Excelsior Correspondent
Jammu, June 2: Ek Sath Rang Mandal (ESRM) staged its 92nd ‘Monday Theatre’ with Vijay Malla’s Hindi “Nukkud” “Jago Bandhu Jago Bahheya” in collaboration with Bhartiya Lok Sangeet Sansthan at Shant Nager, Janipur here today.
“The Nukkud Jago Bhandu Jago Bahhey ” is awakening call for petty labour who earns hand to mouth wages but spends maximum in drinking and gambling , leaving behind his family in akward , distressed and handicapped position. Such families are common in slums. Even their children are deprived of basic education. This play warns and awakens such kind of people in the society.
The title song of this Nukkud is sung by the all actors and defines the matter of subject with the words like, “Jago Bandhu Jago Bahheya”, “Doob rehee hai teri nayya” , “Kurna hai jo juldee kur ley aag hai peechey aagey diriyaa”.
This ‘Nukkud’ also explains the importance of basic education for school going children. Their parents must encourage children for education despite of poverty. Then again a warning is given by this Nukkud that child labour is totally illegal, all over our country. Even parents should not encourage child labour, only education can create opportunities and venues for children. A large number of labour-class and people residing in surrounding witnessed.
Among the dignitaries who witnessed the play included M.L.Dogra Chairman BLSKS, artist K.L.Verma, and Master Deepak Dogra. The actors who participated in the Nukkud were K.K. Joshi, M.C.Kotwal, Anuroop Pathania, Rakesh Katoch, Anil Singh, Zeeshan Malik, Shiv Kumar, Sandeep Kour, Kanta Sharma and others.