"Yaatra" International Festival of Music & Dance Celebrating Guru Mayadhar Raut’s 80th birthday at Habitat World, IHC, Lodhi Road > 6:30pm on 23rd-25th July 2010

Time : 6:30 pm

Entry : Free

Place : Habitat World, India Habitat Centre ( IHC ), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
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Event Details : Yaatra International Festival of Music & Dance, Celebrating Guru Mayadhar Raut’s 80th birthday.
Yaatra will feature some stalwarts of our times and Guruji’s(Guru Mayadhar Raut) students from all over the world.

YAATRA, a three-days festival, celebrates the Gurutattva, that is considered sacred in the Indian Classical arts. This is not a festival of individual artists, but of the entire artist community as a whole, paying homage to our Gurus.

Guruji’s biography ODISSI YAATRA will be released by Smt. Gursharan Kaur.It has been written by Aadya Kaktikar and edited by Madhumita Raut.The biography captures the dynamic years of the 40s, 50s to the 70s in the history of Odissi dance. Narrated by Guruji himself and illustrated with extraordinary pictures, the book gives a rare insight into the making of Jayantika Association, Kala Vikas Kendra and the world of Kalakshetra. This is the most detailed and authentic history of Odissi post-independence

This year celebrates the 80th birthday of the legendary Guru Mayadhar Raut,the living legend of Odissi Dance. Known as one of the four main pillars of Odissi, Guru Mayadhar Raut has been instrumental in reviving Odissi as we know it today, by enriching it with Shastra based knowledge and numerous innovative inputs. His dance style is ‘Bhava Pradhan’ i.e. Abhinaya is predominant and his choreography has a number of subtle nuances.His greatest gift to Odissi is the Geet Govind Ashtapadis of Jayadeva.For his lifetime contribution to Odissi, Guru Mayadhar Raut was honoured with Padmashri by the President of India.

Guru Mayadhar Raut’s students from USA , Holland , Malayasia & India will present Odissi dance recitals. Conceived & produced by Odissi dancer Madhumita Raut, Yaatra spreads the message of love and joy and looks at the artist community as a big warm family.It is a step towards creating a world symposium on Indian dance & music. Our efforts are based on monumental teamwork and participation from organisations of repute and eminence from India & abroad.

The Festival also celebrates 50 years of Jayantika and will honour Pt.Raghunath Panigrahi, Guru Banamali Maharan,Guru Gopikrushna Behera & Shri Nila Madhab Bose with Jayantika Samman.

Schedule : 
23rd July : The Stalwarts
Release of Guruji’s biography by Smt. Gursharan Kaur
Followed by dance recitals:-
Odissi-Guru Mayadhar Raut
Bharatnatyam-Smt.Jayalakshmi Eshwar
Kathak-Shri Jayant Kastuar
24th July : The Tradition Continues
Release of CD 'Sai Bhajans' by
Padmabhushan Awardee Pt. Debu Chaudhury
Odissi dance by the disciples of Guru Mayadhar Raut from
Holland(Chandra Sukhai Dance Akademi)
U.S.A.(Mala’s School of Odissi Dance )
Malayasia(Sudha Sasikumar’s Nritya Kalanjali).
New Delhi ( Mayadhar Raut School of Odissi Dance)
25th July : Odissi From Homeland
Jayantika Samman will be conferred by
Prof Vijay Kumar Malhotra,
Leader of Opposition,Delhi Assembly.
It will be followed by
Mardala Vadan-Guru Banamali Maharana
Odissi Music-Shri Pradeep Das
Odissi Dance-students of Kala Vikas Kendra &
Students of Madhumita Raut

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