Umrer village kids hog limelight at divisional round of children’s theatre fest
Nagpur: The children’s play ‘Khidki’ (The window), presented by young artists from Brahmani village in Umred Tehsil, hogged the limelight during the divisional round of the 19th Children’s theatre festival.
The play has won best production prize along with five individual awards in the divisional round held at Scientific Society Hall, Laxmi Nagar, between January 8 and 12.A total of 18 plays, majority of them from Nagpur city, were presented during the round.
‘Khidki’ was enacted by students of a school run by Brahmani Shikshan Prasarak Mandal.Thanks to the effort of theatre activist Sanjay Gaikwad, the school has been consistently participating in the theatre competitions for many years.
The play secured first spot and will represent Nagpur centre at the state-level final round which is scheduled to be held in February.
For ‘Khidki’, Sanjay Gaikwad won award for best direction, Hrushabh Dabhodkar for best light effects, Ganesh Hinge finished runners-up in set design category, and Shubhangi Kapse secured second place in best make-up category.Tejaswini Thawkar won ‘best female actor’ while Divyashree Ambone won appreciation certificate for acting.
‘Jadugaar’ (A magician), a play presented by Nagpur’s Rashtrabhasha Parivar finished second and qualified for the final round. For ‘Jadugaar’, Puja Thombre was adjudged second in the best direction category. Children’s theatre competition is organized on behalf of the directorate of cultural affairs, Maharashtra state. In Nagpur, Shekhar Wagh, Shubhangi Pathank and Devdatta Pathak were the judges.
In Vidarbha, divisional rounds were held in Nagpur and Amravati.
Results of Amravati were also declared on Friday.A total 38 plays were presented in Amravati, while three qualified for the final round.Two of them are from Amravati, while one is from Washim.
‘Khidki’ was enacted by students of a school run by Brahmani Shikshan Prasarak Mandal.Thanks to the effort of theatre activist Sanjay Gaikwad, the school has been consistently participating in the theatre competitions for many years.
The play secured first spot and will represent Nagpur centre at the state-level final round which is scheduled to be held in February.
For ‘Khidki’, Sanjay Gaikwad won award for best direction, Hrushabh Dabhodkar for best light effects, Ganesh Hinge finished runners-up in set design category, and Shubhangi Kapse secured second place in best make-up category.Tejaswini Thawkar won ‘best female actor’ while Divyashree Ambone won appreciation certificate for acting.
‘Jadugaar’ (A magician), a play presented by Nagpur’s Rashtrabhasha Parivar finished second and qualified for the final round. For ‘Jadugaar’, Puja Thombre was adjudged second in the best direction category. Children’s theatre competition is organized on behalf of the directorate of cultural affairs, Maharashtra state. In Nagpur, Shekhar Wagh, Shubhangi Pathank and Devdatta Pathak were the judges.
In Vidarbha, divisional rounds were held in Nagpur and Amravati.
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Chaitanya DeshpandeChaitanya Deshpande is Principal Correspondent at The Times of India, Nagpur. He has a PG degree in English literature and Mass communication. Chaitanya covers public health, medical issues, medical education, research in the fields of medicine, microbiology, biotechnology. He also covers culture, fine arts, theatre, folk arts, literature, and life. Proficient in Marathi and Hindi along with English, Chaitanya loves music, theatre and literature of all three languages.
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