‘Sita’ preparing for defence services, ‘Ram’ works in bank

New Delhi, Oct 21 : With Dussehra round the corner, Ramlilas are being staged at many places in the capital. In one such Ramlila, the girl playing Sita is preparing for the defence services while the boy playing Ram is working in a bank and Shurpanakha is also working in a private company.
Both the girls playing Sita and Shurpanakha are associated with Sanskriti Kala Sangam Group. This group has been staging Ramlila in Delhi and other places from last 12 years.
Director of Sanskriti Kala Sangam Group Yash told IANS, “Apart from Delhi, we have staged Ramlila in Meerut, Lucknow, Chitrakoot, Ayodhya, Indore, Bhopal, Shimla, Almora, Mussoorie, Vijay Bada and Bengaluru etc.” This group will be performing a 3-hour show named ‘Sampoorn Ramlila’ on October 25 in Karkardooma, Delhi. All the characters participating in this are very excited and are rehearsing for it.
Subhanshi Bhardwaj, who plays Sita this year, told IANS, “I am preparing for the defence services. Last time I couldn’t clear it but I will be attempting the exams again this year. Dance is my passion and gradually I am developing interest in music.” She said, “My father works in the Air Force, so he never had any complaints, because I have been dancing since school time. We have performed at a lot of places and this time we will be performing in Delhi.”