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Brajanath Sarma memorial drama festival starts

The 3rd Annual Brajanath Sarma Memorial drama festival organised by Smahar has been started from September 11 at Rabindra Bhawan, Guwahati which will run till September 15. Reknowned playwright Arun Sharma inaugurated the event. Classical dancer Gorima Hazorika inaugurated a souvenir ‘Kohinoor’ on the occasion. In the first day, the ‘Nay tam’ group of Puronigudam, Nagaon performed their play ‘Sunamua Gaon’ directed by Anjan Bhuyan and written by Bishnuprasad Rabha. ‘Puboronga’ drama group of Guwahati will perform their drama ‘Birangona’ on the 12th , Samahar will present ‘30th October’ on 13th , ‘Silchar Cultural Unit’ will perform ‘Monosha Kotha’, ‘Kutubpur Gombhira Group’ of Maldoh will perform ‘Gombhira Lukonayto’ 14th and ‘Abinaswar’ of Nagaon will staged their play named ‘Bishnuprasad’ on 15th. It is heartening to note that Samahar Natya Gosthee, the organizing theater society of the drama festival is completing, this year, 25 years of its existence.

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bishwajeet's picture

Good to see such an event taking place in state capital! Similar efforts need to organised in remotest place of Assam for the benefit of common mass !!!
Agastyi's picture

This genre of theatre needs to be promoted. As it is seen, mobile theatres have become very vulgar and of cheap taste.
Jolly guha roy's picture

Good efforts. I do have a theatre group named MARU BEHAG. want to perform in your drama festival.

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