With an aim of promoting numerous culture and eradicating geographical boundaries "Lokrang 2019" took off on Saturday with the same festive fervor at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) Dusherra ground. The festival will last till January 30, 2019. The basic objective behind this event is to promote the tribal and local artwork of the state to the art lovers of Bhopal.
This festive season, Newscrust takes a glance and gives you a glimpse of what the festival of art and culture is offering to Bhopalites.
Lokrang this time has
incorporated a total of 179 stalls consisting of different decorative items,
different types of attires, handicrafts and much more. Every stall offers
something different and interesting to its customers.
Cultural Feast
The inaugural
ceremony of this event started with a totally new concept “Gond Ramayani"
which was directed by Suman Saha and was narrated by a prominent actor Rajive Verma.
Introducing the
audience to a unique Ramayana, Gond Ramayani, and was directed by ace theatre
personnel Suman Saha. Though the dance drama was very visually impressive, it
failed to convey the message to the audience, leaving them confused.
Gond Ramayani is a
mixture of all the epic eras of Indian mythology. Therefore it includes
characters from the Mahabharata and Ramayana. The lead character of this
Ramayana is Laxman around whom the story revolves. The Gond tribe is believed
not to have a time cycle therefore all the eras of Indian mythology were
merged, sources said.
Stalls and Exhibits
Some stalls this time are up with the different and unique form
of artworks which are attracting a lot of people. While talking to one of those
stall owners which named as "TUMBA CHITRA" - we came to know about a
different type of artwork which is made up of "lauki" (bottle gourd).
Decorative items in their stalls were made by burning that bottle gourd and
then carving them, which ultimately results in beautiful showpieces. This form
of artwork is quite famous among the people of Bastar (A district in
Chattisgarh).
While talking to Adhikar of Sridhar stall of "Patta Chitra”, he said "The decorative items and all
the pictures in his stall were made up of palm leaves" which again proved
to be a major attraction of people in the event. This artwork is famous and
prevalent in Odhisha.
Another attraction of the event which gathered attention was the
description of all the visits of Mahatama Gandhi paid to Madhya Pradesh in his
whole life. Different pictures with the information of his visits to the
different areas of MP and also the reason for this visit were
mentioned in the photo exhibition. This was conceptualized by Renu Tiwari, Secretary,
Department of Culture and her team.
Cuisines
Last but not the least that attracted the major part of the
crowd was the cuisines from different parts of our country like - Punjabi,
Gujarati, Mumbai, Jharkhandi, Kashmiri, Hyderabadi, Bihari, Haryanavi,
Rajasthani, Awadhi, Moraina &Agra, Nemadi, Sindhi, Marathi, Malwa, Bheeli.
Haryanvi Jalebi was one of the major centers of attraction among all the dishes
because of its invariably bigger size which tends people to have it.
What is Lokrang
2019 offering?
The things which are going to be a part of Lokrang this year are
Dharohar - Traditional dance programs.
Lokraag - Folk songs of Madhya Pradesh and other states.
Deshantar - Dance performances worldwide.
Aakar - Different forms of handicraft items.
Ullaas - Puppetry shows, films, stories, and poems for children.
Lokvaarta - Books related to culture, creativity, and
literature.
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