Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 17: The play ‘Naye Yug Ki Naari’ produced by Natrang was today staged at two different places. One show was staged at GCW Gandhi Nagar, while another was staged at GCW, Parade Jammu. The play was aimed at popularising and propagating the art of theatre amongst youth.
The play was produced under the direction and mentorship of Balwant Thakur.
The first show was held at the auditorium of GCW Gandhi Nagar in which Dr. S.P. Saraswat, Principal of the college was the Chief Guest, and the second show was organised at the auditorium of GCW, Parade in which Dr. Ravender Kumar Tickoo was the Chief Guest.
Play ‘Naye Yug Ki Naari’ speaks loudly about the new-age women. Opening with a narrative full of depressing stories of the exploitation of women from birth to death, the play depicts the odyssey of women from patriarchal times-the harrowing experience of the times to her unwavering commitment to be a part of change and transformation.
Fact remains that there have been significant achievements in doing away gender inequality, the journey towards dismantling deeply ingrained patriarchy and achieving women empowerment in India in true sense remains arduous. This eye-opener play is set to shake the society and will prompt all to give women the overdue space for growth to make India the most developed nation of the world. The play conveys a very strong message of the women folk seeking mindset of the society.
Prominent poet and composer Brij Mohan significantly collaborated this play musically and the same was supported by senior artist Veerji Sumbli in design and craft.
Experienced Neeraj Kant ably assisted Balwant Thakur in mounting this vibrant production whereas Mohd. Yaseen was the coordinator.
The actors who received accolades, repeated thunderous applause and standing ovations included Pragi Sharma, Aradhana Soodan, Shalini Bhagat, Mahi Verma, Lakshita Devi, Ayushi Sharma, Aushika Sharma, Meenu Sharma, Aakriti Jamwal, Isha Gupta, Harmandeep Kour, Prerna Sharma, Divyanshi Sharma, Kibriya Gohar, Geeta Thakur, Simran Rajput, Simran Bhagat, Palak Thappa, Pooja Thakur and Pratibha Verma.
Others who assisted the shows included Aadesh Dhar, Kushal Bhat and Vishal Sharma.
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