Vasant Utsav through dance and colours at Indian Museum
Dona Ganguly and Diksha Manjari students, along with Prabha Khaitan Foundation, celebrated the festival of colours
By
Jaismita Alexander |
Published 06.03.23, 04:58 PM
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Danseuse Dona Ganguly and students of her dance school, Diksha Manjari, set the mood for Dol with Vasant Utsav, an evening of dance and colours, at Indian Museum on March 5
All pictures by Amit Datta/My Kolkata
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The event was organised in collaboration with Prabha Khaitan Foundation after a two-year COVID break. This year the turnout was healthy
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The programme began with a celebration of the essence of Dol in Bengal through dance. Dance performances on Rabindra Sangeet, folk songs about Dol and other popular Bengali songs enlivened the evening
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Dona Ganguly joined the students to perform Ras Leela. The audience was mesmerised by the enthralling presentation of Radha-Krishna playing with colours
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In the next segment, students represented each state of India and their celebration of the festival of colours through Holi-themed songs
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Students performed Rajasthani, Gujarati, Bihari and Punjabi dances as well as dances from other states
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Sundeep Bhutoria, social and cultural activist, threaded together each performance with his poetic narration.
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The students concluded the programme with the song 'Des Rangeia' where they paid tribute to the diverse culture of India. Following the traditions of Dol, students went into the audience to put colours on the feet of elders and on the forehead of the others. Soon, everyone indulged in some pre-Holi fun by playing with colours
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Dona Ganguly complimented the students and said, “They have done a great job today after practising for months. We are happy that we could do it again after two years and the energy and enthusiasm of the students was infectious. It was a grand success.”
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(L-R) Arijit Dutta Choudhury, Sundeep Bhutoria and Dona Ganguly. Arijit Dutta Choudhury, director of the Indian Museum, said, “It feels great to be a part of this colourful celebration of Vasant Utsav after two years.”
