New Delhi. Release of the short drama collection “Pancharang” as the third book of senior theater artist, writer, director and journalist Alok Shukla at the World Book Fair going on in Delhi on the afternoon of 17th February at the stall of publisher India Netbooks (Hall No. 2, P-17). But it was accomplished with the help of well-known writers Girish Pankaj ji, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar ji, Geeta Pandit ji, Abhiram Bhadkamkar ji, Divik Ramesh ji, Dr. Manorama ji and Pratap Singh ji, and then well-known writers Ranvijay Rao ji, Geeta Pandit ji. And the book “Pancharanga” by Dr. Shakuntala Kalra ji was discussed.
There are a total of five plays in this drama collection. “Chips” on the problem of suicide, the mythological drama “Shilalekh” based on Jaishankar Prasad’s story Mamta, the comedy drama “Nadi Kuch Kah Nahin Sakti” on cleanliness, the comedy drama “Tooiyya Village People” and the short drama “Saraswati” on literacy. Let us tell you that before this, a collection of seven big and small plays of theater artist Alok Shukla, “Khwabon Ke Saat Rang”, a three-decade memoir of Bollywood and theater “Ek Rangkarmi Ki Yatra” have been published.
It is noteworthy that Alok Shukla was suffering from GBS, a rare nerve disease, about four years ago, from which he has still not recovered completely and in such a situation, he continued his theater journey through writing as well as his theater presentation. Has happened.