The Bhopalites are witnessing a literary extravaganza during a three-day literary fest. The Madhya Pradesh Sahitya Utsav and felicitation programme began with a bang here on Friday at Ravindra Bhavan auditorium.
The three-day event is organised by the Madhya Pradesh Cultural Department. Minister of Culture Surendra Patwa was present as the chief guest on the occasion. Besides, Principal Secretary of Directorate of Culture Manoj Shrivastava addressed the inaugural ceremony. In the second session on Friday, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan and Chief Secretary Basant Pratap Singh were also present. On the first day, in the parallel sessions, cultural discussions and creative freedom were held. Besides, there were discussions on terrorism and Hindi literature. Later, in the evening, a musical presentation and ballet performance ‘Ram Ki Shakti Puja’ composed by the legendary poet and writer Suryakanth Tripathi ‘Nirala’ was performed. The audiences were spellbound as they watched the show whole heartedly. Notably, this is the longest poem written by Nirala.
Lord Rama is known for his bravely and intelligence. His war with Ravana and the victory of good over evil created a great impact over his devotees. The renowned poet Nirala was among them. His poetry ‘Ram Ki Shakti Puja’ was splendidly performed in a ballet form before the Bhopal theatre buffs.
Presented by Roopvani Kala Samiti Varanasi, the ballet performance was choreographed by a noted ballet and theater choreographer Vyomesh Shukla. The ballet was a narration of the war between Lord Rama and Lankeshwar i.e. Ravana. It narrates that how Lord Rama observes shakti for nine days and finally win over Lanka after defeating Ravana and finally returns to his palace. Later, to win over Ravana, Lord Ram performs a tough prayer series called ‘Ram Ki Shakti Puja’. Nirala as a poet wanted to reach out his readers and so he always wrote in such a manner that could be understood by everybody. His poetries have always been a pillar of understanding the hidden truths. It describes the actual human nature, traits and also the backwardness of the world, which somehow, is applicable in the contemporary society as well.