Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 21: Theatre group ‘Natrang’ here today staged Hindi play ‘Meri Viraasat Mera Garv’, written by Pawan Verma and directed by Neeraj Kant.
The play highlighted the urgent need to preserve Jammu’s rich cultural heritage, language, art and monuments.
The play opened with a group of actors raising slogans about preservation of heritage, culture and language. A narrator, intrigued by their fervour, asked about their cause. The actors explained that their mission was to spread awareness regarding the protection of heritage. While appreciating their intent, the narrator reminded the audience that heritage forms the true identity of the people.
A young girl personifying Mubarak Mandi entered the stage, expressing her sorrow over the present condition of the palace, yet also sharing hope that restoration efforts have begun. She appealed to the audience to contribute to the mission of safeguarding heritage.
The scene was then shifted to a classroom where a teacher engaged his students in a dialogue on identity. The youth associated identity with modern possessions such as bikes, hairstyles and mobile phones. The teacher corrected them, emphasizing that these were temporary, while the true identity of a community lies in its culture, language and heritage. He introduced them to the world-famous Basohli miniature paintings.
Artists who performed in the play were Neeraj Kant, Pawan Verma, Kartik Kumar, Kananpreet Kaur, Vandana Thakur, Kushal Bhat, Aryan Sharma and Harsh Divyan Singh.
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