Shadow Correspondent
Jammu, Oct 06
Today after presenting of Six Excellent Performances of story of Legend “Mata Vaishno Devi”, Bhartiya Lok Sangeet Kala Sansthan (BLSKS) ,Departmental artistes , Empaneled artistes and RegisteredTroupesof Regional Outreach Bureau , Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of India , concludesat Government Higher Secondary School , Katra in during Navratra Festival . The Department of Regional Outreach Bureau , Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of India, Department of Tourism J&K, & Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine board, Katra honored with the momentous & Pitambar to Sh. M.L.Dogra ,writer , producer and director of the musical Play with all the artistes for Excellent Performance at Katra during Navratra Festival by the Chief Guest , Renowned Pujari of Vaishno Devi Bhawan Shri Shyam Jialong with Arun Sharma, General Secty. of Press Club Katra , Sh. Arjun Singh ,Inspector of Police J&K,Katra , Senior Staff of ROB , Sh. Ram Kishan, Administrative officer, Sh. Vijay Matto, FPA, Sh. Neeraj Verma, Sh.Durga Parkash, Ram Lal, Virender Kapadia, Ritu Sharma, Sunita Atri, Sunil Sharma, present on the occasion & Sh.Ram Lal , Senior artiste conducted the Program.
The Program was commenced with Devotional Bengali Folk dance “Dhalli ” and Folk Dance of Chennai”Tanali”, after Full Length 2- Hours Musical Play “MAA SHERANWALI “presentedunder the over all Guidance of Neha Jalali ,Deputy Director ,ROB Government of India.
The main attraction of the play “Netar Dan” by Shri Ram, “Maha-Yag of Bali Pradha Virod”, ” Vashnavi Bhandara by Shri Dhar”, “Harish Chander- Tara Mati Samwad” & ” Bhariv Vadh” & “Maa Vaishnavi Asthbuja Darshan”.
Sh. Ram Lal , announced after presentation of the 6 days Musical Play ” Maa Shernwali” on 7th& 9th Navratra the folk dances of India will be presented at Same venue with the other activities like photo exhibition , Pharbat feries , Mobile van Video Presentations.
The Successful Presentation of the production the role of the technician Light & Sound Experts , Krishan Chouhan, Pardeep Kumar, Sandeep Bajaj came from ROB, HQ New Delhi & Sh.Tilak Raj was highly Appreciated. Blsks also staged the glimpses of 281thits Saturday Series Musical Play “Maa Sherenwali”. Sh.M.L.Dogra,chairman BLSks informed this Historical Musical Playis continuously staged for 10 years since 2007 by the Song and Drama Division under the overall direction of M.L.Dogra. Now during current with efforts of Miss Neha Jalali this play again being presenting during navratra festival after the gap of 12 years& also said to showcase the historical, Puranic & Legendary references of the abode of “Mata Vaishnavi” -an incarnation of three supreme energies Mata Kali, Mata Lakshmi & Mata Sarswati and .The play revolves around various facets of Mata’s life & her teachings to the mankind. The Artistes of Various state like Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Himachal Jharkhand ,Jammu and Kashmir will present Cultural Bonaza during the Navratra Festival. Thus the holy shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi is unique in the entire world. The origin of Vaishno Devi is as mysterious as it is about several other shrines from the past era.
The play would prove an asset for adolescent girls for upholding their dignity as advocated strongly in “MAA SHERANWALI” through her actions to mitigate the suffering of mankind & instigate a new insight in glorifying the contribution of mother’s power & in getting rid of the social evils which are still prevailing in our society.
The play has been especially designed by fully exposing all traditional folk of Jammu region including Jagar (Jadiyaa) in which Thalli, Dhol, Garba and Nagara, flute, Dafla are used in folk form of J&K i.e. Karkan, Bhagtia (Ras Lila) , Mhall(Chhini), Bhak,kirtan, Jagran, Jatter, etc. for conveying the message in a befitting manner.
The departmental emplaned artists & Regd. Troups, Bhartiya Lok Sangeet Kala Sansthan, Sangam Tru Art Production, Sudesh Kumari & Party, Migrant Pather Saz, was main attraction of the Musical Play. This Musical Play Enthralled the Lacs of Pilgrims came from all the states and abroad for Darshan of Holy Cave.
