Excelsior Correspondent
Jammu Apr 9: Nav Durga Kala Manch honoured Abhishek Bharti, Director Natraj Natya Kunj, Jammu and the team of Dogri play “Agni Barkha” for their third time win in a row in Annual Drama Festival in a function organized at Performing Art Studio, Jammu.
In Annual Drama Festival 2012 which was organized by J&K Academy of Art Culture and languages Jammu, Natraj Natya Kunj perfomed Dogri Play Agni-Barkha, Dogri adaptation of Girish Karnard’s english play “The Fire and The Rain” and got many awards.
Earlier, Natraj Natya Kunj had got Best production awards for the play Visarjan and Gagan Damama Bajyo in Drama Festivals – 2010 and 2011, respectively.
In this Drama Festival Natraj Natya Kunj got Best production (Agni-Barkha), Best Director (Abhishek Bharti), Best Actor (Mukesh Bakshi), Best Make Up (Manoj Damir Shammi and Nidhi) and Best costume (Kamal Mohini) and Certificate of Merit to Rishi Kumar, Raman Bakshi, Nidhi and Rupali Sharma.
The ceremony was conducted by Shashi Bhushan, Director NDKM , Mementos were given by Rakesh Dogra, President NDKM and among the eminent personalities were Kumar A. Bharti, Director NNK, Rajeev Rana well known theater artist and Aaditya Bhanu, Director NDKM.
The ceremony was followed by a group discussion between the artists of NNK and NDKM regarding the opportunities and threats in modern time theater.
At the end vote of thanks was delivered by the Ashok Gupta, Gen. Secretary, NDKM.