nThe Delhi Government's art and culture wing Sahitya Kala Parishad organised an annual theatre festival 'Mohan Rakesh Natya Samaroh' which was attended by several eminent artists on Tuesday.
Talking about the festival, Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi said, "It is a matter of immense joy that the Mohan Rakesh Samaroh ceremony is being organised by Sahitya Kala Parishad Delhi. "In addition to honouring the playwrights of the four dramatics selected for the ceremony, these plays are also being organised by reputed theatre directors," he said.
"I extend my heartiest congratulations to the respected theatrical artists and the participating directors. For this event that encourages original Hindi theatrical writing, along with Sahitya Kala Parishad Delhi," he said.
"This year the top four artists who were selected for the Mohan Rakesh Natya Lekan Competition are Dr Sanjeev Kumar for Kritha, Raasbihari Dutt for Chaya-Hindol, Ravikant Mishra for Anth se Aarambh and Yogesh Tripathi for Chauthi Cigarette," according to the statement.
The first day of the ceremony was started with a lamp lighting session followed by a book launch of Natya Tarang. The evening continued with the Mohan Rakesh Award-winning play Krita by Dr Sanjeev Kumar and directed by Sanjay Upadhayay.
The fest started on November 11 and will continue until November 14 at Kamani Auditorium. The four- day festival is homage to the theatre legend Mohan Rakesh and will showcase plays selected by an expert committee through the all India competition.