The three-day 21st State Youth festival was inaugurated on Monday here at the Ravindra Bhawan. Youth artistes performed various classical dances including Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi and Odissi.
As many as 500 youth artists are taking part in the three-day youth festival.
Youth artistes would perform various folk dances on Tuesday at the Ravindra Bhawan while the artistes present Hindustani music, folk music and Carnatic music at the Manas Bhawan.
The artistes of the Narmadapuram division staged a mono act of Munshi Premchand during the first day of the youth festival at Manas Bhawan, Bhopal while the artistes of the Bhopal division staged the play ‘Chandidevi’ which was based on the atrocities on the women.
Sagar division’s artistes performed in the play ‘Samaj Ki Sachai’ which explained the every class of the society while the artistes of Indore division staged the play ‘Ye Ishq Ishq’. The play was based on the historic and romantic love story of laila and Majnu.
The artistes of the Jabalpur division staged the contemporary satirical play naming ‘Nishabd Sada’ which is based on the satirical story of the farmers which are ruled out of their roots due to the natural calamity.
The artistes of the Gwalior division performed in a play based on the khap panchayats of Haryana. The artistes skillfully showed that working of the khap panchayats and how khap treats itself above the law and the constitution.
Similarly, the artistes of Rewa division staged the play called ‘Rai’ based on the administrative and rural economy.
Artistes of the various divisions also played various musical instruments such as harmonium, table, mridangam, sitar, guitar, veena and flute during the inaugural day of the youth festival.