Tale of revolt from the yore

SD Sharma 

Chandigarh, February 10

The  Theatre for Theatre in collaboration  Bharatendu Natya  Academi, Lucknow,  presented a classic play “Mach Mach Gaddi”, on the 13th day of the 14th TFT Winter National  Theatre Festival  -2019 at Navrang Theatre here today. 

The  captivating play, written and directed by Chitramohan,  was based on a  classic, “Mrcchkatika”, by  litterateur Sudraka. It took the city audience to the socio-cultural and political milieu  of the third century BC of Patliputra, now Patna. 

The musical play depicted the romance of  Charudutt and Vasantsena but the playwright introduced some aberrations with characters drawn from the lower strata of  society. Through powerful acting spells and fight scenes,  the play  depicted the rising of general public and his  successor Shakar, installing a democratic rule.     

Musical fiesta 

Panchkula:  The Saraswati Kala  Sangam, a leading cultural organisation engaged in the propagation of  classical arts,  celebrated its 21st anniversary in collaboration with the Haryana Kala Parishad at Satluj Public School here on Sunday. Sangam president Col IJ  Ahluwalia (retd) welcomed young artistes from music academies and schools of the region. 

• Piyousha Mitra, a graded artiste of the AlR, presented a  bandish in Raga Bhairavi followed by a thumri “ Baju band khul khul  jaye” and a crisp tarana.  Col Inderjit Ahluwalia  opened the programme with a bhajan “Vaishav jan” before  veteran singers Satinder Trikha and Achla Dingle, followed by Shilpa Misra,  enthralled the audience with their popular numbers. Young artistes from  Tansen Sangeet Vidalaya, Satluj  Public School and Army Public School participated in four-hour-long  function.