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JULY, 1976
The cultural programme began at 7 P.M. at Gour Prangan. It was presented by the girl students of Sri Jain Sikshalaya at the invitation of Prof. S. R. Das, Secretary to the Anniversary Committee. It started with a ballet in accompaniment of the hymn Logassa. Gracefully choreographed by Sri Yogendra Narayan the performance with the musical prayer conveyed reverence to twentyfour Tirthankaras from Rsabha to Mahavira.
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The Dance was followed by a Kavi Sammelan wherein poems on Mahavira in Sanskrit, Hindi, Rajasthani, Urdu, Bengali and English were recited by the students who appeared on the stage in the costume of the community or nation speaking the relevent language.
In accordance with the programme a play entitled Rohineya by Sri Lalwani was presented by the girl students of Sri Jain Sikshalaya. The stage version of the play was indeed fascinating and it conveyed in its denouement the message of spiritual bliss as if echoing from a distant past. Though the students who took part in the play are very young, their acting evinced a talent inspired by the nobility of the subject. The role of Rohineya, the central figure was played by Kumari Bina Jain while Kumari Manjula Bothra, Kumari Anjula Nahata and Kumari Padma Saraogi respectively appeared as king Srenika Bimbisara, Prince Abhaykumara and Apsara Sumangala.
The whole programme was directed by Srimati Durga Vyas and Srimati Rajkumari Begani and was viewed by about five thousand specta
tors.
Two important seminars on Jaina Logic and Evolution of Jaina Art were held at Cheena Bhavan from 1st to 4th April, 1976.
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