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JAMMU: Viraj Kala Kendra (VKK) Jammu staged a play titled ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. The play is based on the achievements of India right from 1947 till date. It depicts the main events from the life history as well as political history of great leaders as well as freedom fighters of India viz. Khudiram Bose, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Sarojini Naidu and the event in which Nizam of Hyderabad surrendered before Vallabhbhai Patel.
The play also depicts the speech of Indira Gandhi and Kargil war where in Param Vir Chakra Captain Vikram Batra sacrificed his life for India on the snowy hills of Kargil. The main achievements of P V Narsimha Rao as well as Atal Bihari Vajpayee are also depicted in the play.
The play has been written by the local writer Rajneesh Kumar Gupta and this was the third stage show of the play. The play was staged at 17 Garhwal Regiment, Central University of Jammu, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, Govt. High School, Katra on the occasion of Navratras 2021 by Tourism Dept, Jammu, At Income Tax colony, Jammu on 13th July, 2022. It was also broadcasted as a feature from Prasar Bharti, Jammu.
The seasoned and energetic artists who participated in the play were Madan Rangila, Santosh Sangra, Pawan Verma, Rishab Minhas,Tarun Charak, Jiteshwar, Renu Sharma, Sohi Sharma, Suhani Rathore, Amit Bhalla and Sandeep Sharma.