Sufikathak exponent Manjari Chaturvedi pays tribute to the martyrs of Pulwama in Jaipur

  • | Monday | 18th February, 2019

Manjari, along with her team, performed wearing black outfits to register their anger against the attack and also as a tribute to the martyrs and their family members. Sufi-kathak dancer Manjari Chaturvedi of the Lucknow gharana dedicated her performance to the martyrs of Pulwama terror attacks and their families as she performed on day one of the performing arts festival – Navras – at Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur. Before starting, Manjari came on stage and asked the audience to observe a two-minute silence. She also urged the audience to donate for the families of the martyred CRPF personnel.Manjari brought her musical drama O Jugni Punjab Di to Jaipur. The performance incorporated live music, dance and storytelling through the character of ‘Jugni’ who signifies the free-spirited feminine energy in a largely patriarchal society.

Sufi-kathak dancer Manjari Chaturvedi of the Lucknow gharana dedicated her performance to the martyrs of Pulwama terror attacks and their families as she performed on day one of the performing arts festival – Navras – at Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur. Manjari, along with her team, performed wearing black outfits to register their anger against the attack and also as a tribute to the martyrs and their family members. Before starting, Manjari came on stage and asked the audience to observe a two-minute silence. She also urged the audience to donate for the families of the martyred CRPF personnel.Manjari brought her musical drama O Jugni Punjab Di to Jaipur. It was an attempt to celebrate the traditional music and poetry of Punjab and remind people of the Sufi saints and their works. The performance incorporated live music, dance and storytelling through the character of ‘Jugni’ who signifies the free-spirited feminine energy in a largely patriarchal society. The word jugni means female firefly. In Punjabi folk music, poets and writers have often used Jugni as an observer to make sharp, humorous, sometimes sorrowful, but always touching observations. The 90-minute performance recounted many tales – from that of Heer-Ranjha to Sohni-Mahiwal. Storytellers Vikramjit Singh Rooprai and Balkar Singh also narrated popular hymns and poetries of poet Bulleh Shah and spoke about the many Sufi saints hailing from Punjab.The performance had compositions like Mera Piya Ghar Aaya, Rabba Lakh Lakh Shukra Manawa and Tere Ishq Nachaya, Ni Main Jana Jogi De Naal, by a musical group led by vocalist Ranjhan Ali.“People have forgotten the ethos of Punjab’s music and poetry and thus I thought that we must remind people of the rich Punjabi tales and folklore through the voice of Jugni,” said Manjari.Balkar Singh and Vikramjit Singh RoopraiIn between the performance, storytellers also mentioned the Pulwama terror attack and convey the message that India can retaliate in the same way, but violence has never benefited humanity.

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