A poetry workshop along with a poetic drama was organised at Dushyant Kumar Pandulipi Sanghralaya, Bhopal here on Wednesday. The event was organised to observe the birth anniversary of a renowned Hindi poet Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh.
Notably, the programme was divided into two sections. In the first session a workshop Hindi Poetry was organized. Here, the distinguished poets Rajesh Joshi, Kumar Ambuj and Aarti interacted with the participants of the workshop. As many as 30 students from Sarojni Naidu Women’s College, Makhanlal Chaturvedi University of Journalism and Communication and Maharani laxmi Bai College participated.
The poets discussed about the aspects of poetry writing, history of Hindi poetry and the role it play in the society. The poets also emphasized over the need of reading for the young poets.They asked the participants to read the works of distinguished poets.
While addressing the participants of the workshop, Rajesh Joshi said that the budding poets should recognize their own perceptions and should learn from their experiences that could be carved in their poems.
In the next session, a Hindi poetic drama, ‘Andhere Mein- in the Darkness’ was staged. Notably, this drama is an adaptation of a Hindi poem Andehre Mien written by Mukhtibodh.
Directed by a noted theatre personality of the city Deepak Nema, the play was wonderfully presented by the artists of Vikalp Sanskritik Manch, Bhopal.
The play was all about the struggle of a common man who is trapped in the mechanization of the capitalist society. The sensible lighting effect by Anand Mishra added more zeal in the presentation.