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Mitra Nand Kukreti: A Great Garhwali Dramatist and Drama Director



                                  By: Bhishma Kukreti
                          Mitra Nand Kukreti is one of the Asian Greatest Drama /theatre/stage play Directors who promoted regional language dramas and theatres. In Asia, especially in India, due to various hurdles and problems, the development of local language theatre/stage plays/ dramas is the most difficult task. Garhwali language dramatization of stage plays has various inborn problems. The main problems in staging Garhwali dramas are scattered population, children's education is either in Hindi or in English medium and not in Garhwali, continuous decline in Garhwali language speakers, individual financial losses in being Garhwali drama/theatre activist, due to scattered population less audience is available at one place and less recognition or least recognition to Garhwali drama/theatre activists. In such difficult situations, Mitra Nand Kukreti involved himself in promoting Garhwali theatre/dramas leaving English and Hindi languages theatres where more recognition was available and no financial losses were there. It was the love for language theatre/dramas that attracted Mitra Nand to become a Garhwali theatre/drama activist. 
                               Mitra Nand Kukreti belongs to the village of Gheedi, Maniyarsyun, Pauri Garhwal. Kukretis of Gheedi were migrated from Dyusi, Maniyarsyun to Gheedi.  Kukretis of Dyusi came from Barsudi, Langur and Kukretis of Barsudi were migrated from Jaspur village, Malla Dhangu. Jaspur is the original village where the first time, Kukretis settled in Garhwal migrating from the Southern part or western south  India in the thirteen/fourteen century.
   Mitra Nand Kukreti was born in November, 1944. He was educated in Lansdowne and Delhi. Mitra Nand Kukreti was in the translation department in parliament.
          Mitra Nand Kukreti was involved in theatre/drama activities from his student life. Mitra Nand Kukreti started his theatre activities by acting in English and Hindi dramas.  For many years, Mitra Nand Kukreti used to write a column dedicated to theatres and dramas of Delhi for a daily newspaper.
  In 1944, Jagar a Garhwali theatre/drama promoting organization Delhi invited Mitra Nand Kukreti to direct the ‘Ardhgrameshwar’ stage play.  Mitra Nand Kukreti‘s direction of ‘Ardhgrameshwar’ stage play written by playwright Rajendra Dhashmana was appreciated by Garhwali audience in various cities, theatre activists/dramatists, and famous critics of Hindi and English theatres/dramas.
  The entry of Mitra Nand Kukreti in the Garhwali theatre/drama world brought new waves to Garhwali theatre/dramas. Mitra Nand Kukreti is called the father of new thinking in Garhwali theatre/dramas.
     Mitra Nand Kukreti trained Garhwali theatre/drama activists for new approaches to bringing contemporariness or modernism in Garhwali theatre/dramas in various workshops organized by Jagar.
              Mitra Nand Kukreti directed ‘Kanshnukram’ written by Kanhaiya Lal Dandriyal and modified by Rajendra Dhashmana staged in 1989 in Delhi, Mitra Nand Kukreti directed the famous drama ‘’Bhakt Prahlad’ written by Bhavani Datt Thapliyal in 1989, in Delhi. Bhavani Datt Thapliyal wrote the first modern Garhwali drama ’Bhakt Prahlad’ in 1913. 
                   Mitra Nand Kukreti directed a Garhwali drama ‘Swayambar’ written by Kanhaiya Lal Dandriyal in 1984 in Dehradun.
  Mitra Nand Kukreti directed a Garhwali drama ‘Audal’ in 1989.
          Besides his directing Garhwali theatre/dramas/stage plays, Mitra Nand Kukreti contributed to Garhwali theatre/dramas by culturing new generation theatre/drama activists.
  These days, Mitra Nand Kukreti is busy translating classic Sanskrit Bhakti Shloka books into English.
           Asian theatre drama world will always remember the remarkable works of Mitra Nand Kukreti for promoting less spoken language theatres/dramas/stage plays, training the theatre/drama activists, guiding the young generation on finer points of theatre/dramas, culturing new generation in Garhwali theatre/dramas and bringing contemporariness in Garhwali theatre/dramas.   

