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The Government of India constituted a National Committee
under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Prime Minister
of India for commemorating the 150th Anniversary of
First War of Independence, 1857, 60th Anniversary
of India’s Independence, Centenary Celebration
of Adoption of Vande Mataram as National Song, 75th
Anniversary of the Martyrdom and Birth Anniversary
of Shaheed Bhagat Singh. A National Implementation
Committee to oversee the programme has also been constituted
under the Chairmanship of Shri Arjun Singh, Minister
of HRD. In this occasion, the Sangeet Natak Akademi
proposed to hold events of choral music on patriotic
themes, orchestral music, puppet performances, theatre
and choreographic performances in and outside Delhi.
The following programmes have been held:
Festival of Choral Music of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur,
18-20 September 2008 in collaboration with Ustad Allauddin
Khan Sangeet Evam Kala Akademi, Bhopal; Festival of
Choral Music of Jammu and Kashmir at Leh, 17-18 October
2008 in collaboration with Jammu and Kashmir Academy
of Art, Culture and Languages, Srinagar; Vande Mataram
– A choreographic presentation of different
styles of classical dance at Meghdoot Theatre, Delhi
on 1 December 2008l; Festival of Nationalist and Patriotic
Theme in Regional Music Traditions at Meghdoot Theatre,
8-10 December 2008; Festival of Puppet Performance
on Nationalist and Patriotic Themes at Meghdoot Theatre,
11-12 December 2008; Festival of Choral Music of Gujarat
at Junagadh in collaboration with Gujarat Sangeet
Natak Academy, Gandhinagar; Festival of Choral Music
of Orissa at Bhubaneswar, 15-16 January 2009 in collaboration
with Orissa Sangeet Natak Akademi, Festival of Choral
Music of Jammu and Kashmir at Jammu in January 2009
in collaboration with Jammu and Kashmir Academy of
Art, Culture and Languages, Srinagar; Festival of
Choral Music of Tripura at Agartala in January 2009
in collaboration with Tripura State Kala Akademi;
Natyanjali – A Festival of Dance Theatre at
Mumbai, 23-29 January 2009 in collaboration with Department
of Culture, Government of Maharashtra
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