Saare Jahan Se Accha 2021, Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav

Date and Time: 27-28 November 2021, 7pm onwards

Entry: Free

Venue: YouTube: Ranjana Gauhar-Utsav Edu & Cul. Society

Performances of the artists shall be showcased online via social media platforms such as Facebook, Youtube, Instagram and others.

Event Description: Utsav’s festival of classical dance Saare Jahan Se Accha, 2021 will be celebrating the 75th Anniversary of India’s Independence as part of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” Gov’t of India. The festival would be presented differently due to the Covid pandemic restricting large gatherings.

However, committed to continue this unbroken tradition, Ustav has taken on the challenge to hold the 16th edition of Saare Jahan Se Accha on the digital platform. 

The participating artists, experts and schedule of the programme is as follows.

27th November 2021: Utsav’s Repertory (disciples of Guru Ranjana Gauhar) Odissi, Smt. Rama Vaidyanathan (SNA Awardee) Bharatnatyam and Smt. Vidha Lal ( Bismillah Khan Yuva Puruskar)

28th November 2021: Vrinda Chadha (Disciple of Guru Ranjana Gauhar) Odissi, Shri. Sanjib

Battacharya ( Disciple of Guru Bipin Singh) Manipuri-USA and Smt. Bharati Shivaji (Padmashree and SNA Awardee) Mohinyattam.

Background - Utsav Educational and Cultural Society has completed 34 years of its

cultural journey in preserving and promoting the classical dance and music traditions of India,

particularly Odissi founder by Smt. Ranjana Gauhar- Padmashree and SNA Awardee. Always in the forefront of the country’s cultural scenario, Utsav organizes major annual dance festivals such as Unbound Beats of India for upcoming and outstanding dancers, Su- Tarang celebrates young dancers and the World Dance Day, while Saare Jahan Se Accha commemorates our nation’s Independence Day where senior and established dancers of the country pay their tribute to the martyrs and achievers of the nation. Talented artists from different genres of Indian classical dance performance at these festivals at Delhi’s most popular cultural hubs to a discerning audience and rasikas, which is widely covered by the media.

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