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| Natrang's mega theatre show Bawa Jitto staged at Jhiri Mela | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 12: The historic Jhiri Mela enlivens with the live portrayal of the supreme sacrifice of the legendary Dogra folk hero 'Bawa Jitto'. Scripted by Prof. Ram Nath Shastri and directed by Balwant Thakur this mega theatrical show of Natrang magically kept an audience of over 25,000spellbound with the electrifying performance. Organized by Jhiri Mela committee this is the third consecutive year when this performance is brought live to the devotees of Bawa Jitto with a team of about fifty top actors of Natrang. This show will be repeated again tomorrow at 6 pm at the main stage of Jhiri Mela. This high point of the festival truthfully makes the festival of Jhiri much more meaningful when the devotees of Bawa Jitto coming from different parts of India get to see unbelievable 600 old legend live.
Natrang director Balwant Thakur while addressing the huge gathering said that this is perhaps the only theatre show of India which is witnessed over one lakh audience.
Set in the rural backdrop, this 15th century Folk tale portrays the age-old saga of exploitation of landless farmers by landlords. Due to the constant and persistent pressures of relatives, with a piece of land as bone of contention, Bawa Jitto, a hard working, farm less farmer is forced to leave his native village. Accompanied by his nine-year-old daughter, he takes shelter in the house of a friend in Shamachak, a nearby village. The efforts of his friend Rullo result in a land grant from landlord in Shamachak and one fourth of the produce is fixed as land revenue. The hard work put in by him, the sweat and toil of Jitto turns a barren land into prolific treasure. This makes avaricious landlord to back out on his word and ask for major share of the crop. Helpless Jitto, unable to endure injustice, kills himself. The agony becomes boundless when Gauri, his little daughter immolates herself on her father's pyre.
Earlier, Natrang presented a short play 'Is Gran Gi Surg Banai Lo' written and directed by Balwant Thakur. This play was based on the theme of total sanitation education which educates the masses about various aspects of sanitation education. In a highly theatrical manner the play prompts the audience to use the latest devices of sanitation particularly modern toilets.
Tomorrow the play 'Suno Eh Kahani' based on the education of the girl child will be staged. |
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