New Delhi: The 90-year-old Dharmik Leela Commitee Mandal in Old Delhi has seen Muslim men and women playing important characters like Sita, Kaushalya and Ravan for years now.
Eighteen-year-old Faisal Khan is a devout Mulsim as well as a Ram leela enthusiast. But this contradiction doesn't end here. This young Muslim from Moradabad even fasts during the Navratra's, regardless of the fact that several members of his community have expressed strong reservations.
Khan said, "My parents support me. There is nothing like Hindus and Muslims on this stage its about humanity and I am inspired by Ram in life."
Dharmik Leela Committee Mandal Samiti General Secretary Dheeraj Dhar Gupta said, "Although Ramleela was started by Bahadur Shah Zaffar, this tradition of Muslims have gone on and on. We not only have Muslim characters but we have musician effigie artists who leave their ethnicity behind and be a part of this celebration."
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