The Swar Sangam Sanskrutik Manch successfully staged their production of a Bharatnatyam dance drama titled “Ramayana” at the Kavivarya Suresh Bhat Sabhagruha in Reshimbagh, Nagpur on Monday.
The dance drama was presented by dancers and artistes of Kishor Nritya Niketan, Nagpur.
The event featured esteemed guests such as chief guest, Smt. Kanchan Nitin Gadkari, President, Sanskar Bharti, presiding guest Smt. Vilasini Nair, President of Nagpur Mahila Club, guests of honour, Dr. Shri Chaitanya Shembekar, Gynaecologist and IVF Specialist and Dr. Smt. Manisha Shembekar, Anesthesiologist along with distinguished guests, Shri Madhav Vichore, Chartered Accountant and Shri Ravindra S. Katolkar, Education Officer (Sec.) Z.P. Nagpur.
The dance drama featured several important episodes from the epic Ramayana. The episodes included, story of Shravan Kumara or Shravanbal, Rama janma, training of the princes, tadka vadha, ahilya moksha, Sita swayamvar, story of boatman Kevat, story of Shurpanakha, Suvarna mruga and Sita Harana, Jatayu vadha, story of Shabari, Ashok vatika episode and finally the yuddha. The dance drama ensured that the essence of the epic was kept intact.