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Chhatra Bhang: A Satirical, Political Garhwali Drama of Animal Characters about Misfiring of Revolution



                    Review by Bhishma Kukreti

            Credit goes to playwright Shakt Dhyani for bringing first time the birds as human characters in Garhwali dramas. Critics applaud the great initiative by playwright Shakt Dhyani. 
                   There are thousands of stories wherein the animals play the role of human beings. There are folk stories in Garhwal as well in other parts of the world wherein animals play the role of human beings. There are folk and modern poetries in Garhwal and other areas wherein animals are shown as human beings. Kukreti provides many details of the traditional folk dramatists of Garhwal (Badi-Badan) used to play dramas of animal characters.
           Shakt Dhyani (editor of Halant magazine) wrote a fine Garhwali drama ‘Chhatra Bhang’ (under publication) wherein all characters are in animal form. The characters are birds or animals. The drama Chhatra Bhang’ was staged thrice in Dehradun and was directed by Ramesh Dobariyal in 2009.
          The story is about revolutionary activist Crow who is against the present rule. The opposition party members exploit Crow and there is a revolution in the land. However, nothing changes after the revolution because one vulture replaces another vulture. The real revolution is the change of the old system but when the system does not change it is ridiculous to name its revolution.  The drama attacks sharply on the concept of revolution, kranti’ or Satta Parivartan’ where there is no change in the old system, does not bring new desired system and there are just changes among politicians. The dialogues of drama are real from the political world. The incidents of drama are already experienced by Indians many times in the past when in the name of revolution or change of rule they were deceived by corrupt politicians.
 In a telephonic conversation, the playwright Shakt Dhyani that he was inspired by a Russian novel wherein there was a wolf character in the novel. While staging the play, all characters were there in animal or bird forms.
 The main characters are crow (hero), vulture (villain) pigeons, parrots, sparrows, Ghindudi, Sentulus, etc in the first Garhwali drama Chhatra Bhang’ with the characters of birds as human beings.
  The theatre and drama world will always remember Shakt Dhyani for initiating experiments of taking animals and birds in Garhwali plays. This is the first Garhwali drama wherein animals and birds play the role of human beings.
References:
1-Dr Anil Dabral, Garhwali Gady Parampara (Garhwali Dramas from beginning till 1990)
2-Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna, Gad Myateki Ganga (Garhwali dramas from beginning till 1975)
3-Dr Sudharani, Garhwal ka  Rangmanch (Garhwali Dramas from beginning till 1985)
4-Drama special issue of Chitthi Patri magazine (Garhwali Dramas and plays staged in Delhi, Karachi, Mumbai, Dehradun and other places)
5- Dr Hari Datt Bhatt Shailesh, Garhwali Natak evam Rangmanch: Ek Vihngam Avlokan (Garhwali Drams and theatres from beginning till 1985)
6-Dr Bhakt Darshan: Barrister Mukandi Lal Srmriti Granth (Garhwali dramatists or theatres playwrights till 1985
7-Dr Nand Kishor Dhoundiyal, Garhwal ki Divangat Vibhutiyan (pp108-116, about contribution of Bhagwati Prasad Panthri for developing Garhwali drama)
8- Manuscripts of various dramas (curtsey by Parashar Gaur)
9- Personal talks with playwrights/dramatists
10- Notes by D.D Sundariyal from Chandigarh
11- Various inputs by Dr. D. R. Purohit from Shrinagar, Garhwal 
12- Bhishma Kukreti, Lok Natya Visheshank of Chitthi Patri, Dehradun

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Gangavataran: Use of Garhwali Drama for Public Awareness about Cleaning Ganga


