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Ludhiana Theatre Culture
The word theatre conjures up a picture of high drama, melodious music and good acting. Theatre means a world of creativity and new experiences. But in Ludhiana, theatre is not very popular. Theatre is not a very happening thing, as the plays are not staged regularly. The main problem is that most of the persons join theatre, but after sometime they leave it and rush to the media.
Even after so many adverse conditions, some of the theatre groups are still making their best efforts for the survival of theatre. They are staging plays by spending from their own pockets or by getting aid from the locality.
The Ludhiana city, which has remained dormant in the field of art for quite some time, is now awakening to a theatrical revolution. From less than a decade ago, when theatre was more of a medium that catered to cultural taste of those in bigger cities, the city seems to be finding its cultural vein in this finer form of art.
Not that the city is new to this culture. It was predominant in 1970s and also in 1980s, but faded with prominent contributors like Harpal Tiwana leaving the city.
The culture is catching up again with residents and the city offers one play almost every week. The change, though subtle in comparison to what is available in places like Chandigarh and Amritsar, is being viewed as the initial stage where seeds have been sown but full bloom is still away. The Ludhiana Sanskritik Samagam (LSS) took the initiative few years ago and brought home many stage plays featuring
Nirmal Rishi, a renowned theatre artist, has been contributing towards not just in terms of staging plays, but also tapping the local pool of talent. Nirmal Rishi, through her group “Alive Artists” brought plays like Saavi and Dhukhdey Kalire. An actress herself, Rishi, who has been now involved in theatre for over three decades, has brought forth many youngsters and trained them as actors. Completing the picture are groups like Media Artists, Tarlochan Singh’s Rang Manch Rang Nagri & Dr. S.N. sewak’s Group, which are religiously pursuing their mission of promoting theatre by roping in artistes from here as well as from other cities.
Now while initiatives have been made, a lot still needs to be done. Insufficient infrastructure, dearth of sponsors and attitude of not spending to watch plays are dampening factors. Ludhianvis still do not have a proper hall. Guru Nanak Bhavan is quite expensive; Punjabi Bhavan lacks facilities that can enable staging in extreme summer or winter. People of Ludhiana need a hall with a seating capacity for 300-400 persons.
It is interesting to note that leading corporate houses, which used to sponsor events like music nights and fashion shows, now take pride in associating with plays. But still it would be rather early to say that this attitude applies to industry as a whole. They still hesitate in sponsoring for local groups.
One can say that although the essence of theatre is dying yet the ray of hope is always there. The only need is dedication, unity and the fire to do or die. Only then the theatre, which is dying, can be revived to its lost glory and will open channels of employment to the unemployed as a profession.
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