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| Natrang to stage ‘Bawa Jitto’ on 2nd, 3rd Nov. at Jhiri Mela | | | Early Times Report
Jammu Oct 30: Natrang is going to organize mega theatrical event on the supreme sacrifice of Dogra folk legend ‘Bawa Jitto’ at ‘Jhiri Mela’ on 2nd and 3rd of November, 2009 at the main stage of Jhiri. The show timings will be 7 pm on both of these days. Director Balwant Thakur said that Natrang has been organizing the shows of Bawa Jitto since last four years at Jhiri Mela which have been witnessed by lakhs of people. The event of Natrang is supported by the District Administration. This is a rarest opportunity for the audience to live through a six hundred year old saga in memory of which this festival is held every year since ages. Giving further details Balwant Thakur said that people from all over the North India throng to the venue and this opportune moment has to be fully utilized by showcasing the rich cultural heritage of the region through the presentation of the play Bawa Jitto. No where on this earth one can find this kind of devoted and captive audience for any artistic theatre? If its proper publicity and professional showcasing can be done, it can become an event of global attraction. In all these years, the presentation of Natrang has been the major attraction of the Mela and has been instrumental in giving a new dimension and color to the whole festival. For Jhiri Mela Natrang re-devises the whole production which is presented with the help of a team of fifty skilled people including the top professionals of the field of light and sound. With the view to have its effective reach to the large number of audiences, the group uses video projections, and heavy sound systems.
Scripted by Late. Padamshree Prof. Ram Nath Shastri, the play unfolds the life sketch of Dogra folk hero Bawa Jitto who sacrificed his life for a right. Traditionally this used to be sung by ‘Karkan’ narrative singers, who had preserved this pathetic tale since centuries.
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