To observe the death anniversary of Ashok Tiwari, a 5-day virtual art festival is being organized by Rangdoot Theatre Group.
The fest began from Friday on Rangdoot's Facebook page.
It is to be noted that the foundation of theater in Sidhi district was laid by Ashok Tiwari. He did great theater here in the 90s. Later, the artists who learned the nuances of art from Ashok raised the flag of Sidhi in the country and abroad. But due to serious illness 2 years ago, he left this world at a very young age.
It is the intention of the Rangdoot that the coming generation should be familiar with him and his contribution. For this purpose Rang Ashok Kala Utsav was conceived as a tribute. In this, one of his interviews taken during the lifetime of Ashok was broadcasted on Friday. On the first day of programme “Takkahi – Ashok Tiwari”.
The program started with the life pictures of Ashok in the voice of Ashutosh Mishra, the famous singer of Bihar and director of Parivartan Rang Mandali. The song “Tan Man Aagiya Lagave Rasbundiya” was taken from the play Matigaadi directed by Ashok Tiwari, which was composed by DAbhishek Tripathi, the famous composer of Rewa.
On the special request of Prasanna Soni, secretary of Rangdoot, Ashutosh Mishra of Bihar had recorded it in his melodious voice and sent it for this program.
Sushil Sharma, who joined live from Delhi, recited a touching poem remembering Ashok. Eminent singer Prakash Tiwari 'Madhur' spoke some things about Ashok and presented a beautiful song as a tribute