Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 16: “Tawi to Sabarmati via Pink City” – a collection of reviews and features on performing and plastic arts written by an eminent critic and cultural activist Naresh Gulati was released here under the aegis of Ranyug-a well known theatre group of the State today.
Published by RIGI Publications and distributed by AMS Publications, Indore, the book contains reviews and features of the author published in various papers. The book was released by the presidium comprising of Prof Rita Jitendra, Romesh Mehta, Ms Anjali Sharma, Station Director, AIR, Jammu. D K Vaid Darshi Darshan, who gave an illuminating presentation and while introducing the book quoted from the foreword written by Ranbir Singh, a Jaipur based writer and National president IPTA.
Prof Rita Jitendra, Romesh Mehta and Anjali Sharma appreciated Gulati’s efforts in documenting his writings with the objective of providing a window to the recent history of the performance and practice of arts, particularly theatre and the work of various people associated with that practice.
The proceedings of the function were conducted by Rajkumar Behrupia, a well known name in the field of performing arts whereas in the welcome address Rangyug’s Founder/ Director Deepak Kumar said that the Group was happy to host such an event as this was part of their greater outreach for theatre and allied activities.
While sharing his experiences, Naresh Gulati, the author of “Tawi To Sabarmati via Pink City” said that the book covers a period of more than 30 years of his writings on theatre, classical and folk arts, literature, electronic media, films, fine arts and even issues related of the rural India.
The collection has become a tale of three cities as it documents in a single paperback volume, the performance tradition of the temple city Jammu, the Pink city Jaipur and the Manchester of East, Ahmedabad where the author lived as part of his career in the country’s Central Bank, the RBI, spanning 36 years in all, most of which was in Jammu where he started his career.
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