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The
society has been organizing major events during the last several
years and students of Gurus associated with the society have
performed at national events in different States of the country.
The Gurus
associated with the Society run regular classes on dance (Odissi,
Western, Folk), music (singing), casio playing, tabla,
harmonium, clay-modelling, sculpture, candle-making etc. for
residents of East Delhi living in Jagriti Niketan, Vivek Vihar,
Anand Vihar, Yojana Vihar, Shrestha Vihar etc. and also for
adjoining areas of Ghaziabad such as Chander Nagar, Surya Nagar,
Ramprastha, Kaushambi and Brij Vihar. The Society is also
involved in teaching of Odissi dance to special gifted (mentally
and physically challenged) persons.
During 2003-05,
the society organized six events. The first one was on April
25, 2004 in the Kamani Auditorium, New Delhi where Guru Alpana
Nayak presented - an Odissi recital. Shri K. Jayakumar, IAS,
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Government of
India
was the Chief Guest.
The second one was on May 7, 2004 in the L.T.G. Auditorium, New
Delhi, where the students of the Gurus associated with our
Society presented a cultural evening titled, INDRADHANUSH
2004. The highlight of the evening was the dance item
performed by specially gifted students (mentally challenged).
Many dignitaries including Mr. N.P. Tripathy, IRS, DG Income
Tax, New Delhi, Dr Satbir Silas Bedi, IAS, Government of NCT of
Delhi and Guru Hare Krishna Behera as Chief Guest, President and
Guest of Honour respectively attended the event.
Our special students performed at the International Youth Day
celebrated at the India International Centre,
New Delhi,
on 11 August 2004and got standing ovation from the audience.
The students of our Gurus also performed on the occasion of
Janmastami at Ghaziabad and got great appreciation.
The fifth event of ALPANA was on November 16, 2004 at the India
Habitat Centre, New Delhi, where Guru Alpana Nayak presented an
evening of Odissi dance. Mr Wajahat Habibullah, IAS, Secretary
Textiles, Government of
India
was the Chief Guest and Miss S. Aparna, IAS, Ministry of Urban
Development, Govt of India was the Guest of Honour.
The sixth event was at Dehradun in Uttaranchal state where the
students of Guru Alpana Nayak performed in the “Virasat
Festival” jointly organized by REACH, Ministry of Tourism,
Ministry of Textiles, ONGC etc.
To our credit, Miss Ayushi and Miss Akriti Tyagi two talented
disciples of Guru Smt. Alpana Nayak participated in the
All-Delhi Classical Dance Competition organized by MTNL at
Talkatora Indoor Stadium in November 2004. Miss Ayushi bagged
the first prize.
During 2005-06, the society organized six events. The first one
was in May, 2005 in the SAI International Auditorium, Lodi
Estate, New Delhi where the students of the gurus associated
with the training institutions of the society presented a
cultural evening titled, INDRADHANUSH 2005. In this
programme special gifted students also performed alongside
normal children to thunderous applause of the audience. The
programme was inaugurated by Ms Sushma Chaudhary, IAS, Special
Advisor (of the rank of Secretary to Government of India),
Planning Commission of India and presided over by Padmashri
Madhavi Mudgal, Principal, Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva
Mahavidyalaya, New Delhi.
Our students performed at three national level performing arts
events organized in the national capital and got standing
ovation from the audience. These events were widely covered by
print and electronic media.
The fifth event of ALPANA was in November 2005 at the Poorva
Sanskritik Kendra, Delhi, where Guru Alpana Nayak presented an
evening of Odissi dance. Smt Jayanti Pattanayak, former
Chairperson of the National Commission for Women, was the Chief
Guest and Mrs Anuradha Makwana Mall, IAS, Ministry of HRD,
Government of India was the Guest of Honour.
The sixth event was at India International Centre, New Delhi on
30 December 2005 where Guru Alpana Nayak presented an evening of
Odissi. Prominent persons among the audience were Judges, MPs,
journalists, bureaucrats, and art lovers. The Lt Governor, Delhi
Shri B.L. Joshi was the Chief Guest and appreciated the dance of
Alpana.
To our credit, all the students of Gurus associated with our
organization won laurels in the All-India professional Classical
Dance and Music examinations conducted by the Gandharva
Mahavidyalaya Mandal, Maharashtra.
Our students participated in the All-Delhi Classical Dance
Competition organized by MTNL in November 2005 and won top
prizes.
Our students also participated in the All-Delhi Classical Dance
Competition organized by MTNL in November 2006 and won top
prizes.
