Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 11: Natrang’s highly acclaimed Children play ‘Aap Hamare Hai Kaun’ written and directed by Balwant Thakur outshined at National Festival of Contemporary theatre practices, traditions and diverse expressions of India being held at Meghdoot Complex, Rabindra Bhawan, New Delhi.
Organized by National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama i.e Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, National Theatre Festival featured only one play by Children amongst the 45 other participations of contemporary, traditional and diverse cultural expressions of India.
A 30-member children group of Jammu distinctively performed outstandingly, thus bringing pride for Natrang Jammu in particular and the State of Jammu and Kashmir in General.
This play has already made history by being the longest living theatre play by Children in India which has been performed for over 200 times covering the entire length and breadth of the country since 1994.
The play ‘Aap Hamare Hain Kaun’ shakes parents, educationists/guardians of society out of reverie of materialism, consumerism and unbridled desires. The play compels elders to look around and clear the mess they have created due to their own amorous ambitions and rat race. Parents see in their children an extension of their unfulfilled dreams and force them to become stereotypes and kill the bountiful charm in them.
In a pursuit to make them top professionals, doctors, engineers and civil servants, they are subjected to every kind of cruelty. The children become mechanical and hardly get time to discover their real self. Prevalent educational system adds further insult to the injury and their creativity gets scuttled and children grow up devoid of values.
Play deals with contemporary problems that younger generation is up against from their own loved ones and surroundings. Tall claims and big concerns of parents, relations, and educationists are being questioned by the younger generation.
The music of the play was composed by Anil Tickoo and Rakesh Kona was on rhythm. The play was assisted by Sumeet Sharma. The lights of the play were designed and executed by Ankush Lakhnotra.
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