KT NEWS SERVICE JAMMU, Jan.
18: Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art Culture and languages in collaboration with Sangeet Natak Academy, New Delhi is organizing a two day multi-lingual dance and music festival from Monday to commemorate 150th anniversary of 1st war of Independence.
The festival 'DHANAK' to be held on 19th and 20th January will be inaugurated by Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of state.
It is first of its sort function in the state which is gong to be attended by more than 200 noted folk dancers and musicians of all three regions.
The first phase of programme was held at Leh, last October which was inaugurated by NN Vohra, Governor of state.
This was revealed by Jaffar Iqbal Manhas, Secy Cultural Academy while interacting with media today.
He further added that in the inaugural function Omar Abdullah, CM shall be Chief Guest while it will be presided over by Nawang Rigzin Jora, Minister of Tourism and Culture.
While on second day Tara Chand, Deputy Chief Minister will be Chief Guest and Taj Mohi-ud-din, Minister of PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control will preside over the function.
In addition a galaxy of art and literature luminaries as well as intellectuals from various fields would present their views on the occasion.
Zaffar further said that the said cultural event-'DHANAK', which literally means 'Rainbow' true to its meaning aims to provide a multi spectrum panorama to showcase the unity in diversity of rich cultural heritage of the J&K state.
He stressed upon the importance of such programme as opportunity and platform to sharpen and flowering of the local talent in field of art besides the exchange of ideas of brotherhood, harmony and cultural affinity.
The festival is surely a sought-after effort of cultural exchange of dance and music traditions across different ethnicities.
The bond of cultural affinity and harmony will be strengthened between various languages of the region, namely Kashmiri Dogri, Ladhaki, Pahari, Punjabi, and Urdu.
Savita Bakshi, Addl Secy, Dr.
Javed Rahi, Head Press and Publicity Wing of Cultural Academy also spoke on the occasion regarding the preparations for ensuing cultural bonanza.
Prominent among those present on the occasion were Dr.
Arvinder Singh 'Aman', Editor Punjabi, Shamina Akhtar and others.
First ever three-day Solo Play Festival by 'Samooh' concludes 'Inspector Matadin Chand Par' and 'Baldev Khatik' depict societal values KT NEWS SERVICE JAMMU, Jan.
18: Solo Play Festival organised by Samooh Thature Group concluded today with the staging of two plays 'Matadin Chand Par' by Hari Shankar Parsai and 'Baldev Khatik' by Leela Dhar Jagoorhi-which left the audience spell bound and raptly engrossed owing to the contemporary appeal.
These plays were conducted first time in the state with the collaboration of Jammu and Kashmir Academy of art Culture and Languages.
In today's presentation Chander Gulati, MD National Garage was the Chief Guest.
Inspector Matadin Chand Par is a story of a corrupt Police Inspector, namely Matadin who is adept in all hook- or- crook ways in his performing his duties and tampering with the rules.
The play is an oblique assault on the flawed functioning and working style of the police department, especially the extortion, exploitation and excesses.
He has been sent on deputation to Moon by Indian government on demand of Government of Moon for improving the state of police affairs effectively.
But follows his own ways at Moon too making the police system in Moon too corrupt akin to that in India.
He teaches the staff of his department various unscrupulous ways of accomplishing official duty, extortion manipulation and bribery.
He acts like a iconoclast and demagogue who sets things into wrong gear Ultimately in wake of worsened moral state the society of Moon upto an appalling level he is called back to home planet earth as urged upon by the people of Moon to Prime Minister of India .
The story of 'Baldev Khatik' revolves around the life events of Baldev Khatik a police constable who is victim of tyrannically indifferent attitude of his own department towards the human sufferings and of a poor man 'Rangto'.
The life of Rangto depicts of an underprivileged fellow who undergoes excess at the hand of despotic police for a crime of stealing flour for sake of feeding his family.
The revolt and subsequent suffering of a police constable Baldev Khatik reflects elements of pathos and tragic empathy as he fails to get police van for taking his mother to hospital, which ultimately dies.
He ends up as a mad person owing to shock and astonishment after death of his mother.
The play 'Baldev Khatik' gives a glimpse of cruel rules and regulations and insensitive attitude of police organization towards the problems and plight of a common man as well as their staff member like Baldev Khatik.
Drama lovers from far and wide enjoyed the play presentations since last two days.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Guest Chander Gulati commended the role of Samooh as well as the performance of artists Manoj Bhatt and Sudhir Mahajan.
The music of the play was composed by Sunil Sharma, while set designing was done by Bodh Raj.
The make up was done by Dr.
Kamal Sharma and Hall management by Hardeep Singh.
The play was directed by Sudhir Mahajan.
Annual Hawan, Bhandara KT NEWS SERVICE JAMMU, Jan 18: Annual Hawan and Bhandara of Baba Balak Nath was organized at Gita Mandir in Janipur Colony today.
The Bhandara and Hawan was organized by management of Gita Mandir Committee.
In a release issued here today, it has been stated that a large number of devotees of Baba Balak Nath participated in the Hawan.
It further added that Hawan is organized every year to pray for peace, communal harmony, brotherhood, unity and tranquility in whole world and to uplift the weaker sections of the society.
Later, Hawan was followed by Bhandara where Parshad was distributed among the devotees.
