However, all is not lost. To rescue the 'Nautanki' culture from extinction, a renowned Rasleela and Nautanki artist, Pandit Ramdayal Sharma is working hard to create awareness among the younger generations. this sexagenarian conducts workshops of theater and drama across India and abroad.
His contribution did not go unnoticed. He has won several accolades for his charitable work towards traditional theater. He has won several awards for his excellent work in this field. Pandit Sharma has trained several Hindi film celebrities.
Pandit Sharma belongs to the famous Swami-Khera Gharana of Rasleela, Swang and Nautanki. He is the current Guru of the Gharana. He has trained himself from Brij Kala Kendra of Mathura. All the famous plays such as 'Subah ka Bhula", "Beti ka Byah', 'Sri Krishna Sudama', 'Roti Kapara Ghar', etc are produced under Pandit Sharma's Nautanki productions.
Howveer, this Nautanki genre of traditional Indian theater always gets neglected by the Government of India. He says, "Nautnaki artists are respected in the foreign countries but in India nobody cares for the Nautanki artists, who are dying out hunger in the villages and dehats. Government helps only selected people in the name of Nautanki."
With the advent of westernization, there is a bit of skimpiness going on in the Nautanki portfolios. Pandit Sharma condemns such addition and accuses some directors for adding vulgarity to these folk theaters in order to earn profit. He worriedly shares, "If the Government will not take some serious decisions about saving the future of Nautanki and other Indian art forms then the Indian artists will be compelled to leave the profession and look out for something else to fulfill their basic needs."
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