barring the demise of vidarbha sahitya sangh chief manohar mhaisalkar which shocked connoisseurs of art and theatre the week was buzzing with entertainment galoretheatre for the reformist social reformist folk poet and writer annabhau sathe is credited as the founding father of dalit literature in marathi the swarmanthan group eklavya trust sahas trust and south central zone cultural centre sczcc jointly organized this theatre festival for the first time in nagpur in his memory nine oneact plays inspired by the writings of sathe were presented in the twoday event gandharva group amravatis mariaaicha gada won the first prize while artist hub nagpurs sher ki garjana finished second the theatre of performing arts amravati claimed the third prize for the play fakira former mayor dayashankar tiwari who was present at the prize distribution function assured that the nmc will sponsor this festival once the elected body takes charge a play for senior citizens a show of nagpurs famous theatre artist and playwright roshan nandavanshis play kashi kshan ayushyache a few moments of life was organized especially for senior citizens at the kavivarya suresh bhat auditorium the play was written directed and presented in a way that senior citizens became nostalgic on seeing how life has changed over the decades and how the present generation is missing the human affection and joy in maintaining relationships artists rohini and manish moharil presented different stages of the life of a couple from different generations in a cheerful manner the play was presented with special support from the central governments department of culture music psychology and sex a unique blend of music human psychology and informative talk on sexual wellness was organized on monday to mark world mental health day sczcc mind park foundation nirayama trust and ruturaj cultural group joined hands for this event held at the scientific society hall this innovative concept was of mugdha tapas while noted orator kishor galande played a bridge between the singers and speakers popular singers gunwant ghatwai manjiri vaidyaiyer and sarang joshi presented marathi songs while sexologist dr sanjay deshpande spoke on the importance of a healthy sexual life for good mental health psychiatrist dr swati dharmadhikari spoke about the importance of human relationshipsan evening of ghazals musical events and diwali share an inseparable bond this year diwali musicals started with padmagandha pratishthans deep sandhya a musical evening wellknown singer shruti choudhary presented scintillating ghazals at the start later singers from the saurabh sangeet academy presented a series of ghazals shubhangi bhadbhade president of padmagandha spoke about how music and festivities are connected and how the musical events complete the festivals next week is going to be the last prediwali weekend and many more musical events are planned all over the city chalo chai pite hai dr shivnarayan acharya is well known kidney transplant surgeon in nagpur and he is one of the very few doctors in the city who also writes beautiful poems in hindi chalo chai pite hai a collection of his poems was recently