{"id":2410,"date":"2026-06-08T07:42:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riasukathak.in\/?page_id=2410"},"modified":"2026-06-08T07:48:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:48:55","slug":"annual-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/riasukathak.in\/index.php\/annual-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"ANNUAL ACTIVITIES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Year 2010<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u2022 Annual Evening (Varshik Sandhya)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 26 October 2010<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> C.M.P.D.I. Colony Auditorium, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Year 2011<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u2022 Kathak Lecture &amp; Dance Performance<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 12 January 2011<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Guest Artist:<\/strong> Dr. Malvika Mitra (Kolkata)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Devkinandan Dixit Auditorium, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Annual Evening (Varshik Sandhya)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 02 November 2011<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Performance:<\/strong> Group Kathak dance performance by the students of the institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> C.M.P.D.I. Colony Auditorium, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Year 2012<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u2022 Dance Festival (Nritya Samaroh)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 01 April 2012<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Performance:<\/strong> Solo performance of Sanskrit poetic drama <em>&#8220;Gita Govindam&#8221;<\/em> by Ritesh Sharma; Group Kathak dance performance by the students of the institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Devkinandan Dixit Auditorium, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Durgotsav<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 25 September 2012<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Performance:<\/strong> Group Kathak dance performance by the students of the institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> C.M.P.D.I. Colony Auditorium, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Year 2013<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u2022 Kathak Evening<\/strong><em>(Organized on the 75th Birth Anniversary of Padma Vibhushan Pt. Birju Maharaj)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 28 February 2013<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Performance:<\/strong> Solo Kathak Dance by Kushal Bhattacharya (Kolkata)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Bhatkhande Sangeet Mahavidyalaya Auditorium, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Kathak Workshop<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 15 June to 29 June 2013<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Cultural Club, NTPC Sipat, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Meera<\/strong><em>(Solo Kathak Dance Drama)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 27 July 2013<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Artist:<\/strong> Smt. Vidyahari Deshpande (Nashik)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Details:<\/strong> Lecture on Classical &#8220;Sattriya Dance&#8221; and Kathak dance performance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Cultural Club Auditorium, NTPC, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Sangeet Milan<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 06 September 2013<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Artist:<\/strong> Olimpika Bhuyan (Jorhat, Assam)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Cultural Club Auditorium, NTPC, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Year 2014<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u2022 Annual Festival (Varshik Utsav)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 03 January 2014<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Artist:<\/strong> Om Brij Sarkar (Solo Kathak Dance), Kolkata<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Performance:<\/strong> Group Kathak dance performance by the students of the institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> C.M.P.D.I. Colony Auditorium, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Kathak Lecture \/ Kathak Workshop<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 10 May 2014<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Artist:<\/strong> Smt. Vidyahari Deshpande (Nashik)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Udyog Bhavan, Link Road, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Tribute (Shraddhanjali)<\/strong> \u2014 <em>Dedicated to Kathak Samragni Sitara Devi Ji<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 18 December 2014<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Artist:<\/strong> Shri Ashish Singh (Solo Kathak Dance), Banaras, U.P.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Details:<\/strong> Tributes paid through dance performances by all music institutes of Bilaspur city<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Year 2015<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u2022 Nrityanjali<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 29 November 2015<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Lions Club Building, CMD Chowk, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Panel Discussion (Paricharcha)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Topic:<\/strong> Music and the Present Times<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 07 July 2015<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Aadharshila Vidyamandir, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Year 2016<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u2022 Kathak Ranjani<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 29 January 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Artist:<\/strong> Shri Barun Banerjee, Delhi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Devkinandan Dixit Auditorium, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Kathak Lecture<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Presented By:<\/strong> Ritesh Sharma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 21 May 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> I.M.A. Building, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Guru Purnima Utsav<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 19 July 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Gayatri Mandir Campus, Vinoba Nagar, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Year 2017<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u2022 Kala Vichar<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 08 January 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Artist:<\/strong> Ms. Madhurima Goswami (Narrative presentation of Kathak dance and painting), Allahabad, U.P.