A two day theater festival remembering the sacrifices made by Virangana Rani Durgavati will be organised in the city.
Showcasing the plays based on her life and sacrifices the two day theatre fest is organised by the Directorate of Swaraj Sansthan, Bhopal. The event would commence on June 24 at Shaheed Bhawan Auditorium. A special two day event will also be organised at Mandala and Jabalpur as well. Not only this, the event will also showcase other art forms like painting exhibition, homage ceremony and remembrance. The event will get concluded on June 25. The event will feature theatre plays narrating the tales of sacrifices and bravery of Rani Durgawati, king of Mandala Shankar Shah and his son Raghunath Shah.
The fest will get underway on June 24 with the Hindi play ‘Jwala’. Directed by a noted playwright of the theatre industry KG Trivedi, the play will be performed by Trikarshi Theatre Group, Bhopal. This play narrates the lifespan and bravery of Rani Durgavati. While talking to The Pioneer, director of the play, KG Trivedi said, “Rani Durgavati is famous in Indian history for refusing to submit to the Mughul emperor Akbar as he pushed ever deeper into Central India as part of his goal of dominating all of India.” Elaborating further about her, Trivedi said, “Notably, her kingdom was one of five traditionally independent Gond states. She was offered the choice of peacefully becoming a vassal of the Mughal Emperor, but she refused and prepared to fight the Mughal king.” On the second day, the event will have a grand closure with the play ‘Veer Vilappi’. This play is all about the bravery tales of King Shankar Shah and his son Raghunath Shah. Directed by founder of Children’s Theatre Academy and a noted director Prem Gupta, the play will be performed by Repertory Children’s Theater Academy.
On the occasion, Radio Azad Hind is introducing a programme based on women empowerment ‘Chu lu Aasmaan’. The programme will be aired every Tuesday on 9 am and 7 pm over 90.8 megahertz.