During 2006-07, the organization organized many events. Guru
Alpana Nayak and her students performed in presence of the
Hon’ble President of India in the Rashtrapati Bhawan on 18 April
2006. On May 14 the society organized INDRADHANUSH 2006
where about 78 students of different gurus associated with the
society presented an evening of dance and music. Shri A.K. Rath,
IAS, Addl Secretary & Financial Adviser Ministries of Steel,
Biotechnology and Ocean Development, Government of India was the
Chief Guest. Shri G. S. Patnaik, IAS, Principal Secretary to the
Lt. Governor of Delhi was the President of the function and
Prof. (Dr.) Rajalaxmi Rath, Senior Fellow at the Nehru Museum &
Library was the Guest of Honour. The Odissi Dance Troupe of the
society performed to thunderous applause of the audience at the
VIRASAT Festival 2006, Dehradun in October 2006.
On November 12, 2006 the society organized SAMBHAV 2006,
an event of classical dance and music exclusively put up by the
mentally challenged artists trained by Guru Alpana. Shri BL
Joshi, HE the Lt Governor of Delhi was the Chief Guest. Shri SK
Roongta, CMD, SAIL presided over the event while Shri V
Ramamurthy, CEO, HCL Infosystems was the Guest of Honour.
In December 2006 Guru Alpana Nayak presented Odissi at India
Habitat Centre as part of HCL Series. Shri P.P. Srivastava,
Hon’ble Member (MoS Rank), NEC was the Chief Guest.
During 2007-08, Guru Alpana Nayak presented Odissi evenings at
Port Blair, Mahabalipuram, Nungambakkam, Chamba, New Delhi,
Ladakh etc. She also performed at the 3rd International Odissi
Dance Festival 2007. The society presented INDRADHANUSH 2007
at PSK, Delhi. Shri Rajesh Verma, IAS, Financial Advisor & JS
Govt. of India was the Chief Guest while Shri I. C. P. Keshri,
IAS, Ministry of Commerce, GoI presided. Ms. Suchitra Dorai,
IFS, Ministry of External Affairs and Mr Suyash Praksh, IAS,
Secretary to Govt of NCT Delhi were the Guests of Honour. In
October-November 2007 our students won First and Second prizes
in the All Delhi Classical Dance Open Competition organized by
MTNL Perfect Health Mela.
In November 2007, on the eve of Children’s Day, A.L.P.A.N.A.
organized another important event called SAMBHAV 2007 at
India International Centre, New Delhi. The event consisted of
two parts. A seminar on 'Specially Gifted Persons and the
Performing Arts' was held in the morning, and the afternoon was
devoted to performances. The performances were by special
children from ALPANA, Educatum Foundation, Jeevan Jyoti Home of
the Missionaries of Charity (all from Delhi), and Nityananda
troupe from Orissa. In the morning session Shri P.P. Shrivastav,
Hon’ble Member (Union Minister of State rank), North East
Council was the Chief Guest and Shri Jagadananda Panda, IAS, Jt.
Secretary to Govt. of India, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
presided over the session. Ms. Leela Venkatraman, Dance Critic
and Author, Ms. Shruti, Musician and Educationist, Ms. Sharon
Lowen, Odissi Exponent, presented their papers in the first
technical session which was chaired by Shri P.L. Verma, Member
Secretary, IRCEN, New Delhi. Ms. Tripura Kashyap, Dancer
Choreographer and Therapist, and Ms. Kanak Sudhakar,
Choreographer and Dance Therapist, presented lecture
demonstration in the second technical session which was chaired
by Kalaimamani Dr. S. Natarajan, Secretary, Nungambakkam
Cultural Society, Chennai. Shri Tejender Khanna, HE the Lt
Governor of Delhi was the Chief Guest of the Cultural Event in
the afternoon, which was presided by Shri R.S. Pandey, IAS,
Secretary to Govt. of India, Ministry of Steel.
In January 2008 one of our senior disciples Ms. Ayushi Nayak
performed Odissi dance in Mahabalipuram Dance Festival 2008,
Brahmagaan Sabha, Chennai and Nungambakkam Cultural Academy,
Chennai along with Guru Smt. Alpana Nayak.
To our credit, all the students of Gurus associated with our
organization won laurels in the All-India professional Classical
Dance and Music examinations conducted by the Akhil Bharatiya
Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal, Maharashtra in Nov-Dec 2007. 95%
of our students passed in 1st Division.
In May 2008, the society presented INDRADHANUSH 2008 at
Poorva Sanskritik Kendra, Delhi to a packed auditorium of art
aficionados, journalists and art critics. Dr SD Pradhan, former
Secretary to Government of India in the Prime Minister’s Office
was the President of the event. Padmashree Guru Ranjana Gauhar
was the Chief Guest. Shri Shekhar Vaishnavi, Secretary, Sahitya
Kala Parishad, Govt of NCT Delhi was the Guest of Honour. In
October 2008 our students performed in MTNL Health Mela, New
Delhi and won top honours.
Kumari Ayushi, a disciple of Guru Alpana was awarded the
prestigious National Cultural Talent Search Scholarship 2008 in
Odissi Dance by the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT),
Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
In November 2008, the Society organized SAMBHAV 2008, an
international event for and by physically and mentally
challenged persons.