                                            Bhishma Kukreti
                    Ganga is the most Reverend River in the world. There is a mythological story behind the birth of the Ganga and most of Indians believe in the mythological characters of king Sagar, king Bhagirath, etc. There have been dramas played on the subject of Gangavataran or the birth of Ganga.  For example, a dance-lyrical drama by Narendra Kukamar was staged in 2009 in Sonepur Mela/fair of North Bihar. Malavika Sarrukai is a famous classical dancer who dances on the theme of Ganga in foreign countries such as Singapore (Ganga Nritya Vahini).
             However, today, there is a serious problem of Ganga pollution by human waste, industrial waste, religious events, dramas, etc. The literature creative especially is not behind creating drams about public awareness for the clean status of Ganga.  For example, Jagrit, I Bengaluru presented a drama ‘The Invisible River’ directed by   Ruchika Chanana (2007) as the Theatrescince concept. In this drama, the dramatists present many facets related to Ganga and all facets –religion, politics, saints, Ganga pollution, and Ganga cleaning acts are interrelated.
   Manu Dhoundiyal and Harish Badola wrote a Garhwali lyrical dance-drama ‘Gangvataran’.   The drama takes the audience to the birth of Ganga and then Ganga herself asks the people about her problems with pollution. In this lyrical drama, Ganga is shown as a human being character who is asking questions to human beings for taking responsibility to keep rivers pollution-free.    A social organization in Lucknow staged the Garhwali lyrical dance-drama ‘Gangavataran’ twice in 2007 and 2008. 
  The   Garhwali lyrical dance-drama ‘Gangavataran’ is a good example of making mythological story plays as a vehicle of public awareness for cleaning the Ganga River.                                     
References:

1-Dr Anil Dabral,Garhwali Gady Parampara (Garhwali Dramas from beginning till 1990)
2-Abodh BandhuBahuguna, Gad Myateki Ganga (Garhwali dramas from beginning till 1975)
3-Dr Sudharani,Garhwal ka  Rangmanch (Garhwali Dramasfrom beginning till 1985)
4-Drama special issue of Chitthi Patri magazine (Garhwali Dramas and plays staged in Delhi, Karachi,Mumbai, Dehradun and other places)
5- Dr Hari Datt BhattShailesh, Garhwali Natak evam Rangmanch: Ek Vihngam Avlokan (Garhwali Drams andtheatres from beginning till 1985)
6-Dr Bhakt Darshan: BarristerMukandi Lal Srmriti Granth (Garhwali dramatists or theatres playwrights till1985
7-Dr Nand KishorDhoundiyal, Garhwal ki Divangat Vibhutiyan (pp108-116, about contribution ofBhagwati Prasad Panthri for developing Garhwali drama)
8- Manuscripts ofvarious dramas (curtsey by Parashar Gaur)
9- Personal talks with playwrights/dramatists
10- Notes by D.D. Sundariyal from Chandigarh
11- Various inputs byDr. D. R. Purohit from Shrinagar, Garhwal 
12- Bhishma Kukreti, LokNatya Visheshank of Chitthi Patri, Dehradun

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Kishkindha Kand: A Ramayana base Prose-Lyrical Garhwali Drama