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Performance:<\/strong> Group Kathak dance performances by the students of the institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Lions Club Building, CMD Chowk, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Kathak Workshop (Kathak Prasang)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 11 May to 15 May 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Conducted By:<\/strong> Smt. Vidyahari Deshpande, Nashik (Maharashtra)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Agrawal Bhavan, Vidya Nagar, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Parampara &#8211; Guru Purnima Utsav<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 11 July 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Artists:<\/strong> Shri Tarun Kurma (Raipur), Smt. Chhaya Jain (Bhilai), C.G.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> I.M.A. Building, CMD Chowk, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Nritya Rang<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 05 November 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Artist:<\/strong> Smt. Shatabdi Acharya, Kolkata <em>(Disciple of Smt. Mahua Mukherjee, Kolkata)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Details:<\/strong> Classical &#8220;Gaudiya Dance&#8221; (Bengal)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> I.M.A. Building, CMD Chowk, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Year 2018<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u2022 Kathak Malika<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 04 April 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Artist:<\/strong> Smt. Arunima Sengupta, Kolkata <em>(Disciple of Smt. Luna Poddar, Kolkata &amp; Shri Rajendra Gangani, Delhi)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Performance:<\/strong> Dance performance by the students of the institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> North Railway Institute, Budhwari Bazar, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Kala Vichar<\/strong><em>(Kathak Lecture based on the relationship between Literature and Dance)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 27 May 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Artist:<\/strong> Smt. Dr. Anuradha Dubey <em>(Disciple of Late Dr. P.D. Ashirvadam)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> CMD Sports Complex, CMD College Campus, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Parampara &#8211; Guru Purnima Utsav<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 22 July 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Artist:<\/strong> Ms. Priya Srivastava, Khairagarh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> I.M.A. Building, CMD Chowk, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Nrityanjali Kathak Workshop<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 05 September to 09 September 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Artist:<\/strong> Smt. Vidyahari Deshpande, Nashik, Maharashtra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> D.B.P.G. College, Kalibadi Chowk, Raipur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Year 2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u2022 Gurubhyo Namah<\/strong><em>(Organized on the 82nd Birth Anniversary of Padma Vibhushan Pt. Birju Maharaj)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 24 March 2019, Sunday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Artists:<\/strong> Padma Vibhushan Pt. Birju Maharaj, Vidushi Ms. Saswati Sen, Ragini Maharaj<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> CIMS Auditorium, Bilaspur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Sabhabhav<\/strong><em>(Kathak Lecture based on the relationship between Literature and Dance)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 12 May 2019, Sunday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Presented By:<\/strong> Ritesh Sharma <em>(Disciple of Padma Vibhushan Pt. Birju Maharaj)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Bhatkhande Sangeet Mahavidyalaya, Bilaspur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Kathak Suman<\/strong><em>(Kathak Evening dedicated to the death anniversary of Guru Late Shri P.D. Ashirvadam)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 20 June 2019, Sunday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Artist:<\/strong> Ms. Dr. Swapnil Karmahe, Raipur<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> I.M.A. Building, Bilaspur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Kala Rang<\/strong><em>(Painting Competition organized on Guru Purnima)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 14 July 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Shri Kaila Manjari Kathak Sansthan Center, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Nrityanjali<\/strong><em>(4-Day Kathak Workshop)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 14, 15, 16, 17 September 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Guru:<\/strong> Smt. Vidyahari Deshpande, Nashik, Maharashtra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> D.B.P.G. College, Kalibadi, Raipur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Abhinaya<\/strong><em>(Presentation on Drama and Expressions)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 18 September 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Artist:<\/strong> Shri Yogesh Pandey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> C.M.D. College Sports Auditorium, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Kathak Srijan<\/strong><em>(Annual Festival of Shri Kaila Manjari Kathak Sansthan)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 18 December 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Performance:<\/strong> Students of the Institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> C.M.D. College Sports Auditorium, Bilaspur (C.G.