To observe the International Day of Girl Child here on Sunday, a Hindi play ‘Chitra Rupa’ was staged at the Shaheed Bhavan auditorium.
The play was directed by the daughter of a noted choreographer Narendra Sharma, Sangeeta Sharma. The dress design of this play was done by Vastram.
The programme began with splendid performance by the sitar maestro Smita Nagdev. She played ‘Mangalcharan’ at the beginning. Then a play on girl child was performed.
The play begins with showcasing lord Shiva knocking out his frustration in the tremendous beautiful nature of Amarkantak. While he performs the tandava in anger, one drop of his sweat falls on the flower. As the sweat drops on water,its light mesmerizes lord Shiva. As he looks deep into the drop, he finds an image of a girl in it. He finds that it is his daughter out of sweat. lord Shiva blesses the girl and caresses her.
Then lord Shiva blesses the girl, that she will be known as the giver, the educated, intelligent, and immortality.
The loving and full of joy, the girl goes to Narmada. Then she tells Narmada about the blessings she received from lord Shiva.
Then, she realizes that every time a father wants a son but not daughter. Realizing this Narmada gets angry. When lord Shiva reaches her in the wish of a son, she accuses him as a father for being selfish.
The lord Shiva realizes his mistake and praises every girl child.
The songs in the praises of girl child and every woman end up the performance.
The performance was much loved by the audience. The heartwarming presentation was much appreciated by the theatre buffs.