Kaku is not an ironsmith but an iron-beater (Loha Kut). He lacks the creativ-ity and sensitivity of an artisan. He just beats the iron with his hammer-that's all he knows. He treats his wife & daughter in the same way. For him, they are like raw iron which needs to be moulded by hammering and beating. Their emotional needs, feelings, opinions, dreams do not matter for him. His wife, Shanti, put up with him for 20 years. But she finally revolts-inspired by her daughter Beno, who refuses to be beaten into submission. In a way, these women of "Loha Kut" are far stronger than the iron on his furnace, they can not be "moulded" by all the hammering. They can only be won over by love and understanding. They choose the men they love, and Kaku is left abandoned and isolated-wondering if there was another way of relating to women. The play was written by the eminent Indian playwright Balwant Gargi in 1940 and first staged in 1942. Kaku was played by Balraj Sahini & Gajjan by Om Parkash.