Dehradun- 22 April 2022- Students from seven schools came together for the Craft Workshops with Master Craftsmen in the morning at Virasat, held in the B.R. Ambedkar Stadium, Kaulagarh Road. The schools that participated were Jaswant Modern Senior Secondary School, Doon International School, Kendriya Vidyalaya ITBP, Kendra Vidayala UPPER CAMP, The Montessori School, Olympus High School, Him Jyoti School and BS Negi Polytechnic College. Over 120 students enjoyed Tie and Die, Kite making, Paper Flower Making, Jute
Doll Making, Block Prints, Mandana Art, Face Art and Pottery. Moreover, during the daily program of Virasat, a press conference was organised by REACH in a hotel located on Kaulagarh Road. The senior members of the organisation said, “We, on behalf of the REACH organisation, thank all the people of the media who have supported the heritage in their newspapers, news channels and web
portals and have given the artists of the country space in the same.
The media support of Dehradun’s Virasat 2022 has been praised by all, be it well-known artists or the country’s emerging artists”. RK Singh, General Secretary of REACH, said, “Virasat is a platform for the emerging artists of our country. By presenting them in front of the people on this platform, the arts and artists from Uttarakhand and across the country are encouraged. Our aim is that the little children of the country should preserve our heritage and pass it on to the coming generation.” He said, “in the coming few days, under the heritage cultural program, performances of many eminent artists will be held, which include Padma Bhushan Parveen Sultana, Ghazal singer Talat Aziz and other artists.” Heritage cultural program provides a joint art presentation platform to some new and budding artists and well-known artists to boost their confidence and make them feel respected for their art. Shri Vijay Ranjan Ji, Shri DN Singh, Shri Sunil Verma, Vijayshree Joshi, Kalpana Sharma and other
members were present at the press conference on behalf of REACH. The night started with Pandit Uday Kumar Mallick on the stage. He is the founder of Dhrupad Academy, New Delhi.
He belongs to the world-famous Darbhanga Gharana, known for Dhrupad & Pakhāwaj for 350 years, and many of his family members are highly decorated with various prestigious awards and honours. He is the
founder of Dhrupad Academy, New Delhi. He is dedicated to the prosperity and expansion of Indian Classical Music and is teaching a new generation of musicians. Pt. Mallick performs internationally in concerts, conferences, festivals, on television and radio. The
Bihar Sangeet Natak Academy museum, U.P. Sangeet Natak Academy and Central Sangeet Natak Academy, Delhi, carry his audio and video recordings. He performed Raag Rageshwari in Dhama Taal of Dhamar style, whose lyrics include “Kunj Bihari Radha
Pyari and Sham Bhayalba More Mandarwa”, and ended his presentation with Thumri and Bhajan.
Accompanying him were Rupesh Pathak (Vocal), Zakir Dholpuri (Harmonium), Mithilesh Jha (Tabla), Kumari Rupam and Muskan Mahi (Tanpura). Later, the stage resonated with the famous Qawwals and Sufi singers from Rampur Gharana, Shahid Niazi and Sami Niazi (Niazi brothers), globally renowned for their music. They are continuing the 250-year old family tradition of Rampur Gharana of Qawwali. Ustad Niyazi describes Qawwali as “Rooh-e-Ghiza” (food for the soul). Qawwali was created in the 13th century by fusing Indian, Persian, Turkish and Arabic musical traditions by Delhi’s Sufi saint Amir Khusro Dehlavi of the Chisti order of Sufis.
