Art lovers get the first dose of Bengali treat

CHANDIGARH: City residents got the first doze of Bengali treat as the three-day Tagore Theatre Festival, marked it's beginning at Punjab Kala Bhawan in Sector 16, Chandigarh, on Sunday.
On Sunday, a play "Aadhi Raat Mein" was staged under the direction of Mohneesh Kalyan. The story revolved around the main character, Dakshinacharan Babu. After the death of his beloved wife he marries another girl, but soon realizes the absence of his ex wife.With time he starts to miss her even more and becomes insomniac. One night he goes to his doctor's house and starts talking to him about his wife. He talks all night and talks only about his wife and old memories. Next day again he reaches his house in the midnight to repeat everything.
The festival is being organized by Mask Theatre in collaboration with Ministry of Culture, Government of India, New Delhi and North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala. The festival aims at commemorating 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore.