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Samooh celebrates its 26th foundation day, releases short documentary

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 6/29/2020 11:19:21 AM

Jammu, June 28 Samooh Theatre, today hold a function on its 26th foundation day here at Muthi Camp , Jammu wherein a short documentary of its magnificent past achievements was released and uploaded same on the social media and its YouTube channel . The documentary has been written by Ravinder Sharma director Samooh Theatre, Music effects has been designed by Suriender Singh Manhas, editing by Heeramani Singh and voice over given by the noted announcer of the UT Rita Yusuf. On this occasion, Dr. Sudhir Mahajan a renowned theater Director, actor and activist while sharing his views said that a 26 years ago the theater group Samooh had been established with his like minded friends besides his wife Smt. Kiran Mahajan was also one of the active members of the group. Dr. Mahajan said that before establishing the group he had already acted and directed many plays in Jammu , Chandigarh and Delhi during the period from 1980 to 1993 . Samooh Theatre is a Socio- Cultural group and has its three separate wings including Children ,women and Adults . The Adults and children wing are runs by under the able direction of Ravinder Sharma a noted theater director of the UT Jammu and Kashmir while the women wing , empowering women through imparting various skills runs by under able guidance of the noted social activist MS Anita Chand Puri. Since 1994 the group has produced more than 100 plays and organized various Children theatre-in -education workshops for the children's of slums, rural and urban as well. Besides, organized Theatre festivals, more than 1000 nukkad shows , folk theater festivals .