The national multilingual Kapilas Natya Mahotsav, jointly organised by Kalaparishad and the District Council of Culture at the Gajalaxmi Kalapandal here, has reached its third day on Friday.
Attending the third evening of the drama festival, chief guest BJP district president Bibhuti Bhushan Pradhan expressed his gratitude to the Kalaparishad members for continuing the process of drama festivals and staging dramas in various cities of the country for last 38 years when everyone is busy earning money for his family and has no time to spare for drama, dance and music.
However, he advised the Kalaparishad to stage a drama on the rule of former Union Minister KP Singh Deo and the present rule of the State Government for the knowledge of the people. Dhenkanal Municipality Chairman Nabin Chandra Dalei graced the occasion as guest of honour. The function was presided over by noted dramatist Dilliswar Moharana and comedian Satrughan Mati offered a vote of thanks. The national drama festival kicked off from a cultural procession from Bramhani Devi temple on February 28 and was inaugurated by district Collector Rupa Roshan Sahoo.
On the first day of the festival, an Odia drama ‘Sua’ was presented by the Kalaparishad. Among other dramas, ‘Ka, Kha, Gass’ by Sidharth of Sambalpur, ‘Thunta Gachara Chai’ (Odia) by Manan of Bhubaneswar, Hindi Drama ‘Sobha’ by Sai Natya Sanstha of Jamshedpur, Bengali drama ‘Eleting Belating’ by Bibhal Natya Akademy of Kolkata, will present their plays on March 4 and 5, respectively.