Mela Gadri Babeyan Da: Natakan di raat keeps visitors glued

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, November 2

Thousands of youth and elderly people from across Punjab who had converged at ‘Mela Gadri Babeyan Da’ stayed glued to the stage of Desh Bhagat Yadgaar Hall here as plays were enacted the night through. Even as the winter season has just set in and it was a little nippy, the fervour of the two-day mela remained intact till everyone dispersed past 5 am today.

The actors and directors tried to bring out the burning issues affecting Punjab and delved deeper into them through their plays. The plays started with a jago taken out by girls and boys directed by the Phulwari Kala Kendra, Lohian. Prof Ajmer Singh Aulakh’s play based on the struggles of the farm labourers and the vicious circle that they get into was depicted by a team of the Lok Kala Manch from Mansa.

A play titled ‘Khooni baisakhi’ was based on Kewal Dhaliwal’s creation portrayed by the Rang Manch team of Amritsar. The artistes depicted how Jallianwala Bagh which is of immense value as a historical and heritage site has been reduced to a mere tourist place. Through the play, they raised their voice on restoration of its original glory.

A play ‘Edan tan pher edan sahi’ directed by Anita Shabdeesh focused on the politicization of public distribution of food supplies and the aftermaths of corporatization. A play titled ‘Ghasya hoya Aadmi’ depicted through Awami Rang Manch focused on the plight of the landless tillers.

Penned by playwright Gursharan, a play titled ‘Sees tali’ on Babbar Akali Movement directed by Chandigarh School of Drama won the maximum applause. Convener of the Cultural Wing of Desh Bhagat Yadgar Hall Committee Amolak Sngh conducted the stage of the ‘natakan di raat’.

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