The State-level multilingual inter-college short play competition, hosted by the socio-cultural organisation Chandrabhaga, was inaugurated by noted film personality Dr Sarat Pujari at the Gandhi Smruti Bhawan here on Wednesday evening.
Dr Pujari said that if the artists do not survive, the art and culture would also receive a setback. Artists carry the responsibility to unite the society with the culture, he added.
Another guest eminent artist Asim Basu viewed that the cinema and TV are the reasons behind the dwindling of drama and stage shows. Director of Moghul Tamsha Badal Sikdar also shared similar views on drama and stage shows and said there is a need of change in the mindset of the audiences.
The drama fest would conclude on Sunday. A meeting was also held in the evening and presided by Purosattom Bhuyan. Among others, Dr Prahallad Mohanty, Dr Pradip Bhowmik and Chandrabhaga secretary Sridev spoke on the occasion.Besides, a play Dahani was staged by students of the Sainkula Patitapaban Mahavidyalaya, Keonjhar.