Dancing and Nukkad-Natak at Raahgiri in Dwarka

Raahgirs in Dwarka took to the street and danced their hearts out this Sunday. Initially, they were more interested in watching the dancers on the stage perform, but once the DJ started playing Punjabi songs, the dancers in them woke up for good.
Telling us why she believes that Dwarka Raahgiri is worth waking up for even at 7am on a Sunday, Artika, a class-IX student, said, “This must be what morning assembly would be like in a parallel universe.There’s a stage, there’s a crowd, but nobody is asking us to stand in rows. Instead of talking about discipline, we are jumping around in the street, and even if you don’t dance, nobody yells.”
Sapna, one of the Raahgirs playing volleyball, said, “We are trying to match the rhythm of the songs being played. That makes it harder but more fun to play.” Giving competition to the CP Raahgirs who have been treated to Bhuvan Bam’s singing more than once, they cheered to welcome the singer to Dwarka.
This edition of Raahgiri also saw a student group performing a nukkad naatak on the importance of gender parity. Rajesh, who has recently shifted from Kirti Nagar to Dwarka, said, “At Kirti Nagar, I used to have my group of friends who would exercise in the morning. I was worried that Dwarka might not have similar people, but looking at Dwarka Raahgiri, I think I will be fine.”