The three-day theatre fest organised in the memory of renowned theatre personality BV Karanth concluded with Rang Sangeet here on Thursday at Gandhi Bhavan Auditorium.
Notably, the fest was organised by Rang Sanchar Theatre Group and Children’s Theatre Academy together. The fest was organized to pay a tribute to BV Karanth under Guru Shishya Parampara.
On the concluding evening, Rang Sangeet was organized. The music of Karanth’s plays and also some of his compositions were presented in Rang Sangeet.
As many as 20 selected songs of nine plays of Children’s Theatre Academy were presented under the programme. The programme began with the songs of play ‘Panchtantra’ including ‘Jeeto Apne Prakram Se, Samuchi Prithavi Heeto…’, ‘Badhai Ho, Badhai Ho Tumko Mahayag Ki Rajan…’, ‘Dekho-Dekho Yah Chhal Shakuni Ka…’ and ‘Astra lao Shashtra lao Rath Karo Taiyar…’ which enchanted the audiences.
It was followed by some of play ‘Eidgah’, ‘Ek Tha Gadha Urf Aladad Khan’, ‘lallach Buri Bala’, ‘Andher Nagri’, ‘Doodh Ka Glass’, ‘Veer Pallavi’, ‘Khel Ki Maidan Se’ and ‘Murge Ka Byah’. These songs were ‘ Allahabad Ki Rewdi, Agre Ka Peta…’, ‘Dekho Chale Kotwal Sawar ke, dekho chale kotwal…, ‘E Hai Bombai Nagariya Tu Dekh Babuya …’, ‘Soja Soja Munna Soja, Ankhon Mein Bharkar Sapna…’, ‘kashi Ke Ghat Pe likha Gaya Andher Nagri Ye Natak…’.
Further songs like, ‘Sone Ke Pinjare Mein Quaid thi Maina, maina Boli Mohe Pinjre Mein Na Rahna….’, ‘Jis Mati Mien Janam liya Hai, Usko Sat Sat Pranam….’, and O Re Manjhi Naiya Jaldi Khiwa, Jana Hai Us Par, Dekhna Hai Sansar….’which delighted the audiences a lot.
The programme was much enjoyed by the theatre buffs of the city as they witnessed the splendid performances back-to-back.