2 Nritya Natak : Ram Ki Shakti Puja Aur Kamayani

Ram ki Shakti Puja by Surya Kant Tripathi Nirala and Kamayani by Jaishankar Prasad are accepted as the finest literary works written in Hindi in modern times. Both were published in 1936. Both are in the syllabus of M.A. Hindi in almost all Universities in India in one way or other. Ram ki Shakti Puja is a long poem of 312 lines. Kamayani is an epic. Both are accepted as the modern classics and epitome of finest poetry and deep-rooted philosophy. The diction imagery style and presentation are of such high standard that they are beyond the understanding of common readers. This is the reason why they are still confined to university classrooms and a few literary lovers even after 8 decades of their publications. The purpose to transform these classics into Dance Drama is to bring them closer to common people. The common readers/ drama lovers will find these transformations quite easy to understand. The soul of both literary works is kept intact essential parts are included in Dance Drama and the parts which might impede the smooth flow of presentation are dropped. The transformations will prove to be quite useful for common readers drama lovers and university students.