The event consisted of two parts. There was an international
seminar in the morning, and performances by the specially gifted
artists from different organizations in the evening. The seminar
consisted of two technical sessions: the first one had "Dance,
Movement and Theatre as Therapies" as its theme, and the second
one was based on "Challenges and Possibilities: Our
Experiences".
Other organizations which participated in the event were Jeevan
Jyoti Home of the Missionaries of Charity (Delhi, India),
Educatum Foundation (East Delhi, India), Sunera Foundation
(Colombo, Sri Lanka), National Federation for the Disabled (Kathmandu,
Nepal), “Sahaya” Red Cross Centre (Orissa, India), DrakTsho
Vocational Training Centre for Persons with Disabilities (Thimpu,
Bhutan), and National Forum of Organizations Working with the
Disabled (Dhaka, Bangaldesh).
The people who made presentations at the seminar were Ms.
Sunethra Bandarnaike (Sri Lanka), Dr. Ambika Kameshwar (Chennai,
India), Mr. S.K. Jha (Gujarat, India), Ms. Shila Thapa (Nepal),
Guru Syed Salalludin Pasha (Delhi,India), Mr. Chorten Dorji
(Bhutan) and Mr. Shamsul Arefin (Bangladesh).
The Chief Guest for the inaugural ceremony was Ms. Indira
Jaising, eminent jurist, lawyer and human rights activist. Dr.
Arvind Gupta, IFS, Lal Bahadur Shastri Chair, IDSA, Delhi who
presided over the session, and Mr. Bhagaban Shankar, IAS,
Director, North Central Zone Cultural Centre, Ministry of
Culture, Government of India, was the distinguished guest of the
session.
Mr. Oscar Fernandes (Minister of Labour, Govt. of India), was
the Chief Guest, for the evening programme and Mr. Wajahat
Habibullah (Chief Information Commissioner, India), Mrs. Leela
Ponappa (Deputy National Security Adviser, India and Secretary,
National Security Council Secretariat), Sister Sherin
(Missionaries of Charity, Northern Community, India), Mr. C.R.
Jayasinghe (the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India), Mr.
Durgesh Man Singh (the Ambassador of Nepal to India) and Mr.
Liaquat Ali Choudhury (the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to
India) were the distinguished guests. After the performances all
the performers received a standing ovation from the audience.
In February 2009, our organization presented a cultural evening
at Surajkund Mela. INDRADHANUSH 2009 was
celebrated at PSK, New Delhi in May 2009. At Indradhanush 2009,
Shri P. Phunsog, IAS (Retd), Chairman PESB and Hon’ble Nasib
Singh, MLA East Delhi were Chief Guest and Distinguished Guest
respectively.
Our student Miss Vasudha Kohli, a disciple of Guru Alpana,
bagged the prestigious Ministry of HRD (CCRT) National Cultural
Talent Scholarship for 2009.
In November 2009, we celebrated the biggest event so far, in
seven years of our working, SAMBHAV 2009, a two-day-long
event at three different venues (India International Centre,
FICCI Auditorium and India Habitat Centre) in New Delhi where
challenged artists from ten countries participated.
Our Students won First and Second Prizes in MTNL Mela on NCR
level competition in October 2009. Our student also won top
prize in National DAV Dance Competition at Dehra Dun in October
2009.
The Embassy of Nepal in India (BP Koirala India Nepal
Foundation) invited our organization to work towards promotion
of India-Nepal people to people contact on promotion of culture
and heritage. Our organization organized HIMSAGAR FESTIVAL
in collaboration with the Embassy of Nepal at Kamani Auditorium
in November 2009.
In December 2009, Guru Smt Alpana Nayak performed Odissi
appreciated by an enthralled audience at Nungambakkam Arts
Festival (in the prestigious Narada Brahmagana Sabha).
In January 2010, our organization received invitation from the
Embassy of the Russian Federation to explore the possibility of
working in the area of disability and performing arts in
collaboration with NGOs based in Russia.
Our student Miss Sonakshi Jain bagged First position
in the singing competition organized by Saraswati Sangeet
Kala Kendra, Surya Nagar,
Ghaziabad.
She also bagged Third position in the singing competition
organized by Vivekananda School, Anand Vihar, New Delhi.
In July 2010, we celebrated INDRADHANUSH 2010 at Poorva
Sanskritik Kendra (PSK), New Delhi where our special children
performed classical as well as folk dance and music along with
other children. Noted Odissi Danseuse Smt. Geeta Mahalik
presided over the function. Shri Rakesh Jain, Financial
Advisor, Ministry of Power, Government of India was the Chief
Guest and Ms. Roopa Srinivasan, Director, Ministry of
culture, Government of India was the Guest of Honour of the
event.
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