THREE DAY 10TH ADISHAKTI PREMNATH KHANNA SAMAROH ORGANIZED

THREE DAY 10^TH ADISHAKTI PREMNATH KHANNA SAMAROH ORGANIZED

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RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

PATNA-------------------------A grand ceremony related to literature, art, culture, theatre etc. was organized in the three-day 'Sahitya, Sangeet and Natya Sammelan' by Samayik Pravesh, Kala Jagran and Academy of Acting Yoga in the memory of Premnath Khanna, the late father of storyteller, poetess, teacher Mamta Mehrotra, courtesy of the Department of Art and Culture, Government of Bihar, on 27-29 July at the local Premchand Rangshala. "10th Adishakti Premnath Khanna Samaroh". On the first day 'Short Story Festival' and 'Arts Awakening', Patna organized the play 'Ghoos' written by Mamta Mehrotra and directed by Suman Kumar. On the second day Mushaira and the play 'Daayan' written by Kishore Kumar Sinha, adapted from the play by Vivek Kumar Sinha and directed by Suman Kumar was staged. On the third day Kavi Goshthi, cultural program of child artists and the play 'Aalokshan' written by Mamta Mehrotra and directed by Rajveer Gunjan were successfully staged.

The function was inaugurated by the Chief Guest, Principal Secretary of Art and Culture Department Pranav Kumar Singh along with other special guests by lighting the lamp collectively. Thereafter, the short story collection edited by Mamta Mehrotra - 'Kahin Dhoop, Kahin Chhaanv' was released.

On this occasion, retired Indian Administrative Service officer of Public Relations Department Brajesh Mehrotra, organizer of the event Mamta Mehrotra, photographer Vijoy Kumar Jain, director Dr. Dhruv Kumar, Dr. Shiv Narayan, Dr. Ramdular Singh Paraya', Dr. Mithilesh Tripathi, Tariq Aslam Tasneem, poet, journalist Dr. Bindeshwar Prasad Gupta, theater director Suman Kumar, Dharmesh Mehta, Nilesh Mishra, Siddheshwar, Dr. Ruby Bhushan, Anita Mishra Siddhi, Seema Rani, Chitranjan Lal, many eminent litterateurs, journalists, professors, theater artists etc. of the city were present.

The main feature of this session was that all the short story writers who came to the Laghu Katha Mahotsav were honored and they recited their short stories.

In the evening, a powerful staging of the play 'Ghoos' written by Mamta Mehrotra and directed by Suman Kumar took place.

'Ghoos' proved to be capable of exposing the corruption prevalent in the society. On the second day, a Mushaira was organized in collaboration of Qasim Khurshid and the Samayik Parivesh magazine and poetry collection - 'Bikhre Pushp' edited by Mamta Mehrotra were released. In the evening, the artists of the theatre institute 'Kala-Jagran' successfully staged the play 'Daayan' written by Ashok Kumar Sinha, adapted into a play by Vivek Kumar and directed by Suman Kumar.

All the artists on the stage, including Mahima, Vivek Kumar, Dheeraj Kumar, Ajit Gujjar, Vishnu Dev Kumar, Chandravati Kumari, Arvind Kumar, Prince Raj, Sanjay Sahni, Nagendra Kumar, Aman Kumar Puri, Pawan Kumar Singham, Mithilesh Kumar Sinha, Azad Shakti, Aradhya Sinha, Udis Raj, Itisha Rani, Sushant Kumar, Yashwan Rudra and Hari Krishna Singh 'Munna' kept the audience captivated till the end with their brilliant acting. Music design – Rahul Raj, Light design – Rajiv Kumar/Anurag Kumar, Stage decoration – Sunil Kumar/Vinay Kumar, Light and sound control – Manish Kumar, Make-up – Vinay Kumar, Costume design – Reena Kumari. In the first session, Rakesh Kumar presented the ghazals of Mamta Mehrotra and Savita Raj in a very beautiful manner. Rajni Ranjan was on the chorus, Rajan Kumar on organ, Rajan Kumar on tabla, Anuj Kumar Sinha on octa pad. Mamta Mehrotra's ghazal - "One has to make lakhs of efforts to attain the destination of love..." Savita Raj - "Kept bearing the pain of their love, kept calling them Dilruba Dilruba...", Shweta's ghazal - "Love touched the heart / true worship happened, soul rebelled against unnecessary formality...", Aradhana Prasad - "Soil resting only on hope / Soil seeing some new dreams / Soil kept rotating on the wheel in the desire of a new life" got a lot of applause. Piyush Azad - Who falls in love with someone without any need, tell me who does true love these days" Ghazals created a beautiful colourful atmosphere.

Qasim Khurshid, Shweta Ghazal, Savita Raj were the coordinators of the second session of Ghazal. Yawar Rashid Yawar recited the Ghazal "I have started making eye contact with the winds, I have started building a house on sand now...." Shamim Shola recited the Ghazal "Ask who is called the earnings of sweat, these people will make you burn in the sun...". Among the presenters, Qasim Khurshid, Rakesh Kumar, Dr. Meena Kumari Parihar, Shamim Shola, Prakhar Punj, Avinash Bandhu, Poonam Sinha Shreyashi, Rekha Bharti Mishra, Osama Khan, Amritesh Kumar Mishra, Anita Mishra Siddhi, Mohd. Naseem Akhtar, Vikash Raj, Rajkanta Raj and many other poets also impressed with their Ghazals.

