EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Feb 24 : Natrang today felicitated Minister for Culture Raman Bhalla for taking over the reigns of culture department. The occasion was the presentation of Hindi play 'Mind Games' written and directed by Sumeet Sharma at the auditorium of Government College for Women (GCW), Gandhi Nagar, Jammu which Natrang presented as a part of its weekly Sunday Theatre' series in association with Karamsheel Charitable Trust and GCW, Gandhi Nagar. The play 'Mind Games' unveils a very common, unconscious and continuous practice of all human beings, chatting with Mind and creating baseless abstract stories all the times, which give rise to thoughts which when nurtured become attitude and eventually shape our behavior and personality causing success or failure. The play revolves around a character Ajeet, who represents the mind model of a contemporary man whose rejections, anxiety, likes, dislikes, passions, reasons, fears, emotions, fantasies, dreams, etc. have a lot to share with all of us. Sumeet Sharma lived the central character of the play 'Ajeet' so vividly that audience could feel its credibility and sensibility throughout the play. Gaurav Jamwal as 'Krish' was also very impressive. Chitra Thapar as 'Simran' did a notable performance. Earlier, while welcoming the guests, Natrang Director, Balwant Thakur hoped that with the taking over of Raman Bhalla as Minister for Culture, the least priority of the State will get some deserving attention and patronage. Addressing the gathering Chief Guest Raman Bhalla appreciated Natrang's consistent endeavor for the protection and promotion of art and culture in the State and taking it to the national and international platforms. |