                          Bhishma Kukreti

  Ramayana has been an evergreen source of creating different types of dramas/plays all over the world in various languages of the world.
   A Garhwali and Hindi poet Braj Mohan Kabtiyal ((1931-2008) wrote seven dramas in Garhwali language. ‘Kishkindha Kand’ Ramayana base drama is his first Garhwali drama. The Ramayana base Garhwali drama ‘Kishkindha Kand’ is staged many times in Kotdwara.  The story of Ramayana base Garhwali drama ‘Kishkindha Kand’ is about the struggle of Sugreev and his battle with his elder brother an episode of great epic Ramayana. 
  There are lyrics and prose dialogues in Ramayana base Garhwali drama ‘Kishkindha Kand’. One example of the effective dialogues in prose and lyrical form of Ramayana base Garhwali drama ‘Kishkindha Kand’ is as under:
           पहलों दृश्य
(ऋष्यमूक पर्वत पर हनुमान सहित सुग्रीव राम चन्द्र जी व लक्ष्मण जी को सीता कि खोज मा ऋष्यमूक पर्वत कि तरफ़ा आणा . सुग्रीव को उन्तई  बाली को दूत समझी क डरणो )
सुग्रीव (हनुमान से )
हे हनुमान जी छौं, मी इन देखणू ,
जन बाली का दूत सि औणो छनौ
साधु वेष च मुख परै तेज छ,
धनुरधारी सि द्वी बीर औणा छन.
कुच्छ ट सोचा ज़रा अब ना करा देरी
देखी की मन मेरो हुयुं च बहुत मरमणा.
डगमगौणी जनी छ मेरी जिकुड़ी
लगणु छ काल मेरा सि औणा छन
(वार्ता)
हे हनुमान जी ! मी तै द्वी बाली का सि दूत लगणा छाना तुम जै की पता ट लगावा कि को छाना.कख और किलै जाणा छन.

              The famous Garhwali literature critic and historian Dr. Nand Kishor Dhoundiyal states  that dramas of Kabtiyal are folk-style based dramas. Dr. Dhoundiyal informs that this of Ramayana base Garhwali drama ‘Kishkindha Kand’ attracted the audience and people used to see the Ramayana base Garhwali drama ‘Kishkindha Kand with pleasure.
References:

1-Dr Anil Dabral, Garhwali Gady Parampara (Garhwali Dramas from beginning till 1990)
2-Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna, Gad Myateki Ganga (Garhwali dramas from beginning till 1975)
3-Dr Sudharani, Garhwal ka  Rangmanch (Garhwali Dramasfrom beginning till 1985)
4-Drama special issue of Chitthi Patri magazine (Garhwali Dramas and plays staged in Delhi, Karachi,Mumbai, Dehradun and other places)
5- Dr Hari Datt BhattShailesh, Garhwali Natak evam Rangmanch: Ek Vihngam Avlokan (Garhwali Drams andtheatres from beginning till 1985)
6-Dr Bhakt Darshan: BarristerMukandi Lal Srmriti Granth (Garhwali dramatists or theatre playwright till 1985
7-Dr Nand Kishor Dhoundiyal, Garhwal ki Divangat Vibhutiyan (pp108-116, about contribution of Bhagwati Prasad Panthri for developing Garhwali drama) and Garhwal ki Divangat Vibhutiyan part 6,  page 117-125
8- Manuscripts of various dramas (curtsey by Parashar Gaur)
9- Personal talks with playwrights/dramatists
10- Notes by D.D. Sundariyal from Chandigarh
11- Various inputs by Dr. D. R. Purohit from Shrinagar, Garhwal 
12- Bhishma Kukreti, LokNatya Visheshank of Chitthi Patri, Dehradun

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Peashvar kand ka Veer Senani Chandra Singh Garhwali: A Didactic Historical, Garhwali Drama

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                                                Bhishma Kukreti

