The students of Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) would perform street plays (Nukkad Natak) at various college campuses and at public places of the city here on Sunday.
To observe the birth anniversary of a renowned theatre artist and director Safdar Hashmi the street play would be presented as Nukkad Natak Divas. The street play ‘College Katha’ waould be presented by ‘Rashtraya group’ the students’ group of Maulana Azad Institute of Technology (MANIT).
Notably, Safdar Hashmi was a Communist playwright, actor, director, lyricist, and theorist, chiefly associated with street theatre in India, and is still considered an important voice in political theatre in India.The group would give a performance at Technocrats Technical College at 11: 30 am followed with a performance at lNCT College at 1:45 pm and lastly the students would perform at DB City Mall.
Notably, Rashtraya group has performed various street plays. last time the students gave a performance on eye donation at New Market. The performance given by the MANIT students was much appreciated by the audiences. The play was presented as a traditional nukkad natak.
As many as 20 students were a part of the play, as they were performing the background score of dholak added more zeal in the presentation. The students were able to capture the attention of a massive crowd. Richa member of the group told The Pioneer, “We are organising the street play to observe the birthday of Safdar Hashmi. This is just the beginning; we have a long way to go.”