IPTA Raigarh: 5th Interschool Drama Competition 2012 concludes with enthusiasm

5th Interschool Drama Competition 2012 concludes with enthusiasm
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IPTA Raigarh on 11 January, 2012 08:16:00
 
The Interschool Drama Competition concluded on a high level of enthusiasm, with
different schools participating and presenting some compelling plays. The
competition witnessed eight plays by five different schools of the city. The
competion was presided over by Shri Hrishikesh Sulabh. The judges for the
evening were Shri Naushad Ali (Veteran artist), Smt Suman Thakur (Theatre
Enthusiast) and Shri Anupam Paul (Theatre artist). The competition was divided
into two categories of Junior and Senior levels.
The schools which participated in Junior level were Shalini Convent School (Play
Mera Adhikar), Lions Public School (Play Andher Nagari), O.P. Jindal School
(Play Chashma) and Carmel Convent Girls School (Play Van Mahotsav). The plays
ranged from social messages like Aforestation and Child marriage to serious
issues of identity and government apathy to comical representation of greed and
opportunistic behaviour. The play Mera Adhikar won the first prize, Andher
Nagari the second and Van Mahotsav won the third prize. Along with this,
Devsingh Parihar won the Best Direction trophy for the play Andher Nagari and
Shashank Jivpradhan won the Best Acting trophy for his role as the narrator for
the play Mera Adhikar.
The schools which participate in Senior level were O.P. Jindal School (Play
Maachis), Carmel Convent Girls School (Play Sadak Adalat Mein), Vivekanand High
School (Play Vijay Julus) and Shalini Convent School (Play Hamara Kartavya). The
plays talked about a more varied spectrum of issues which included sattires on
the political dysfunctioning, red tapism and aristocracy to rich metaphors from
a match stick. The play Maachis won the first prize, Sadak Adalat mein the
second and Hamara Kartavya the third. Aparna Shrivastava won the prize for the
Best Director for the play Sadak Adalat mein and Shikhar Prasad won the prize
for Best Acting for his role in the play Maachis.
The schools displayed a spark of creativity and understanding towards theatre
and stage, which was one of the major objectives behind the competition.