Dehradun- 18 April 2022: The morning bore witness to various Young Folk and Musical Artists. 13 schools and more than 25 students came together for The Virasat Sadhna to perform vocal, dance, and instrumental acts. The performances included Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, and other classical dances. The program aimed to connect the youth to their roots and keep the Indian classical culture alive. Raja Ram Mohan Roy Academy, St. Joseph’s Academy, Doon International School, FYLFOT Public School, Welham Girls’ school, Him Jyoti School, Gunghroo Kathak Sangeet Mahavidhyalaya, Summer Valley School, New Doon Blossoms School, Guru Ram Rai Public School (SD Road), Shemrock Nakraunda, Tarun Sangeet Evem Vichar Munch, and Social Baluni Public School participated in the event.
Shikha Sharma is a kathak dancer and disciple of Guru Rani KhanamJi and has been performing across the globe and garnering appreciation for her powerful presence on stage. She has successfully acquired Visharad from BhatkhandeSangeetVidyapeeth, Lucknow, and Praveen from PrayagSangeetSamiti, Allahabad. Moreover, she has performed internationally in Taiwan, Russia, Qatar, and 11 cities in Europe.
RamchandraGangolia was born in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. For the last 20 years, he has been performing Malwa folk songs, Kabir and Nathpanthibhajans, in the folk style of the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh. He has contributed to Malwa folk singing and Kabir singing by forming a cultural team. He has given many phenomenal performances in Malvi folk singing at the local, state, and national levels. RamchandraGangoliapermormed on loksongs like..Dhanterikartarkalaki…Mat karomayakoahankaar ..andSunohamarepreet.
REACH was established in 1995 in Dehradun and has continued to organize the Virasat Festival ever since. Their aim is simply to preserve the value and essence of Indian art, culture, and heritage and to bring these cultural values to the masses. Virasat has been instrumental in reviving many rural arts which were once on the verge of extinction due to a lack of an audience. The festival has played an essential role in preserving and reviving our village’s traditions, music, dance, crafts, painting, sculpture, theatre, storytelling, traditional cuisine, etc. and bringing them into practice in these modern times, because of which our classical and contemporary arts have started being recognised once again.
