Sanskrit Ramayan to be enacted at LU centenary

An adaptation of the Ramayan in Sankrit will be presented during the week-long centennial year celebrations at Lucknow University, as per the plans of the organising committee.

The play will be presented by a drama group of south India which is specially being invited to perform during the function.

“Drama is one of the themes of the centennial celebration. It has been decided that three plays in English, Hindi and Sanskrit will be performed at the event. As per plan, the play in Sanskrit will be an adaptation of the Ramayan,” said LU vice chancellor Prof Alok Kumar Rai.

The organising committee is also planning to display subtitles or the Sanskrit play in Hindi and English so that the audience may understand it. For this, the committee is in talks with the artistes of the group.

Meanwhile preparations for the grand celebrations that start on November 19 are underway. VC Alok Kumar Rai chaired a meeting on Thursday that was attended by members of the core committee of centennial celebrations and shared guidelines for a successful completion of all the events.

Prof Rai informed that events had been planned for seven days, including the convocation of students, heritage walks, sports, science fests, art festivals and cultural programmes (in which several big names from the country will perform), poetry evenings, alumni meets, etc. A documentary on the university and its 100 years of achievements is also being prepared which will be released during this period. The meeting was attended by Prof Nishi Pandey, convenor of the Centennial Celebrations Committee and other members.

THE MEETING WAS ATTENDED BY PROF NISHI PANDEY, CONVENOR OF THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE AND OTHER MEMBERS.