36garh-Destination with a Difference

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Pictures: Let The Forests Of Chhattisgarh Speak To You Forests can literally talk in Chhattisgarh. This is not an exaggeration. The state has recently been touted as the "best emerging domestic tourism destination" by Lonely Planet India, but you have to visit to feel the state's enigmatic and as yet untouched wilderness. Try giving the usual and crowde…

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the culture, life and beauty of 36garh

Located in the northern part of Chhattisgarh, Jashpur district is a beautiful hilly district of Chhattisgarh. The topography of Jashpur comprises of two parts - the Upper Ghat and the Lower Ghat. The Upper Ghat is full of scenic hills with lush forest covers. The Lower Ghat is a plain area with extensive grasslands. The region has a number of enchanting waterfalls, offering spectacular views to their visitors. Jashpur is also one of the most fascinating tribal districts of central India and is home to the famous Uraon tribes. Visit and explore this enchanting district of Chhattisgarh on your tours to Jashpur, which never fail to mesmerize its visitors. The major tourist attractions, which you can visit on your Jashpur tour, include the beautiful Kotebira Eb River with catchy scenery and a rocky spot, rock-cut Kailash Gufa (Cave) with exotic fountains in its surroundings, Rajpuri Waterfall, Danpuri Waterfall, Rani Dah Waterfall and Bhringraj Waterfall. The famous Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya (University) and Kunkuri Cathedral (Mahagirja Ghar) are other worth visiting attractions of Jashpur.

Habib Tanvir (1 September 1923 – 8 June 2009) was one of the most popular Indian Urdu, Hindi playwrights, a theatre director, poet and actor. He was the writer of plays such as, Agra Bazar (1954) and Charandas Chor (1975). A pioneer in Urdu, Hindi theatre, he is most known for his work with Chhattisgarhi tribals, at the Naya Theatre, a theatre company he founded in 1959 and went on to include indigenous performance forms such as nacha, to create not only a new theatrical language, but also milestones such as Charandas Chor, Gaon ka Naam Sasural, Mor Naam Damad and Kamdeo ka Apna Basant Ritu ka Sapna.
For him true "theatre of the people" existed in the villages, which he strived to bring to the urban "educated", employing both folk performers as actors alongside urban actors.He died on 8 June 2009 at Bhopal after a three week long illness.Upon his death, he was the last of pioneering actor-managers in Indian theatre, which included Sisir Bhaduri, Utpal Dutt and Prithviraj Kapoor, and often he managed plays with mammoth cast, such as Charandas Chor which included an orchestra of 72 people on stage and Agra Bazaar had 52 people.

During his lifetime he won several national and international awards, including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1969, Padma Shri in 1983, Kalidas Samman 1990, Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship in 1996, and the Padma Bhushan in 2002; apart from that he had also been nominated to become a member of the Upper House of Indian Parliament, the Rajya Sabha (1972–1978). His play 'Charandas Chor' (Charandas, The Thief) got him the Fringe Firsts Award at Edinburgh International Drama Festival in 1982,and in 2007, it was credited for "an innovative dramaturgy equally impelled by Brecht and folk idioms, Habib Tanvir seduces across language barriers in this his all-time biggest hit about a Robin Hood-style thief" as it was included in the Hindustan Times' list of 'India’s 60 Best works since Independence'.