Ratia, October 11 (Advocate Gurpreet Singh Mander):- Shakti Natak Club, Ratia, inaugurated its grand annual Ramlila at the Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Gurdwara Ground in Shakti Nagar, Ratia. Satish Handa, president of the Punjabi Sabha, attended the programme as the chief guest and inaugurated the Ramlila by cutting the ribbon. The programme was presided over by Pramod Bansal, president of the Aggarwal Sabha.
Before the inauguration, priests from all the temples in the city recited the Hanuman Chalisa on the Ramlila stage. Social worker Bhisham Bhateja also organised the flag ceremony of Balaji Maharaj.
Chief guest Satish Handa said that Ramlila performances inspire people to follow the ideals, principles and values of Lord Shri Ram. He also shared detailed information about the life of Lord Shri Ram.
On the first day of the Ramlila, the episode of Shravan Kumar was staged. Shravan Kumar carries his blind and elderly parents, Shantanu and Gyanvati, in a kanwar to take them on a pilgrimage, demonstrating his devotion to his parents. When Shravan dips a pot into the Sarayu River to fetch water to quench their thirst, King Dashrath, who is out hunting, mistakes the sound of the water for that of a wild animal and shoots an arrow guided by sound. After being struck by the arrow, the wounded Shravan identifies himself to Dashrath and requests him to give water to his thirsty parents before breathing his last. When Dashrath, filled with remorse, reaches the parents with water and reveals the truth, Shravan’s parents grieve and, before dying, curse Dashrath that he too will suffer and die in agony due to separation from his son. This scene is deeply moving and emotional, conveying to the audience the message of duty towards parents and the principle that actions have consequences.
Prominent guests present on the first day included Gyan Chand Chopra, president of the Numberdar Association; coordinator Vigyan Sagar Baghla; Subhash Chugh, president of the Raghunath Temple Committee; Radhey Shyam Chopra, president of the Hanuman Temple Committee; Krishan Taneja, general secretary of the Punjabi Sabha; Pujara Lal Chugh, president of the Shiv Dal Langar Committee; Dr. Hans Raj; Harbans Khanna; Vicky Mehta; Balraj Monga; Harbans Mehta; Dinesh Taneja; Shiv Wadhwa; Praveen Taneja; Prem Chillana; Dharmendra Goswami; Kapil Anand; and Vicky Mander, owner of Mander Enterprises, along with other guests.
On the first day of the Ramlila, Satish Chopra, owner of Chopra TV Corner, announced that he would present a Best Performer Award every day.
At the conclusion of the first day’s Ramlila, Shakti Natak Club committee president Rajesh Setia, Ravi Midha, Anshul Batra, Lovely Gilhotra, Sachin Lalit, Karnail Singh, Anil Rukhaya, Dinesh Kakkar, Ramesh Jatana and other members honoured the chief guests by presenting them with mementoes.
