Natrang presents Saxena’s Hindi play ‘Chaandi Ka Vark’

A scene from the play ‘Chaandi Ka Vark’ staged by Natrang in its Sunday Theatre.
A scene from the play ‘Chaandi Ka Vark’ staged by Natrang in its Sunday Theatre.

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, July 10: Natrang presented a heart rendering performance of Sarweshwar Dayal Saxena’s Hindi play ‘Chaandi Ka Vark’ today at Natrang Studio Theatre in its weekly theatre series, Sunday Theatre.
The play was directed by Neeraj Kant. The message which the play wanted to convey was defined yet multifarious which was precisely depicted by the artists.
The play tells us the story of a man who lives by stoic approach. He is so much contented by whatever meager he has that his contentment is always questioned by the people around him, even by his wife who has serious contradictions with him as they two live by opposite ideologies. Where, he expects nothing from the world and does no selfish effort for materialistic gains, his wife wants him to live the life practically and to behave like the world does. This leads to their separation.
The rift between their beliefs gets so wide that she could not even visit him when he was on death-bed, waiting for a peaceful death. One question was very glaringly raised in the play that what is important for a meaningful life, success or contentment. When the whole world is running behind success, there are a few enlightened persons who seek contentment and inner peace, even if they have nothing in their possession, even if they have to face all the hardships of life, even if they get no returns for all the good deeds they have done for others.
Such was the tale of the person, around whom the story of the play was revolving. Though, his son believes in his thoughts but his belief was not so strong that he could debate for his father’s ideology and stand by his side. On the contrary, he gets influenced by the thoughts of others and could not support his father.
Young Natrang artists who performed in the play were Mahikshit Singh, Meenakshi Bhagat, Vishal Sharma and Rishabh Sharma.
The lights were imaginatively designed and operated by Neeraj Kant and Shivam Singh did the music. The show’s creative departments were coordinated by Mohd Yaseen, sets were designed by Ankush Lakhnotra and the presentations were done by Rajan Thakyal.