New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- This Navratri, Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra (SBKK)'s iconic dance-drama "Ram", based on Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas, returns to the stage with fresh elements designed to captivate newer generations. The 68th edition of the legendary Ramlila will run from Monday, September 22, to October 14.

"A scene of Ram's birth has been incorporated after a gap of more than 15 years. The background animation has also been reworked," said a representative of SBKK.

Created in 1957 by cultural patron Sumitra Charat Ram, in collaboration with national poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, "Ram" distilled the vast Ramayana into a two-and-a-half-hour production that was both intimate and monumental.

"It was shaped by legendary choreographers G...