December 25, 2007 
GILIGILLIPPU 
10 am – 5 pm 
At Kalakshetra campus 
For children 8 – 12 years  
Kalakshetra and The Aseema Trust jointly hosted a children's mela called Gigillippu (means rattle) for children. There were story corner, palm leaf bird work, poetry corner, tree walk, knowing about musical instruments like the veena, mridangam etc, clowning with Kalairani, theatre exercises with Prof. Ramanujan, Kolattam, knowing about Geography and a film screening of Satyajit Ray's Goopi Gyne, Bhaga Byne.  
Ended with procession with Padayani masks and performance. 

Kadaikelu - story - Jeeva Raghunath 
Olaikili - palmleaf bird - Khiljit and Christopher 
Kavidai - poems - Monisha Mukundan 
Nizhal - Trees - Arun Nizhal 
Chithram - paint - Sukanta and Sucheta Misra 
Vaadyam - instruments - Raghuprasad, Ananthanarayan, Sangeeta Isvaran 
Komali - Clown - kalairani 
Koothu - theatre - Prof. S. Ramanujam 
paanai - pots - Gukanraj -  
Kolattam - Jyolsna Menon 
Nilam - land - Geography association 

Padayani masks and procession 

Padam - film - Satyajit Ray's "Goopy Gyne Bhaga Byne" 

Fee Rs.300 including lunch. 
Registration on a first come first served basis. 
We encourage children to sponsor one more youngster who cannot afford the fee 
  
Leela Samson – Kalakshetra Foundation 
VR Devika – The Aseema Trust 
www.aseematrust.org

     
September, 2007 
Ganesh Chaturti, idols in Mumbai 
Photos: R Ganesan  
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=ilmqlhx.efedm5p&x=0&y=ru8u56
     
International Classical Dance Festival - 2007  
Vadodara, Gujarat – INDIA  
Date: September 1st to 3rd  
Preview by: Odissi & Bharatanatyam artiste Manasi Pandya  
e-mail: manasipandya@gmail.com
     
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Actions you can take now  

     
Samsmaranam – tribute to guru Kelucharan Mohapatra  
Date: April 7, 2007 (Saturday), 6:30 pm  
Venue: Manik Sabhagriha, Bandra Reclamation, Bandra (W), Mumbai, INDIA  
e-mail: jhelum@smitalay.com
     
22nd Konark Dance & Music Festival, 2007  
February 19 - 21, 2007  
Preview by: Odissi & Bharatanatyam artiste Manasi Pandya  
e-mail: manasipandya@gmail.com
     
V Marghazhi Bala Utsavam - 2007 (link to review featured in narthaki.com)  
The 'Mylapore Trio' of Sri Sumukhi Rajasekharan Memorial Foundation celebrated the Fifth Margazhi Bala Utsavam, an exclusive five day Children's Festival on 20th, 21st, 26th, 27th and 28th January 2007  
http://www.narthaki.com/info/rev07/rev439.html
     
3rd International Odissi Festival (link to review featured in narthaki.com)  
A perfect treat for the culture-hungry audience of Orissa  
December 26 – 30, 2006  
Text & pics: Manasi Pandya, Vadodara  
e-mail: manasipandya@gmail.com  
http://www.narthaki.com/info/rev07/rev427.html
    
 
 

 
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