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Year 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u2022 Sur-Sangeet<\/strong><em>(Lecture &amp; Demonstration on Vocal Music Genre)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 30 January 2020, Thursday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Artist:<\/strong> Ms. Bhanulata <em>(Vocal student, Bhatkhande Sangeet Mahavidyalaya)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Gayatri Mandir Auditorium, Vinoba Nagar, Bilaspur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Kathak Lecture<\/strong><em>(Topic: Present Education System and Classical Dance: Form &amp; Utility)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 21 March 2020, Saturday <code>\u26a0\ufe0f Cancelled due to Corona Emergency<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Artist:<\/strong> Ms. Dr. Mandvi Singh <em>(Vice-Chancellor, Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Bilasa Girls College Auditorium, Bilaspur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Tulika<\/strong><em>(Painting Competition for the students of the institute)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 23 November 2020, Tuesday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Gayatri Mandir Auditorium, Vinoba Nagar, Bilaspur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Rangayan<\/strong><em>(Kathak performance by the students of the institute)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 27 December 2020, Sunday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Anubhav Anand Senior Citizen Building, Brihaspati Bazar, Bilaspur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Year 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u2022 Abhyas<\/strong><em>(4-Day Kathak Workshop: Rabindra Sangeet and Kathak)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 09, 10, 11, 12 March 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Guru:<\/strong> Shri Ambuj Sarkar, Kolkata<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Anubhav Anand Senior Citizen Building, Brihaspati Bazar, Bilaspur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Bal Kala Utsav<\/strong><em>(Performance by the students on Children&#8217;s Day)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 18 November 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> I.M.A. Building<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Nrityanjali Kala Utsav<\/strong><em>(Kathak Dance Evening organized on the death anniversary of Guru Ashirvadam Ji)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 07 December 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> D.B.P.G. College Auditorium, Raipur, Chhattisgarh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Year 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u2022 Bhavarpan<\/strong><em>(Tribute to Pt. Birju Maharaj)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 27 January 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Guests:<\/strong> Padma Shri Bharti Bandhu, Raipur<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Lakhiram Smriti Sabhagar, Bilaspur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Kathak Disha<\/strong><em>(4-Day Kathak Workshop)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 17, 18, 19, 20 June 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Guru:<\/strong> Vidushi Mamta Maharaj, Delhi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> I.M.A. Building<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Kathak Pavas<\/strong><em>(Kathak Dance Evening dedicated to Pt. Birju Maharaj)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 19 June 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Lakhiram Smriti Sabhagar, Bilaspur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Angmalika Utsav<\/strong><em>(1-Day Kathak Festival)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 07 August 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Guest:<\/strong> Smt. Jauita Datta<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Shukra Auditorium, Bangalore, Karnataka<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Desh Rag<\/strong><em>(Patriotic Program on the 75th Anniversary of Independence by Students)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 15 August 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> I.M.A. Building<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Bal Rang<\/strong><em>(Annual Convention of the Students of the Institute)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 25 September 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Anubhav Anand Bhavan, Bilaspur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Ravi Rag<\/strong><em>(Poetic Dance Evening based on the works of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 30 October 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Guest:<\/strong> Nirmalya Sharma, Kolkata<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> I.M.A. Building, Bilaspur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Brijranjani<\/strong><em>(Stage performances by upcoming Kathak artists of Chhattisgarh)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 21 December 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Guests:<\/strong> Smt. 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Auditorium, Bilaspur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Naval Rang<\/strong><em>(Annual Festival of the Institute)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 29 January 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Performance:<\/strong> Dance performance by the students of the institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Lakhiram Smriti Sabhagar, Bilaspur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Abhyas<\/strong><em>(5-Day Kathak Workshop)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 01 to 05 May 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Conducted By:<\/strong> Ritesh Sharma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Vedic Convent School Auditorium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Guru Purnima Utsav<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 09 July 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Conducted By:<\/strong> Ritesh Sharma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Anubhav Bhavan, Bilaspur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Kala Srijan<\/strong><em>(Dance and Fancy Dress Competition for Students)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 02 October 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Conducted By:<\/strong> Ritesh Sharma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> I.M.A. Building, CMD Chowk, Bilaspur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Annual Convention<\/strong><em>(Prize Distribution &amp; Honor Ceremony for Students)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 26 November 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Conducted By:<\/strong> Ritesh Sharma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Anubhav Bhavan, Bilaspur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2022 Shaam-E-Sangeet<\/strong><em>(Light Vocal Music based on Old Hindi Movies)<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 24 December 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invited Guests:<\/strong> Shri Shravan Kumar Kaivart (Harmony Group), Shri Dutt <em>(Disciple of legendary Hindi film singer Mohd. 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