                Dr. Nand Kishor Dhoundiyal blames the Garhwali literature critics that they never provided due honor to the works of late Braj Mohan Kabtiyal for his contribution to writing, promoting, and staging Garhwali theatres/dramas. Dr. Dhoundiyal is right because most of the critics were busy promoting the literature creative of Delhi but could not get details about works of Garhwali literature creative working for Garhwali language development in small towns and villages of Garhwal. For example, Braj Mohan Kabtiyal not only wrote Garhwali dramas but he encouraged, and trained students and other artists for playing stage play for developing Garhwali theatre in Garhwal. Kabtiyal staged many didactic and historical plays in Kotdwara.
              He wrote Kishkindha Kand, Gangu Ramola, Jeetu Bagdwal, Peashvar kand ka Veer Senani Chandra Singh Garhwali, Beer Bala Teelu  Rauteli, Ode ka Jhagda and Anpadh Garhwali plays. Baring two Garhwali plays Ode ka Jhagda and Anpadh Garhwal, other five didactic  Garhwali plays are staged and published. Very few Garhwali creative are aware that Braj Mohan Kabtiyal was Samdhi of late Kanhaiya Lal Dandriyal.
               ‘Peashvar kand ka Veer Senani Chandra Singh Garhwali ‘a Garhwali didactic and historical drama is about the actions of a British army Subedar Chandra Singh Garhwali for disobeying the order of his British army officer for firing on an innocent freedom fighter in Peshawar. The British army did court marshal Chandra Singh Garhwali and put him in jail. After freeing from Jail, Chandra Singh Garhwali joined the freedom movement of India.
  The drama dialogues bring energy to youth and all age audiences for dedicating their lives to the nation and social cause. The didactic and historical Garhwali drama ‘Peashvar kand ka Veer Senani Chandra Singh Garhwali ‘ could extract the finer points of the life of Chandra Singh Garhwali too. Dr. Dhoundiyal applauds the didactic and historical drama as a very fine instrument for inspiring people.
             Truly, world drama critics, world theatre critics or world stage plays critics will remember Braj Mohan Kabtiyal always for his endurance in promoting local language dramas such as Garhwali drama or theatres in a small town as Kotdwara, Pauri Garhwal.
References:

1-Dr Anil Dabral, Garhwali Gady Parampara (Garhwali Dramas from beginning till 1990)
2-Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna, Gad Myateki Ganga (Garhwali dramas from beginning till 1975)
3-Dr Sudharani, Garhwal ka  Rangmanch (Garhwali Dramasfrom beginning till 1985)
4-Drama special issue of Chitthi Patri magazine (Garhwali Dramas and plays staged in Delhi, Karachi,Mumbai, Dehradun and other places)
5- Dr Hari Datt BhattShailesh, Garhwali Natak evam Rangmanch: Ek Vihngam Avlokan (Garhwali Drams andtheatres from beginning till 1985)
6-Dr Bhakt Darshan: BarristerMukandi Lal Srmriti Granth (Garhwali dramatists or theatre playwright till 1985
7-Dr Nand Kishor Dhoundiyal, Garhwal ki Divangat Vibhutiyan (pp108-116, about contribution of Bhagwati Prasad Panthri for developing Garhwali drama) and Garhwal ki Divangat Vibhutiyan part 6,  page 117-125
8- Manuscripts of various dramas (curtsey by Parashar Gaur)
9- Personal talks with playwrights/dramatists
10- Notes by D.D. Sundariyal from Chandigarh
11- Various inputs by Dr. D. R. Purohit from Shrinagar, Garhwal 
12- Bhishma Kukreti, LokNatya Visheshank of Chitthi Patri, Dehradun

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List of few notable didactic and historical dramas-
1-The dramas of Shakespeare are full of historical and didactic notes
2- Ibsen and Strindberg contributed for developing historical Scandinavian theatre. The both preferred realistic dramas than didactic or moral teaching dramas
3-Soviet dramatists were concerned about didactic use of Russian history in the theatres.
4- Wanger (1990) provides details of Chinese moral teaching, didactic and historical dramas in his book ‘The Contemporary Chinese Historical drama...’
5-Cavanaugh (2003) details about moral teaching, historical and didactic dramas in the book ‘Language and politics in sixteenth century plays’.
6- Potter (1975) discusses in details about English morality, didactic and historical English plays/dramas in the book ‘The English Morality Plays’.
7- Hermans (2009) provides many examples of didactic elements, morality and history in the dramas in the book ‘A literary History of low Countries’.
8-Griffin (2001) provides lists of historical, didactic and moral based dramas in the book ‘Playing the past: Approaches to English Historical Drama’.
9-Lombard (1996) and Shirane (2008) offer many examples of Japanese didactic, historical, moral base dramas.
10-Yu, Kim et all (2004) provide the aspects of didactic, history and morality in Korean dramas in ‘Korean dramas under Japanese occupation’.
11-Hussain, Jaaffar, and Ahmad (1992) give details of didacticism, history and morality in Malay Language dramas in ‘History of Modern Malay Literature’.
11- Conteh- Morgan,Olaniyan (2004) provides details of aspects of didacticism, history and morality in African drama in the book ‘African drama and performance’.

