Vomedh Theatre Group celebrates foundation day

Excelsior Correspondent

Artists presenting cultural item during foundation day programme by Vomedh Theatre Group at Jammu on Sunday.
Artists presenting cultural item during foundation day programme by Vomedh Theatre Group at Jammu on Sunday.

JAMMU, July 27: Vomedh Theatre Group in association with Natya Karmi celebrated its foundation day in the auditorium at GCW.
Vomedh has been started by a young Kashmiri Pandit, a theatre enthusiast Rohit Bhat in Jammu in 2009. ‘Vomedh’ in Kashmiri means ‘Hope’.
Raman Bhalla, Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation was chief guest, whereas guests of honour were Dr Sudhir Mahajan, Senior Drama Instructor, J&K Cultural Academy and Hitesh Badiyal from Nirvana Academy.
Rohit Bhat in his welcome address highlighted the achievements of Vomedh in past 5 years. He emphasized the role and influence of its mentor Rakesh Roshan Bhat and how his plays inspired the team to revive the Kashmiri contemporary theater in Jammu after a long gap since migration. He also made a mention of their successful and popular plays Chopayer Yee Gash, Ateet ke Sakshi and Gadd Bateh. Vomedh has performed outside the state in Delhi and Mumbai also.
On the occasion, five people from different walks of life were felicitated for achievements in their respective fields including Kusum Dhar, an eminent Theater and TV personality, Rakesh Roshan Bhat, a playwright, Sanjeev Nirdosh, an eminent Theater and TV personality, Kuldeep Raina and BL Bhat, social workers.
The programme had some scintillating music and dance performances by eminent artists. Ravi Bhan and Naina Saproo enthralled the audience by their soulful melodies. Another highlight of the programme was a short play, which was written, directed and enacted by team mentored by Rohit Bhat.
Speaking on the occasion, Raman Bhalla appreciated the work done by Vomedh Group.
The programme was compared by JK Koul.
The key sponsors of the programme were Surya group, Nirvana Academy, Asian Associates, RC and JSK Events and Marketing Services.

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