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Eminent theatre personality’s drama collections released

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Guwahati: Sahitya Akademi Awardee novelist Nirupama Borgohain and renowned poet-lyricist Amarjyoti Choudhury on Sunday released two drama collections of eminent theatre personality Sitanath Lahkar.
The two collections, published by famous theatre group Samahar Natya Gosthee, contain a total of 10 stage dramas written by Lahkar.
These two are Lahkar’s second and third drama collections containing the plays written between 1989 and 2004.
The first book Natyargha-2 was released by Borgohain and this collection contains the five stage plays — Aadhaarshila (1989), Agnigarbha (1993), Aakraman (1994), Trikalagya (1995) and Juddhakaal (2006).
In her speech, Borgohain said, “Dr Lahkar’s plays reflect his social concern. They depict social problems so realistically that they leave an impact on peoples’ mind. I hope with publication of the plays, these will be enacted more widely now.”
The second book Natyargha-3 was released by Choudhury and it has the five stage plays – Mahanayak (2010), Baghabondi (2011), Junj (2012), Biplovee Vivekananda (2013) and Sankat (2014).
“Though I have not got the chance to watch any of his dramas, I have read the plays of Dr Lahkar. They compel you to think about the society. In today’s time, when our children are not aware of our surroundings, these dramas can play very important roles in informing about our society and its problems to the young generation,” Choudhury said.
Earlier, talking about the two books, Lahkar said that the dramas in both the volumes basically deal with the problems of the society and some important transitions in the history from 1949 to 2014. “Drama is a mighty weapon that can be either used for the greatest good or evil of the society. My plays are not for only entertainment,” he added. (PTI)

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