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Byakhuni k Gham: A Garhwali Drama about the Difference between Materialistic  Needs and Mental Needs




                                        Bhishma Kukreti

          Surendra Balodi (Dyolad, Dhumakot, 1960- ) is a well-known drama activist in the theatre world of Uttarkashi, Garhwal. Surendra Balodi wrote, staged, and directed three Garhwali plays apart from Hindi plays.
              Surendra Balodi wrote and staged the drama Byakhuni k Gham in 1980 in Uttarkashi. The drama Byakhuni k Gham’ is staged thrice after its first time staging in 1980.
          The drama is about the difference of opinion about physical needs and mental needs.  In Mahabharata, Bhim tells to Yudhisthir that mental health and physical health are necessary. Same way, human being requires fulfillment of physical needs and mental needs.
          ‘Byakhuni k Gham’ means that ‘ sun is setting’. The story is that an old widow is spending her life aloofness in the remote village of Garhwal. Her son is settled in the city and has a happy family. He loves his wife, children, and his mother too. The son sends money orders timely so that his mother fulfills her materialistic needs.  However, the old lady dreams about her being with her son, talking with her daughter-in-law, and playing with her grandchildren. The old widow is frustrated with the nonavailability of warmth of her own family members.  Her son makes her understand that he is fulfilling her all materialistic needs by posting money orders.
                The drama discusses finer aspects of the difference between materialistic needs and mental needs. The drama is the mirror of widows whose children are in cities; these old widows are without family members and spend life in aloofness in rural Garhwal.
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Surma:  A Garhwali Drama Depicting the Sufferings of Rural Women 

 

                                                    Bhishma Kukreti
                 Surendra Balodi the famous drama activist of Uttarkashi, Garhwal, India has practical experiences of women of rural Garhwal facing many problems, crisis by geographical means and harassments due to new changes in the society or changes in social norms.
            Surendra Balodi wrote a drama ‘Surma’ and staged this drama first time in Uttarkashi in 1994. Surendra Balodi directed his own written drama ‘Surma’. Till date, the women suffering oriented drama ‘Surma’ is stage more than ten times.
               Surendra shows the tragedy of young men migrating to plains and women are left for suffering in village in this women oriented drama ‘Surma’.  The women are main losers because of the youth and old generation males wasting time either in alcohol consumptions. Though the society is changed but the oppression of mother in law does not change and sufferer is woman. The government has been bringing many unheard changes in forest laws from the time of Teihri King. Whenever new law about forest policies is enforced the rural women are main suffers.
                          Surendra successfully wove the stories of sufferings of women in rural Garhwal in the Garhwali drama ‘Surma’. The subject of women’s suffering oriented drama ‘Surma’ is already experienced by the audience. Therefore, the women anguishes oriented drama ‘Surma’ attracts the attention of audience very well. 
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Bwe Tu Fir Ai: A Garhwali Stage Play about Struggle of a Recluse against Alcohol Marketing, Alcohol Consumption 


