Virasat 2008 November 3, 2008

In its 31st year now, SPIC MACAY will begin with its Virasat 2008 series in Delhi and across 300 towns in the country. The series will start in September and will continue up to December 2008.

The inauguration of Delhi Virasat will be on September 2, with recitals by Smt Girija Devi (Padmabhusan) and Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia (Padmavibhusan) at the Vice Regal Lodge, Delhi University at 6 pm.

Some of the artistes who will participate in this series are Pt Birju Maharaj, Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, Shri TN Seshagopalan, Smt Allarmel Valli, Pt Vishwamohan Bhatt, Smt Shovana Narayan, Pt Rajan and Sajan Mishra , Smt Teejan Bai and others.

Virasat 2008 will comprise various aspects of our rich heritage like Classical Music and Dance, Theatre by Shri Habib Tanvir, Film Classics of directors like Satyajit Ray, Akira Kurosawa, Charlie Chaplin among others.

Crafts Workshops in Naga Weaving, Madhubani, Patwa Painting & Calligraphy will also be held in various educational institutes. All the programmes in this series will be held in schools and colleges.

In Virasat series, SPIC MACAY plans to conduct over 1,000 programmes in India and abroad. This event is dedicated to Guru Ammannur Madhav Chakyar and Pt Kishan Maharaj and is an effort to create awareness of our composite heritage amongst the youth.

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