Released on: August 25, 2008, 4:31 am

Press Release Author: Deepak Gupta

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: In its 31st year now, SPIC MACAY is beginning its Virasat
2008 series in Delhi and all over the country in 300 towns. The series will start in
September and will continue up to December 2008. This year it is also a celebration
of the 80th year of Smt. Girija Devi and 70th year of Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia.
Virasat 2008 will be inaugurated by former Prime Minister Sh. I.K. Gujral and Dr.
Karan Singh.

Press Release Body: In its 31st year now, SPIC MACAY is beginning its Virasat 2008
series in Delhi and all over the country in 300 towns. The series will start in
September and will continue up to December 2008. This year it is also a celebration
of the 80th year of Smt. Girija Devi and 70th year of Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia.
Virasat 2008 will be inaugurated by former Prime Minister Sh. I.K. Gujral and Dr.
Karan Singh.
The Inauguration of Delhi Virasat will be on 2nd September with recitals by Smt.
Girija Devi (Padmabhusan) and Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia (Padmavibhusan) at the Vice
Regal Lodge, Delhi University at 6 p.m.. Some of the artistes who will participate
in this series are Pt. Birju Maharaj, Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma, Shri T.N. Seshagopalan,
Smt. Allarmel Valli, Pt. Vishwamohan Bhatt, Smt. Shovana Narayan, Pt. Rajan and
Sajan Mishra , Smt. Teejan Bai and others.
Virasat 2008 will comprise of various aspects of our rich heritage like Classical
Music and Dance, Theatre by Shri Habib Tanvir , Film Classics of directors like
Satyajit Ray, Akira Kurosawa, Charlie Chaplin among others. There will be Folk Forms
from North East, Sufi Qawwali, Biraha Geet by Shri Ram Kailas , Prahlad Natak by
Shri Krishan Chandra Sahu, Yoga and Meditation, Talks by eminent personalities
like Smt. Anjolie Ela Menon, Shri Namwar Singh, Shri Raghu Rai, Shri Dadi Pudumjee,
Heritage Walks to historical sites, Foreign Groups , Intensives and Holisitic Food.
Crafts Workshops will also be held in various educational institutes by Ms.Sentila
Yanger (Naga Weaving), Smt. Shanti Devi (Madhubani), Smt. Karuna Chitrakar (Patwa
Painting), Shri Anis Siddiqui (Calligraphy). All the programmes in this series will
be held in schools and colleges. In Virasat series SPIC MACAY plans to conduct over
1000 programmes in India and abroad.
This event is dedicated to Guru Ammannur Madhav Chakyar and Pt. Kishan Maharaj and
is a humble effort to create awareness of our composite heritage amongst the youth.


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