One-Day Dance and Cultural Programme

Main objective

To give children a formal stage for Kathak, song, dance, and dholak, and to honour young talent in a school setting.

Programme overview

Organised with the Ministry of Culture at Aastha Meenu Silai Kadhai School, with mementos for child artists.

Detailed description

With the support of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, the Sansthan organised a One-Day Dance and Cultural Programme at Aastha Meenu Silai Kadhai School. The Chief Guest lit the lamp. The programme opened with Vandana Geet and a welcome song, then moved to Kathak, singing, dance, and dholak. Young participants including Roli Shukla, Neha Verma, Tanu Verma, Neetu Maurya, Kanchan Kashyap, Shiva Yadav, Virendra Kumar, and Harish Kumar performed. Children were honoured with mementos. President Shri R. K. Chaurasia and Secretary Shri Mahendra Maurya felicitated guests including Shri Dinesh Awasthi, Shri Anil Dixit, Shri Ramkrishna Gupta, and Shri Vivek Gupta. Lunch was served. The day treated a tailoring school as a cultural house as well — a place where skill of the hand and skill of performance can share a courtyard.