Prayas JAC helping thousands of underprivileged children every year
Prayas’s journey began in the summer of 1988, when a huge fire engulfed hundreds of Jhuggis in one of the the biggest slums of Delhi, that had left many children orphaned.
Prayas’s journey began in the summer of 1988, when a huge fire engulfed hundreds of Jhuggis in one of the the biggest slums of Delhi, that had left many children orphaned.
The main story revolves around the lives of sex workers, or devadasis, and her determination to make them self-sustainable and to get rid of the label of dishonour that was attached to them.
Padma Shri Shovana Narayan said performing arts should be integrated into mainstream education rather than relegating them to co-curricular activities.
Nestled in the lap of the Eastern Himalayas, Kurseong, once a quaint hill town, is now emerging as a vibrant tourism hotspot in West Bengal, attracting travelers with its serene beauty and rich cultural tapestry.
In a city where Durga Puja ‘apparently’ means worshipping a grand idol of Goddess Durga along with her children, Garia Mitali Sangha stands apart. Every year, in a distinctive tradition spanning nearly seven decades, nine different forms of Goddess Durga are worshipped under the same roof.
Sujata Mohapatra, Bimbavati Devi, Luna Poddar, Satyanarayan Raju and their likes danced their way into the hearts of the audience. The artists who performed on the two day festival on 7 and 8 January in the Satyajit Ray auditorium of ICCR in Kolkata were all veterans and stars in their respective fields. They perhaps could have added another dimension to the festival by including the young, who after all would be their torch-bearers.
After Delhi, the celebration at Kolkata also saw Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim renaming Lovelock Place as Ustad Ali Akbar Khan Sarani and the inauguration of the 10th year of the Shree Ranjani Foundation at the sprawling Nazrul Manch
The festival was an experiment for site-specific performances - the venue in Majuli is next to the river Luit - that intend to encourage performers and members of the audience to look beyond the proscenium and amphitheatre.
The event was graced by the presence of dance exponents Padma Bhushan Dr. Raja Reddy, Padma Bhushan Dr. Radha Reddy, and Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi (Member Secretary, IGNCA).
Colourful processions showcasing rich and traditional tribal culture, community prayers and public meetings were organised at a number of places in the state under the banner of the Indigenous Faith and Culture Society of Arunachal Pradesh (IFCSAP) to mark the occasion.
