Khajuraho Dance Festival Preserve & Promote Indian Culture-CM

Khajuraho Dance Festival, MP

Sagar Watch/ Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav said that Khajuraho dance festival is celebrated to preserve and promote Indian culture. The temples of Khajuraho proudly display the glorious history dating back to over 1000 years. 

Chief Minister Dr. Yadav was addressing the inaugural ceremony of the 50th Khajuraho Dance Festival in Khajuraho. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav said that the world is getting acquainted with the glorious tradition of Indian culture through the Khajuraho dance festival. In the coming time it will be done in a more grand and divine form. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav inaugurated the Prajwalankar Nritya Samaroha.

Madhya Pradesh State Rupankar Art Award

Chief Minister Dr. Yadav also gave Madhya Pradesh State Rupankar Art Award. The awards are 

• Devkrishna Jatashankar Joshi Award for Bhil Pithora-Gatla Dev to Sushri Kamta Bai, Bhopal, 

• Mukund Sakharam Bhand Award for Deer and Child to Roshni Shyam, Bhopal, 

• Syed Haider Raza Award to Shri Jhumuk Das Manikpuri Bhopal for Untitled-6, 

• Dattatreya Damodar Devlalikar Award for Untitled to Anoop Shivhare Gwalior, 

• Jagdish Swaminathan Award to Balwant Singh Bhadauria Gwalior for City Scape-1, 

• Vishnu Chinchalkar Award to Umendra Verma Gwalior for Shiv Sadhna-1, 

• The Narayan Shridhar Bendre Award for Anurag Jadiya Gwalior For Yatra-2,  Raghunath Krishnarao Phadke Award to Divya Vyas Khargone got for Bhaye Pragat Kripala,

• Ram Manohar Sinha Award to Shikha Goyal Indore and  

• Lakshmi Shankar Rajput Awardto Akshay Sakala Dewas for Why I'm So Curious.

Chief Minister Dr. Yadav also dedicated the book ‘Sopan’ and coffee table book Bundelkhand based on various aspects of Khajuraho dance festival. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav gave various gifts of development to Khajuraho during the programme. 

Chief Minister Dr. Yadav announced to build Allopathic Hospital, Ayurvedic College and Hospital in Khajuraho. He also announced to make Khajuraho Municipal Council a municipality on the basis of population ratio.

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture, Tourism and Religious Trust and Religion, Shri Dharmendra Lodhi underlined the contribution of Khajuraho dance festival while explaining the importance of Indian Sanatan culture. 

MP Shri V.D. Sharma said that Khajuraho is the land of spirituality and art. On behalf of the people of Khajuraho, he expressed gratitude to Chief Minister Dr. Yadav for giving the country’s first Gurukul to Khajuraho for training in tribal and folk arts.

Principal Secretary Culture and Tourism Shri Sheo Shekhar Shukla presented the outline of the programme while informing about the glorious history of Khajuraho dance festival. 

On this occasion, Minister of State for Forest and Environment Shri Dilip Ahirwar, local MLA, local administration and concerned officials along with a large number of art lovers were present.

Padmashri Ranjana Gauhar’s presentation

An Odissi dance choreographed by Padmashri Ranjana Gauhar was presented at the inauguration of the 50th Khajuraho dance festival. The presentation was an expression of the intense love and devotion towards Lord Kashi Vishweshwar. 

The presentation was a demonstration of the love for Lord Kashi Vishweshwar which if understood it would be easier to understand the cycle of birth and death. The presentation reflected the holy Maa Ganga and the glory of the Trishul.

The presentation was composed in Raga Asavari and presented in Tal Khemta. After this, Sakhi He Keshi Mathan Mudram was presented in Raga Pahari and Taal Jaat followedby presentation of Raas Rang in Raga Mishra Khamaj Taal Ektali-Khemta. 

Those in the presentation included Shri Saroj Mohanty as singer, Shri Praful Mangaraj on Mardal, Shri Dheeraj Pandey on flute, Shri Agnimitra Behera on violin and Shri Pradeept Moharana on Khol/Mangira.

The Odissi dance performance by Padmashri Ranjana Gauhar was followed by the Bharatnatyam performance by Sushri Sudhana Shankar and group, New Delhi. The presentation began with the Devi Stuti followed by Draupadi and Murli Naad Sunayo.

 In this presentation, Shri Sujesh Menon accompanied as singer, Mangala Vaidyanathan on violin and Prajesh Nair on Mridangam.