Excelsior Correspondent
REASI, Dec 13: Abhinaya Kala Manch, Reasi, in collaboration with NABARD performed their Nukkad Natak “Nai Disha Nai Umang” in Main Bazaar, Pouni town in district Reasi.
The play was performed in the presence of AEE, B K Raina and Advocate Sarver Mir. The street play written by Vishal Kathpal was directed by Shadab Khan.
The play was based on NABARD schemes. The theme of the play remains that there is a farmer in a village who borrows money from the private moneylender for agriculture. But due to crop failure he is unable to return the borrowed amount and with the passage of time he is over burdened with the interest and compound interest applied by the moneylender over the money borrowed. Finding himself in a troubled situation farmer is pushed towards suicidal thoughts.
His wife gets irritated by the farmer’s repeated suicidal threats and takes the matter lightly. Farmer feels helpless and finally attempts suicide. But the Sarpanch enters the scene at the right time and saves him. Trying to bring him out of the desperate situation, they all consult the matter with a bank employee and a social worker as well namely Susheela Behen. She educates the farmer about various schemes run by the banks for the benefits of farmers and poor. She suggests him to take loan from the bank instead of private money lender and makes him aware of the schemes of the bank available for the farmers and for the agriculture and crop production etc.
Finally the play concludes as after taking all these benefits the farmer becomes a happy man and his wife an educated lady.
Charactres of the play repeated the Slogan ‘Sahukaar se todo Naata, Bank me Jaake kholo Khaata’ so that more and more people get the benefits of the NABARD Schemes.
Those who acted in different roles included Pritam Kumar as Dood wala, Anil Kumar as Sahukar, Rohit Kumar as Kisan, Hardeep Bhagat as Ram Singh, Barkha Thakur as Susheela Behan (Bank Employee), Alka Thakur as Kisan’s Wife, Shadab Khan as Narrator, Vishal Kathpal as Sarpanch. Music by Aasim Khan, Costume by M.Akram Khan.
The audience responded very well by asking banking related questions after the play ended.
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