Sunday, September 4, 2011

The Epic Re-written on the STAGE !

The Epic (RAMAYANA)had to be scripted anew and in the reverse because Ravana refused to be killed by Sri RAM.
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In my child hood life and on village back-drop, there was an open -Air play during Puja time( post monsoon and pre Autumn Festive-time. ;;; And the Demon RAVANA refused to die in the hands of Ramchandra while play was at its climax.
The reason was --the previous day Ramachandra , the rich villager had beaten up Ravana of the Play ,during the quarrel over a coconut tree that was on the common boundary of both.
Ramchandra was walthy and got the hero's role for his big subscription and the stout neighbour Ravana ,getting thrashed, promised to his wife to take revenge on the stage'
And so --- neither the prompter's shouting , nor Directors order nor Manager's pleading could put the Epic as was written. and Ravana went on fighting Rama until Ramchandra ran out of the STAGE.
But villagers , all , enjoyed the re-scripted EPIC most!

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