In the play 'Daayan', Budhni is a brave and strong girl living in a small colony in the rural area of ​​Jharkhand. Budhni has faced many challenges in her life, but she never gave up. When her father passed away, her life became even more difficult. Devki Munda, the influential village head, tried to take advantage of Budhni with ill intentions. A mysterious epidemic spread in the village, and suddenly Budhni was blamed for it. The villagers, who were already plagued by superstition and fear, blamed Budhni and her mother, calling them witches (daayan). The villagers turned against them and started torturing them. But at the same time, Tilesh Tileshwari, a fearless and empathetic social worker, came to support Budhni and her mother, raising her voice against the unjust accusations and decided to fight for Budhni’s rights. As time passed, Tileshwari’s efforts made Budhni gain confidence and she decided to fight for her rights. She decided to stand for the village elections. With Tileshwari’s guidance and support, Budhni’s campaign gained momentum and she won the hearts of the villagers. Eventually, Budhni won the election, which not only marked a significant shift in the power dynamics of the village but also signified the victory of Budhni’s indestructible spirit. This victory proved that with courage, determination and the right support, any challenge can be overcome and change can be brought about. Needless to say, this message-oriented and purposeful play won the hearts of the audience.

In the first session of the third and concluding day, the children of Litera Public School, Patliputra presented a colourful programme. In the second session, a poetry recitation was organised. In the evening session, students of Global Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Science College presented various programmes. The Kavi Sammelan was inaugurated by Mamta Mehrotra, Bhagwati Prasad Dwivedi, Ishwar Chandra Jaiswal, Uttar Pradesh, Dr. Kumar Viral, Dr. Dev Drava 'Akela'. The programme was organised and conducted by poetess Savita Raj. On this occasion, the book 'Bharat Ek Khoj' edited by Mamta Mehrotra was released.

The programme began with Ganesh Vandana by Dr. Meena Kumari Parihar. Mamta Mehrotra and Savita Raj introduced their respective realities. Mamta Mehrotra said - "What will the world understand, the sorrow behind the wow, what all sorrows Mamta has gone through..." Savita Raj expressed her heart by reciting "One has to show a smile on the lips, one has to hide the pain of the heart everyday". Ishwar Chandra Jaiswal sang "Worship the serpent god, by taking his name, take mercy on Nageshwar, O God, do a good deed", Anjani Kumar Pathak sang "Let the clouds rain drizzling, let the trees become green", Dr. Kumari Annu sang "I don't know when I will meet someone at which river bank", Dr. Kumar Viral sang "With the smell of soil, with the rhyme of the east wind, the feet of the words are restless, running through the cities and villages", making the whole atmosphere poetic. Poet, writer and journalist Dr. Bindeshwar Prasad Gupta won the hearts of the people by reciting his two ghazals - "Today we have become strangers in our own home…. and "I don't know what happens when I see you…" and a song - "Anjuri Bhar Phool" and made the atmosphere pleasant. Sudhanshu Raj filled the audience with enthusiasm by reciting "Toss a coin and see how much power is left between you and me?" and Anshu Kumar filled the audience with enthusiasm by reciting "Make your eyes embers, make your heart a weapon, if you want to fight with the vultures, then prepare your claws." Other poets who recited poetry included Ishwar Chandra Jaiswal, Bhagwati Prasad Dwivedi, Prem Kiran, Saurabh Prabhat, Dr. Sunil Kumar Upadhyay, Anubhav Kumar, Dr. Meena Kumar Parihar, Meera Shrivastava, Dr. Pratibha Rani, Shivendra Malviya, Vidyapati Choudhary, Siddheshwar, Dr. Vijay Gunjan, Mukund, Rajpriya Rani, Mukund, Gopal Falak, Asha Raghudev, Krishnanandan enthralled the audience with their poems. On this occasion, many eminent personalities of the city including theatre director Suman Kumar, poet, critic and journalist Dr. Bindeshwar Prasad Gupta, Rohit, Assistant Professor Sohini Priya, Geeta Gupta, Savita Raj, writers, artists, Hindi activists, professors who came from Muzaffarpur (Bihar) were also present. Anjani Kumar Pathak thanked the program. In the last and closing session, the successful and powerful staging of the play 'Avlokan' written by Rang Gurukul Mamta Mehrotra, adapted from the play by Manikant Chaudhary and directed by Rajveer Gunjan touched the hearts of the audience. A middle class girl, the beloved of her parents, falls in love with a boy in college and one day she forgets her limits and takes a wrong step. By the time a middle class girl realizes her mistake after falling in love with the son of a very rich man, it is too late and her father is no longer able to show his face in the society. Madhu cannot tolerate the neglectful attitude of the boy's rich father, the embarrassment of the family and the betrayal of love and she commits suicide, but she leaves a question for observation on the society that some such elite people of the society who call themselves good contractors of the society, but why the same contractors become silent spectators...

The acting of Rangoli Pandey, Manikant Chaudhary, Renu ji, Vishnu Dev Kumar, Rahul Pathak, Saurabh Singh, Anamika, Gautam Nirala and Manoj Mayank on the stage was satisfactory. Lighting by Vinay Kumar, makeup by Anju and Mayank, stage settings by Sunil Kumar were apt for the scene. Needless to say, the three-day 10th Aadishakti Premnath Khanna Literature, Music and Drama Sammelan organized by Mamta Mehrotra in the memory of her father, like every year, this year too, on one hand, leaves a pleasant and unforgettable excellent impression by establishing a literary and cultural environment in the entire city for three days, and on the other hand, it is a unique, priceless, excellent, wonderful, to stop and give respect to the increasing uncultured evil tendency of the new generation of people, in today's materialistic, selfish, machine-going world, of neglecting their parents and sending them to old-age homes, giving up their selfishness. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it presents a unique, meaningful, purposeful, pithy and logical, unique and wonderful example.