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| ‘Agni-Barkha’ enthrals audience at Abhinav theatre | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 31: Under the annual drama festival 2012 Kumar A. Bharti's 'Agni-Barkha' was staged at Abhinav theatre here on Saturday evening. Directed by Abhishek Bharti 'Agni-Barkha' is adapted from the play 'The Fire and the Rain' by one of India's foremost playwrights, Girish Karnad. The story is derived from the myth of Yavakri, which is a part of the great Indian epic, the Mahabharata.
The land has been in the grip of a ravaging drought for 10 years. In order to appease the Lord of Gods Indra, custodian of rain, a grand fire sacrifice is being conducted at the palace under the guidance of the Chief Priest, Paravasu. Paravasu is the elder son of the great sage Raibhya. For 7 years he has watched over the holy fire, forsaking his wife, family and every earthly pleasure. Paravasu's young brother Arvasu is in love with a tribal girl, Nittilai.
Arvasu prepares to marry outside his Brahmin caste - but for this, according to the tribal custom, he has to present himself before Nittilai's village elders. Paravasu's cousin and bitter rival Yavakri has just returned triumphant after 10 years of practicing austerities in the jungle, with the gift of universal knowledge from the gods. To seek revenge, Yavakri seduces Paravasu's lonely wife Vishakha.
This sets off an irrevocable chain of events that lead to Aravasu losing his love, Paravasu desecrating the great sacrifice, the creation of a demon and the deaths of Yavakri and Raibhya. Finally, the purity of Arvasu and Nittilai's love brings salvation to the land.
Those who enacted the mythic characters on stage included Mukesh Bakshi, Nidhi, Rakesh Dogra, Abhishek Sharma, Aaditya Bharti, Raman Bakshi, Roopali Sharma, Rishi Kumar, Rahul Sharma, Rinku Mehra, Diwaker Mehra, and Kannav Sharma. The proceedings of the play were conducted by Academy's senior drama instructor, Sudhir Mahajan |
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