing with the essential themes pervading the philosophy of Hinduism. These are Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha.
The play IRAQ concerns Artha, which includes Economics as being a determinant in the intercourse of social life. Leftists are prone to say that the economic problem is the decisive factor in the quality of human life. The play therefore aspires to explore this contention.
The ambition to become a super-power is in the nature of the human mind. The situation that has led to the mayhem in Iraq is as such taken as an example to understand the nexus between Economics and Politics. The play’s format seeks recourse in caricatured characters to convey its point of view.