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EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 28: An improvised adaptation of Bharatendu Harishchander's famous Play 'Andher Nagri Chopat Raja' was staged here at Natrang Studio Theatre.
The play was adapted and directed by Sumeet Sharma. The play has been produced in a week long Children Theatre Workshop organized by Progressive Youth Society, Ramnagar in collaboration with Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi. The workshop was inaugurated by Balwant Thakur.
Sumeet Sharma, who is Sangeet Natak Akademi's Yuva Awardee for Theatre Direction, was the Director of the workshop.
The play goes like, there was a kingdom named Andher Nagri ruled by Chopat Raja, the rules & laws of the Nagri were very strange. Everything had an equal cost there be it fruit or dry fruit or some other commodity. One 'Guru' & 'Chela' entered the city and found it very strange, sensing something suspicious, 'Guru' leaves the city but being materialistic, 'Chela' remains there to face the future consequences. Once there dies a goat, the king being very cynical, summons the whole city so as to punish the real culprit. The blame was shifted on to one and the other and so on. Eventually on very illogical grounds, 'Kotwal' is found guilty but when he was being hanged, his head didn't match the size of the rope. King orders to find a person who fits the size so as to give the justice to the goat's death. 'Chela' fits that size and thus was given death sentence.
He calls his Guru for the help. Sensing the king's foolishness, guru weaves a false story which tempts the king to die so as to attain 'Moksha'.
In the workshop, participants learned various aspects of theatre which will help in grooming their personalities and make them confident. .
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