More
information about Ramleelas
Sir,
Reference
is made to the article ''Ramleelas from
past to present'' published in the Daily
Excelsior on Oct 19, 2003.
I have
gone through this publication minutely
and carefully. I am really surprised and
it is very intriguing and mysterious to
note that the key theatre, Music and
Cultural personalities who have played a
dynamic and pivotal role in the Dewan
Mandir Ramleelas and in the promotion of
Art, Culture, theatre etc. viz Hakeem
Pandit Parshu Ram Nagar, K L Sehgal and
Om Parkash find even no passing reference
in it, although they deserved special and
detailed mention of their contributions
in these fields. The interviews have been
given by the aged persons and reasons for
omitting these very eminent personalities
in their inter-action with the
Correspondents/Reporters is best known to
them although they are fully aware of
these personalities and their roles in
these fields.
The
information given by them is not complete
and impressive as they have failed to
give significant, vital information about
the role of these personalities which is
even known to common man also. There are
glaring ommissions in the material
supplied to the media.
To make
the write-up a bit informative,
interesting and impressive I give below a
bit of more information in connection
with theatre, Ramleelas in Dewan Mandir
for the information of media and general
public and readers of news papers.
It is well
known fact that Hakeem Parshu Ram Nagar
an eminent multi-dimensional personality
and a cultural Czar of the state remained
President of Sanatan Dharam Natak Samaj
in Dewan Mandir Jammu for a very long
time and who did a lot of
work/contributed for the promotion of
theatre, Music and culture in the region.
Film personalities K L Sehgal and Om
Parkash obtained their Music and theatre
training from him and accepted Mr Nagar
their Guru and gave him immense honour
and reverential awe. Hakeem Nagar was a
towering and legendry figure in the State
whose contributions in social, political,
cultural, religious, judicial, Indian
Ayurvedic fields etc. is well known to
all. He was a legend in his life time and
an institution in himself. He was the
member of the Audition Committee and
Advisory Committee of Radio Jammu and
Member of General and Executive Committee
of J&K Academy of Art, Culture and
Languages.
I had seen
K L Sehgal and Om Parkash before 1947 in
the house of Hakeem Sahib and had met
Film Star Om Parkash, Balraj Sahni, Mrs.
Pupal Jayakar in Bombay in 1972 who
showered great praise on Hakeem Parshu
Ram Nagar's high-profile personality. It
was a memorable visit for me to meet
them. In my few interviews in Radio Jammu
among other things I have narrated my
this memorable event also.
This
information is given for the information
of the media, general public and those
who have given interview to your
correspondents/reporters.
Yours
etc...
Bal Krishan Nagar
Municipal Officer (Retd)
Social and Literary Worker,
Jamm, Karan Nagar,
Jammu.
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