                    Bhishma Kukreti

         A White paper of WHO (2006) states that approximately 2 (two billion) people consume alcohol and 70 million people have been estimated to be suffering from alcohol consumption disorders. WHO has been providing the data regularly every year about millions of deaths year due to alcohol consumption disorders and millions of families suffering economic deficits due to alcohol consumption.
                           Rural Uttarakhand is facing daunting problems of alcohol consumption even by teen youth. The problem is so serious that people don’t go for ‘Shamshan yatra’ if there is no arrangement of alcoholic drinks after the ‘Gati’.
  Tinchri Mai or Icchhagiri Mai –a female recluse had been a source for stopping alcohol marketing and alcohol consumption in Garhwal. Icchhagiri Mai also met Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru for a social work. Tinchri Mai was a symbol for making public awareness against alcohol marketing and alcohol consumption. Her real name was Deepa Nautiya Nawani. She expired in 1995.
                           Surendra Balodi a well known theatre figure of Uttarkashi wrote a drama based on the struggle of Tinchari Mai against alcohol consumption and alcohol marketing. Surendra modified the real-life story that people are praying for her to take new birth immediately (Bwe tu fir Ai). The anti-alcohol consumption and anti-alcohol marketing drama were staged in 1995 at the Ram Nagar festival, The theatre against alcohol consumption or drama against alcohol marketing was awarded and appreciated too.   The drama against alcohol marketing and alcohol consumption is staged many times thereafter it's first staging in Ramnagar. Surendra Balodi directed ‘Bwe Tu fir ai’ drama.
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शराब व शराब माफिया विरुद्ध नाटक; शराब व शराब माफिया विरुद्ध एशियाई नाटक;शराब व शराब माफिया विरुद्ध दक्षिण एशियाई नाटक;शराब व शराब माफिया विरुद्ध सार्क देशीय नाटक;शराब व शराब माफिया विरुद्ध भारतीय उप महाद्वीपीय नाटक;शराब व शराब माफिया विरुद्ध भारतीय नाटक;शराब व शराब माफिया विरुद्ध उत्तर भारतीय नाटक;शराब व शराब माफिया विरुद्ध हिमालयी नाटक;शराब व शराब माफिया विरुद्ध मध्य हिमालयी नाटक;शराब व शराब माफिया विरुद्ध उत्तराखंडी नाटक;शराब व शराब माफिया विरुद्ध कुमाउनी नाटक;शराब व शराब माफिया विरुद्ध गढ़वाली नाटक; समीक्षा लेखमाला जारी ....

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Abhigyan Shakuntalam: A Garhwali Drama based on Sanskrit Classic Abhigyan Shakuntalam



       

                                          Bhishma Kukreti

         A dramatization based on classics has been an old tradition in drama world literature and still, modern playwrights write drams based on classics. For example, in recent times, Paul Olson wrote three plays based on classic fiction as Dracula by Bram Stoker; A Christmas Carol of Charles Dickens; Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. There are films based on classics such as ‘The Phantom of Opera’, ‘Casanova’, ‘Wuthering Heights’ etc.
   In Modern Garhwali literature, there is a translation of Classic Poetries and stories but there was a gap in translating Sanskrit Classic dramas/plays.  Dr. Pushkar Naithani (born in 1953) filled the gap in translating Sanskrit drama into Garhwali.  Dr. Pushkar Naithani translated the fourth Sarg of Abhigyan Shakuntalam a Classic Sanskrit Drama written by Kalidas in the initial years of the Christ centuries. Dr. Naithani wrote the drama and staged it in 1977-78
  Dr. Naithani brilliantly translated Sanskrit prose and poems into Garhwali's version of poems and prose too. The translation is a marvelous example of translation.

Here is an example of a prose portion translated by Dr, Pushkar Naithani  –-

 विष कम्भक
(इनो दृश्य जां से भविष्य कि सूचना दियेन्द)
तब क्व्व्कू एक च्याला सेक उठिका आंदा)
शिष्य- परदेश बिटेन लौट्याँ  पूज्य क्व्व न बगत (टैम) दिखणो मी थै भेजूं च . ये वास्ता भैर जैकी दिक्ख्दु कि अब राति कथगा बाकी च
  Here is example of translation poetic form of Abhigyan Shakuntalam Drama written by Kalidas
सातवाँ

नियत हुईं च जगह वेदी की
लखड़ा धरया छें वेदी सजीं च
कंसलू बिछ्युं च चारो ओर
पवित्र कारा या अग्नि त्वे थै
     The drama world will always remember the works of Dr. Pushkar Naithani for his initiation of translating Sanskrit classic drama into Garhwali for the first time in history. Dr. Naithani successfully carried out the responsibility of a translator for poems and prose portions of the original Sanskrit drama.

