Azamgarh Festival: 4th to 6th April 2013
04 April 2013, 05:30 am
Azamgarh Festival: 4th to 6th April 2013
Programme Type
Festivals
The festival will showcase the arts and craft traditions of three villages in Azamgarh District - Hariharpur which has a heritage of music; Mubarakpur, a weaver's village; and Nizamabad, famous for its beautiful black pottery with silver work. The festival includes performances, exhibitions and live demonstrations. Organised in collaboration with Indian Trust for Rural Heritage and Development
Exhibitions:
Benaras Saris
With live demonstrations by Master weavers of Mubarakpur
Pottery
With live demonstrations of black pottery by potters of Nizamabad
During the exhibition folk musicians and dancers will present recitals throughout the day
Lok Sangeet of the Bhojpuri and Maithili Style
Presented by Ajay Mishra; Yogesh Mishra; Sheetla Mishra; Uday Mishra; Deepraj Mishra; Durgesh Mishra; Vishal Mishra; and Satish Mishra, artists from Hariharpur
Dhobiya Nritya
Traditional folk dance presented by artists from the Dhobi community
At 18:30 in the Auditorium
Purabang Gayeki
Presented by Rajesh and Gitesh Mishra, disciples of Guru Mahesh Prasad Mishra
Taal Yatra
An ensemble of nine tablas
Thumri-Dadra-Kajri
Presented by Pt. Dinanath Mishra
Introduction: Smt Anita Singh
Launch of the volume: Across the Himalayan Gap: A Chinese Quest for Understanding
04 April 2013, 05:30 am
Launch of the volume: Across the Himalayan Gap: A Chinese Quest for Understanding
Programme Type
Discussions
(IIC-Asia Project and Konarak Publishers Pvt. Ltd)
Edited by Prof. Tan Chung, Dr. Zhang Minqiu and Prof. Ravni Thakur
Chief Guest: Shri Jairam Ramesh, Minister for Rural Development
Speakers: Shri Shivshankar Menon, National Security Adviser to PMO; Shri T.C. A. Rangachari, former Indian Ambassador to China; Shri Nalin Surie, former Indian Ambassador to China; Shri Gautam Bambawale, Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs; and Prof. Ravni Thakur, Professor of China Studies, Academy of International Studies, JMI
Chair: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson, IIC-Asia Project
A sequel to the earlier volume "˜Across the Himalayan Gap I: An Indian Quest for Understanding China' edited by Prof. Tan Chung. The present volume introduces to the Indian public the work of Chinese intellectuals on India. It is translated from a Chinese book edited by Prof. Zhang Minqiu, India specialist now retired from the Beijing University
