Kashmir’s ‘Bhand Pather’ to roll on J-K Tableau on Rajpath

“Bhand Pather is a typical folk theatre that holds up the cultural extravaganza of the state. Bhand Pather is an archetypal and traditional cultural soirée that is performed primarily in Kashmir Valley,” he said.

“The musical extravaganza is based on a central theme that is usually a satire or laced with wit and dry humor. A beautiful blend of song,dance and drama makes it fascinating,” Rasheed said.

“The life sized model of Kashmir village with well-crafted wooden house,a Chinar tree and famous Sufi Shrine of Baba Naseeb-u-ddin Gazi will come up on 17 feet high,50 feet long and 14 feet wide platform,” Designer of tableau and world famous Artist Veer Munshi said.

The folk theatre (Bhand Pather) – Damali (Dance) and bhand (satirical songs) would be enacted in the compound of the shrine on a Tableau by Kashmiri artists,with Kashmiri music in the backdrop.