SANDESH JUNE 2012 - High Commission of India, Colombo
SANDESH JUNE 2012 - High Commission of India, Colombo
SANDESH JUNE 2012 - High Commission of India, Colombo
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<strong>JUNE</strong> / JULY <strong>2012</strong><br />
150 th<br />
Birth Anniversary<br />
Celebrations<br />
Tagore Film Festival - (1 – 5 September 2011)<br />
A 5-day long Tagore Film festival organized by the <strong>India</strong>n Cultural<br />
Centre, <strong>Colombo</strong> focusing on works <strong>of</strong> Gurudev Tagore was<br />
inaugurated on 1st September at the National Film Corporation Hall<br />
by Senior Minister Dr Sarath Amunugama in presence <strong>of</strong> <strong>High</strong><br />
<strong>Commission</strong>er <strong>of</strong> <strong>India</strong> H.E. Mr. Ashok K. Kantha. The films screened<br />
in this festival were Pathar Panchali, Ghare Baire, Agantuk and<br />
Charulata directed by Satyajit Ray and Chokher Bhali directed by<br />
Rituparno Ghosh.<br />
Kanya – A combination <strong>of</strong> Sri Lankan and <strong>India</strong>n classical<br />
and fusion dance 14 October 2011<br />
The <strong>India</strong>n Cultural Centre, <strong>Colombo</strong><br />
organized an evening <strong>of</strong> dance titled<br />
“Kanya”, a combination <strong>of</strong> Sri Lankan and<br />
<strong>India</strong> classical and fusion dance by<br />
Chandana Wickramasinghe at the Centre.<br />
Kanya was a tribute to Rabindranath<br />
Tagore, in whose institution Chandana<br />
perfected his art <strong>of</strong> dancing.<br />
The restaging <strong>of</strong> “Shaap Mochan” - 22- 28 November 2011<br />
& Bimbavati Devi combining the dance<br />
forms <strong>of</strong> Manipuri and Kathak. Hon. U.G.D<br />
Ariyathilake, Minister <strong>of</strong> Sports & Youth<br />
Affairs in the Southern Provincial<br />
Government was the Chief Guest.<br />
25 November 2011 - Kandy<br />
22 November 2011 - <strong>Colombo</strong><br />
‘ Shaap Mochan ’, re-titled as ‘ Prabhu Amar Priyo Amar ’ was<br />
performed in <strong>Colombo</strong> as part <strong>of</strong> the 150th Birth Anniversary<br />
Celebrations <strong>of</strong> Rabindranath Tagore. Hon. Nimal Siripala De Silva,<br />
Minister <strong>of</strong> Irrigation and Water Resources Management lit the<br />
ceremonial lamp as the Chief Guest on the occasion <strong>of</strong> restaging the<br />
dance drama at the Bishops College Auditorium.<br />
23 November 2011 – Galle<br />
Shaap Mochan, the dance drama was performed at Galle by the<br />
visiting ICCR sponsored troupe led by Ashimbandhu Bhattacharjee<br />
In Kandy, the performance <strong>of</strong> Prabhu<br />
Amar Priyo Amar was held at Hindu<br />
Cultural Hall, Kandy. Mr. Tikiri<br />
Kobbekaduwa, Governor <strong>of</strong> Central<br />
Province was the Chief Guest.<br />
28 November 2011 - Jaffna<br />
In Jaffna, the performance was held at<br />
Veerasingham Hall, Jaffna. Major<br />
General G.A Chandrasiri, Governor <strong>of</strong><br />
Northern Province was the Chief Guest.<br />
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