Kathmandu, April 20:The faded away theatrical performances seem to be gaining new life now in the capital. After the Sanskritik Sansthan’s Kunjini, a poetic drama that was presented a few months ago in Kathmandu, it is Arohan Sanibar to resume performance at the capital theatres. Arohan Sanibar, after a decade of rest, resumed its theatrical journey with Kumari, written by Ashesh Malla and directed by Sunil Pokharel at the Royal Nepal Academy yesterday evening. Kumari, the drama tells the pathos and anger of a former Kumari covering all the rituals related to establishing and replacing the Kumari.

“We are now ready to present you a drama on 7th and 8th every two months from Baishakh. Or we will show you six Nepali and foreign dramas on 7 and 8 of Baishakh, Ashad, Bhadra, Kartik, Push and Magh,” said Rajendra Salabh, the Programme Coordinator of Arohan Sanibar yesterday evening, welcoming the audience at Royal Nepal Academy.

With the joint effort of Royal Nepal Academy and Arohan Sanibar, the popular club of the dramatists in the capital, Nepalese  dramatists and actors are now ready to resuscitate life to the Theatre. Arohan Sanibar had started a campaign of presenting dramas regularly at French Cultural Centre a decade ago. But with the advent of democracy it could not continue its campaign. Instead, many of the actors involved in drama started making films.

“Despite love from the audience and our commitment, we could not continue our campaign mainly due to the lack of necessary resources,” Salabh explained.

The crowd, especially of academicians and noted literati, that thronged to the Royal Nepal Academy yesterday to observe the drama is a testimony that Kathmanduites’ interest in drama has not faded away. Moreover, the pin-drop-silence that prevailed in the hall while Kumari was being performed clearly indicated how spellbinding the presentation of a drama is for local theatre visitors.

On the occasion, Satya Mohan Joshi, the noted literateur was honoured by Arohan Sanibar. Kamal Mani Dixit honoured him by wrapping a shawl around him.