Jam-packed opening show of Bharatveer Mandal’s Swayamvar play
Jam-packed opening show of Bharatveer Mandal’s Swayamvar play Jam-packed opening show of Bharatveer Mandal’s Swayamvar play Jam-packed opening show of Bharatveer Mandal’s Swayamvar play Jam-packed opening show of Bharatveer Mandal’s Swayamvar play Kolhapur : Bharatveer Ganesh Mandal from Kasba Bawda has staged its play, ‘Swayamvar’, a 26-minute production performed by around 100 local volunteers after four days of rehearsals. “The period of 1990 to 2000 witnessed rampant sex selective abortions for the want of male child and therefore the number of boys have gone up than girls. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kolhapur | Silver Rate in Kolhapur | Bank Holidays in Kolhapur | Public Holidays in Kolhapur Stay updated with the latest Kolhapur news.
“This year’s participants were highest so far,” said Mansing Jadhav, who has written the plays for the past three-and-a-half decades. On the first day, the artists performed the play seven times till midnight, with the pandal packed for every show. The mandal stages a play on a social theme every year. This year’s production highlights unnecessary marriage rituals and advocates a traditional form of marriage, drawing on Lord Ram’s swayamvar, where he lifted the bow to become eligible to marry Sita. It has created imbalance. The parents especially that of bride waits for long to find suitable groom-with hefty salary, living without his parents, owing house and staying in cities. This has resulted further issues. Those who are fortunate to find the suitable partner spends huge sum of money for pre-wedding rituals, the rituals on three different muhurat’s. During Rama’s time as well there were abundant hopes from Sita’s parents who then stages Swayamvar to select ideal groom for their daughter. Artist Sudhir Dengare was part of an artists’ contingent that performed in Delhi on Independence Day before President Droupadi Murmu . Download the TOI App.
Last year’s play focused on parents facing financial pressure after children demanded expensive devices under peer influence. The first show opened on Monday night to a huge crowd.