The village of Palli about 10 km from Cheyyar in Tiruvannamalai district was agog with activity after 5 p.m. on Sunday. The villagers, including several children, squatted on the ground in front of the Panchayat Union Elementary School while many stood at a distance and watched the members of Gipsy Theatres, Chennai, stage a street play on tuberculosis awareness and health education. It was staged on behalf of the Chest Foundation of India, in connection with the World TB Day to be observed on Monday. Gipsy Rajkumar, founder of Gipsy Theatres, and his troupe members staged the play, which appealed to the people not to waste their hard-earned money on alcohol and tobacco. It also warned of tuberculosis and other chest diseases. Known as