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Observance

Upholding May Day spirit

Leading theatre group host cultural events in the city in observance of the historical May Day

AZIZ AMIRUL
ARANNYAK, a reputed theatre group of the country, observed the historic 'May Day' in front of the Central Shaheed Minar in the city on May 1 through 'Phool O Phulki-r Utsav', featuring International chorus, poetry reading and street drama. Arannyak has been observing May Day since 1982.
Arannyak started the day at 10 in the morning. Rehana Parveen, a garment worker inaugurated the day's proceedings as Chief guest and this was done to implicate the importance of the day, which speaks for the cause of workers.
Bengali version of the popular May Day song 'Jago jago hey….' was rendered in chorus by the theatre artists who were present at the venue.
Elderly poet Nirmalendu Goon read out three poems, all of which contained message of liberty, equality, freedom and provision of appropriate social recognition for members of the working community.
'Ponta Akaali', a threatrical production of Arannyak was performed in front of a mammoth gathering of general citizens that high-
lighted the unfortunate and tragic plight of Hares Ali, a famished and down trodden character of a rural farmer, whose innocence and professional ability had been exploited to the brim by a group of ill-motived, selfish and greedy persons all of who had come from the 'higher class of society' andseemed to be in constant search of individual profit. As the play ended, a humiliated Hares Ali returned to Bokamari, his birthplace, empty-handed.
Two other fine productions of street drama, 'Khepa Pagla-r
Pechaal' and 'Beesh Pachaali' those depicted various social and communal irregularities, were performed by members of Theatre Art Unit and Pracchyanaat. Both the dramas sent message of warning and remainder to the dominant forces of the global society of rectification of their characteristic qualities, who, till today, had been carrying on with their harsh and unjust actions upon the inferior and submissive generations of the weaker communities.
Later on in the afternoon, a round
table discussion entitled 'Cultural activities on May Day in context of Bangladesh' was arranged at the auditorium of Mahila Samity at Bailey road where Mannan Hira, a renowned dramatist of the present times, delivered his introductory keynote paper that was followed with supporting articles from dramatist Mamunur Rashid.
'Phool O Phulki-r Kabbya', a dramatized narration that took place before a capacity crowd at the Bailey road auditorium was the final event of the daylong cultural festivity hosted by Arannyak.
Mamunur Rashid, a central figure in the country's cultural arena, urged all to unite under a common platform and raise awareness for the well being and comfort of the labour community in the country, without whose direct efforts, as he naturally felt, national developments in respective sectors would have simply been ceased. 'Art should not only be utilized for entertainment purpose, rather it should be taken up as a sharp weapon to fight against and root out all kinds of social and class distinction', added Mamun.
Eminent artists, poets and writers attended the daylong events.