Shruti Foundation presents "Pankh; Flight To Freedom" Bharatanatayam recital by Geeta Chandran followed by talk & award ceremony at Habitat World, IHC, Lodhi Road > 7pm on 1st March 2011

Time : 7:00 pm

Entry : Free

Place : Stein Auditorium, Habitat World, India Habitat Centre ( IHC ), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003

Parking : Gate No. 1 to 3 ( Cars ), Gate No. 2 ( Bikes & Bicycles )

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Area : Lodhi Road Area Events

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Event Details : Shruti Foundation presents 'Pankh; Flight To Freedom' On the occasion of Women's Day, Bharatanatayam recital by Geeta Chandran based on an award winning Maharashatrian story on gender bias (adapted into English). Keynote Address by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan on Woman, Gender And Education In The 21st Century followed by Shruti Foundation's "SHE" (Saluting Her Endeavour) awards.

It is ironic that the right to personhood continues to challenge the women’s movement in South Asia. Emphasizing women's right to identity, dancer Geeta Chandran in this performance titled PANKH presents new narratives that bring alive the dilemmas of women attaining their personhood.
Presented through traditional lyrics and contemporary poems (including Maya Angelou’s iconic poem, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings), PANKH, according to the dancer, attempts to challenge social mores that repeatedly attempt to confine women to an identity of VERBS and ADJECTIVES. “Her” inner desire to become a NOUN, becomes the recurring leitmotif of PANKH.

Collaboration : Shruti Foundation

Related Events : Classical Dance | Dance | Women