Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 6 : A scene from the play 'Bawa Jitto' today staged by Natrang here at Abhinav Theatre. According to press release, the play has been written by Prof. Ram Nath Shastri and directed by Balwant Thakur and is the longest living contemporary theatre play of India.
Sangeeta Gupta, Principal Commissioner, Income Tax was the Chief Guest on the occasion, who appreciated the efforts of Natrang in preservation and promotion of the priceless heritage of the region. Aamir Ali, Executive Director and Secretary, J&K State Social Welfare Board was the Guest of Honour.
Based on the supreme sacrifice of a great devotee of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, this is the first play of the region which brought Dogri theatre into International limelight. Earlier while welcoming the august gathering Director Natrang, Balwant Thakur presented a detailed account of the motive behind projecting this play as the ultimate cultural legacy of the region. The play Bawa Jitto is based on a folk tale of Aghar Jitto (Katra). The story of Bawa Jitto portrays the age-old saga of exploitation of landless farmers by landlords. Due to the constant and persistent pressures of relatives, with a piece of land as bone of contention, Bawa Jitto, a hard working, farm less farmer is forced to leave his native village. The role of Bawa Jitto was played by celebrated TV/Film and stage actor Arvind Anand who kept everyone spellbound through his outstanding electrifying performance.
Raveendra Desai, Chief Operating Officer, Airtel, Sidharth Dogra, Editor, Jammu Links News, and Ajay Khajuria, Marketing Head Airtel J&K, were also present on the occasion. |
