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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                                   MAY 22, 2026     |  The Indian Eye 33

                               Hindi plays’ dramatic reading

                      captivates cozy group in New Jersey

            Ashok Vyas’ Heramba Art and Culture Center had its soft launch with three mystical plays written by him.

            PARVEEN CHOPRA                    priest  and  longtime  television  host,  tual  suspense  drama  for  the  age  of   been active for several years through
                                              known for over 25 years of his shows   social  media  and  artificial  intelli-  HerambaStudio in presenting dharmic,
            Edison, NJ
                                              on ITV Gold. Vyas is also the creator   gence.  Centered  on  a  New  Jersey   spiritual and mental health programs.
                   indi plays – that too with mys-  of the YouTube channel HerambaS-  lad and his deep devotion to Moth-  Abhishek  Mishra  welcomed
                   tical  themes!  It  was  a  rare   tudio, dedicated to positive content   er Goddess, the play raises probing   guests,  many  of  them  Hindi  lovers,
            Hpresentation  by  the  Heram-    and  spreading  awareness  of  univer-  questions about our understanding   to the event. Ameeya Mehta spoke
            ba Art and Culture Center, in collab-  sal oneness in the light of Vedanta.   of truth and how, by divine will, what   about  the  journey  of  New  Jersey
            oration  with  Prayog  Natya  Sanstha.   The  first  play,  “Agyat  Ka  Bhay”  we  deem  impossible  can  become   based Prayog Natya Sanstha headed
            The  plays  were  not  enacted  as  on   (Fear of the Unknown), follows the   possible.               by him. Vineeta Khanna, founder of
            stage, but came close in impact with   journey of a disillusioned man strug-  The  third  play,  “Chief  Control-  Orator  Academy,  delighted  guests
            a  dramatic  reading.  Titled  “Beyond   gling  with  meaninglessness  and  sui-  ler,”  widens  the  canvas  to  include   with  a  bhajan  of  Sant  Kabir  and  a
            Understanding”, it was an enjoyable   cidal  thoughts.  An  unplanned  visit,  faith,  humanity,  divine  protection   ghazal.  Among  the  distinguished
            cultural afternoon on May 9 hosted   along  with  his  wife,  to  the  Mishra   and unseen forces, while examining   guests were Parveen Chopra, found-
            under a cozy tent by Abhishek Mish-  residence  becomes  a  turning  point.  the  influence  of  AI-driven  techno-  er  of  ALotusInTheMud.com,  yoga
            ra at his residence.              Through a series of seemingly chance   logical growth on human confidence   exponent  Vijay  Trivedi,  Pradeep
                The program featured dramatic   events,  intertwined with mysterious   and  conviction.  The  key  characters   Agarwal of Vishwa Hindi Nyas, Raj
            readings of three original Hindi na-  happenings at the Mishra home, he   are  founders  of  a  technology  com-  Mittal of Hindi USA, Dr Om Shar-
            tak (plays). The unifying theme, “Be-  gradually  regains  his  cheerful  self.  pany  with  revenue  exceeding  four   ma  -  founder  of  GICA  Hanuman
            yond  Understanding,”  ran  through   The story touches on the fine line be-  billion  dollars,  one  of  whom  firmly   mandir, and Ashok Ojha - Program
            the  short  plays,  each  exploring  the   tween coincidence and divine grace,  believes he is shielded by a lok dev-  Director of Yuva Hindi Sansthan.
            impact  of  mystical  events  and  mi-  drawing  on  successive,  inexplicable   ta, Gala Bhomiya ji from Rajasthan.   In  a  fitting  conclusion,  Namita
            raculous  coincidences  that  leave  a   manifestations of the divine, includ-  The  play  underlines  the  need  for  a   Mishra  offered  thanks  to  the  plays’
            tangible imprint on human life. Each   ing the formation of a Shivalinga in   proactive effort to safeguard human   writer,  director,  artists  and  the  au-
            reading  was  followed  by  an  interac-  snow  and  the  appearance  of  Lord   sensitivity  in  an  era  of  exponen-  dience.  Several  guests  also  visited
            tive  question-and-answer  session   Krishna’s  form  on  tiles.  Abhishek   tial  technological  development  –  a   the house to witness the remarkable
            with  two  scores  and  more  invited   and  Namita  Mishra  played  them-  theme  that  strongly  resonated  with   signs  of  what  many  experienced  as
            guests,  creating  a  warm,  soulful  at-  selves,  joining  other  artists  in  the   the audience.  miraculous divine imprints, bringing
            mosphere.                         reading of the play.                  The  event  also  marked  the  soft   the afternoon’s theme, “Beyond Un-
                The plays were written by Ashok   The  second  play,  “Mystical   launch of New York-based Heramba   derstanding”, to life in a deeply per-
            Vyas, a New York-based poet, Hindu   Chai”,  can  be  described  as  a  spiri-  Art  and  Culture  Center,  which  has   sonal way.

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