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Contribution of Damodar Thapliyal to Developing Garhwali Drama/Theatre

                                    Bhishma Kukreti

                       Garhwali literature has been facing many problems such as problems of publishing media, problems of publishing books, distribution of literature, information to a new generation, and protection of published Garhwali literature for the future.
  Damodar Prasad Thapliyal wrote Garhwali literature of various facets. However, it is difficult now to find the whereabouts of his published and unpublished literature
                 Damodar Prasad Thapliyal (Palkot, Khatsyun, Pauri  Garhwal, 1923-1977) was a great Garhwali literature contributor, developer, and inspirer. He along with others founded Garhwali Sahity Parishad in Dehradun. He also edited a magazine ‘Fyunli’ and contributed a lot to the Garhwali prose.
   Damodar Prasad Thapliyal wrote, staged Garhwali dramas in Dehradun. However, due to circumstances this author after many inquiries here and there is unable to get manuscripts, and books of Damodar Thapliyal.
   According to Dr. Hari Datt Bhatt Shailesh, Damodar Thapliyal wrote the following Garhwali Dramas and staged them too-
1- Mankhi
2- Auns ki Rat
3-Tibbat Vijay
4-Prayschit
However, Thapliyal could publish ‘Mankhi’ and ‘Auns ki Rat’ All dramas of Thapliyal are of social subject and emotional values.
Here is one example of dialogues of Damodar Thapliyal of ‘Mankhi’ drama
मनखी .....श्रधा ! मेरी श्रधा ! आज तू कख गयी मेरी गेल्या, तू मिन ठुकराई देई. क्या तेरो ही यो शाप छ, ना, ना श्रधा ! तू इनी णि छये, सदान मेरी भूलों से मी तै खबरदार करदी छयी. श्रधा कख गयी तू में निर्भागी तै छोड़िक?
   Dr. Hari Datt Bhatt appreciated the works of Damodar Prasad Thapliyal for developing Garhwali drama literature and Garhwali Theatre
  Dr. Sudharani also appreciated the works of Damodar Thapliyal in the growth of Garhwali theatre in Dehradun. 
References:
1-Dr Anil Dabral, Garhwali Gady Parampara (Garhwali Dramas from beginning till 1990)
2-Abodh BandhuBahuguna, Gad Myateki Ganga (Garhwali dramas from beginning till 1975)
3-Dr Sudharani,Garhwal ka  Rangmanch (Garhwali Dramas from beginning till 1985)
4-Drama special issue of Chitthi Patri magazine (Garhwali Dramas and plays staged in Delhi, Karachi, Mumbai, Dehradun and other places)
5- Dr Hari Datt BhattShailesh, Garhwali Natak evam Rangmanch: Ek Vihngam Avlokan (Garhwali Drams and theatres from beginning till 1985)
6-Dr Bhakt Darshan: BarristerMukandi Lal Srmriti Granth (Garhwali dramatists or theatres playwrights till 1985
7-Dr Nand KishorDhoundiyal, Garhwal ki Divangat Vibhutiyan (pp108-116, about contribution ofBhagwati Prasad Panthri for developing Garhwali drama)
8- Manuscripts of various dramas (curtsey by Parashar Gaur)
9- Personal talkswith playwrights/dramatists
10- Notes by D.DSundariyal from Chandigarh
11- Various inputs byDr. D. R. Purohit from Shrinagar, Garhwal 
12- Bhishma Kukreti, LokNatya Visheshank of Chitthi Patri, Dehradun
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