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EDISON, NEW JERSEY, April 20, 2002: Children of Edison Balagokulam were challenged to come up with a Ramayama play to be held during the second anniversary celebration of a monthly Ramayana paat held in New Jersey. The event was seen as an opportunity for the children to become familiar with characters in the Ramayana and to use them as role models. After considering several languages for the dialogue, Sanskrit was chosen to expose the children to a language of science and wisdom that originated in India. The play was presented on April 20, a day before Raam Navami, at Durga Mandir in Kendall Park, New Jersey. The one-hour play included 31 children who shared 88 roles. Hundreds of words of Sanskrit dialogue were used in seven of the ten scenes and narration was provided in English. Displays created by parents added beauty to the play attended by over 300 people. Trophies and certificates were distributed to all participants following the performance. For pictures of the event, click on “source” above.

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