Ramayana troupe competition has started in Chhattisgarh from today. The Secretary of the Culture Department has sent a letter to all the collectors of the state, instructing them to organize it successfully. Local public representatives, mental experts, senior artists, music teachers have been asked to be included as jury members in the competition. Officials of the Culture Department said that in the first phase, the competition will be organized at the Gram Panchayat level till December 15. In the second phase, it will run from January 5 to January 25, 2023, at the district panchayat level. In the third phase, the district level competition will be organized from 27 January to 03 February 2023 and in the fourth phase, the state level competition of the district level winners will be held from 16 February to 18 February at Rajim, District Gariaband. It is noteworthy that the state government under the leadership of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel is organizing the Ramayana Mandali Competition from the year 2021-22 keeping in view the importance of Ramayana Mandalis in the map of the state. Officials of the Culture Department told here today that like last year, a state-level competition is being organized by the state government to encourage Ramayana troupes. Like before, this competition will be organized in the first phase of Gram Panchayat, then in the second phase, District Panchayat level competition will be organized among the Ramayana Mandalis selected from each Gram Panchayat. District level winner will be selected through district level competition among the winners of Janpad Panchayat Ramayana Mandalis. State level competition will be organized among district level winning Ramayana troupes. Officials said that the first, second and third place winning teams of the state level event will be given prize money of Rs 5 lakh, Rs 3 lakh and Rs 2 lakh respectively. Deputy Director Mr. Umesh Mishra (9752040000) was made the Nodal Officer and Program Coordinator Mr. Yugal Tiwari (9406398080) as Assistant Nodal Officer for coordination of this event by the Department of Culture.Like this:Like Loading…Continue Reading