Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 20: Open Air performance of Balwant Thakur’s Dogri play ‘Gatt’ was staged here today at the University of Jammu in Natrang’s Sunday Theatre Series.
Based on Krishna Chander’s famous Urdu classic short story ‘Khadda’ the play is a hard hitting satire on the decay of human values. Balwant Thakur has adapted it in such a contemporary manner that the audience identifies with the play as of the socio-political happenings of their surroundings.
The prominent artists who witnessed the play included Madan Rangeela, Suresh Kumar, Sanjeev Gupta, Subhash Jamwal, Vijay Bhat and Rakesh Kona.
Balwant Thakur’s “Gatt” shows that one and all tend to shrink their own responsibilities and work and pass it on to others. Instead they indulge in high sloganism, claiming to be the redeemers of the suffering masses. This is symbolized by a person falling into a ditch whose pleas to help him come out unanswered by one and all. Different people pass by him like surveyors, youngmen, religious, leaders, cops, Political leader in power and a foreigner. The person in distress is given different excuses and pleas for their inability in extending help to him.
Natrang artists who presented an enthralling performance included Pawan Verma, Neeraj Kant, Dimple Sharma, Mohd. Yaseen, Rahul Singh, Uplaksh Singh Kotwal, Ashwani Bali and Sushi Raina. The show was coordinated by Sumeet Sharam. Sajra Qadir did the presentations.
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