A demonstration-cum-lecture on classical Sanskrit and matrices organized in collaboration with Sanskrit Matrimandalam and Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Varanasi.
Coordinated by Dr. Kamla Pandey, Dr. Swarvandana Sharma and Dr. Shanta Chatterjee
Participating Institutions : Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Arya Mahila Degree College, Vasanta College for Women and Department of Sanskrit (Banaras Hindu University)
A six-day educative programme on Indian Art and Culture was organized for a group of 4 teachers and 22 students from Augustana College, USA.
The group was taken for visits to important places like Sarnath, Ganga ghats, Ramnagar excavation site and Banaras Hindu University accompanied by experts to explain the visual objects and importance of places.
Some indoor illustrated lectures on Banaras by the scholars of different disciplines were also organized for them.
On the completion of ten years of social and cultural services of Jnana-Pravaha, the Foundation Day of the Institution was celebrated in which all the members of Jnana-Pravaha Family were felicitated by Shri Suresh Neotia, Chairman of Jnana-Pravaha Trust.
Shrauta-Yaga Mitravindeshti was coordinated by Prof. Hridaya Ranjan Sharma
The three-day Interaction was organized in collaboration with UNESCO, New Delhi and INTACH, Varanasi.
Coordinated by Prof. Rana P. B. Singh and Shri Navneet Raman.
The discussions aimed at looking at the prospects of declaring Varanasi as the 'Heritage City', in which thirteen dignitaries from India and abroad participated.
The four-day exhibition was organized in collaboration with the India International Centre in New Delhi.
Inaugurated by Prof. M. G. K. Menon, President, India International Centre, New Delhi in the presence of art connoisseurs like Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Dr. L. M. Singhvi, Shri Suresh Neotia and others.
The original antiquities and the works of present-day artists, including demonstrations on Varanasi textiles and jewellery, were projected. The ghats, temples, sculptures, terracottas, paintings, religious and secular buildings representing mini-India, and fairs and festivals, lilas, musicians, orientalists and other aspects of Kashi were projected through photographs. In addition, special attraction was the typical Banarasi recipe prepared by the cooks of Varanasi.
Staged at Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
Directed by Prof. Y. K. Mishra
The book Indian Art Treasures - Suresh Neotia Collection was released by the Chief Guest Prof. S. S. Kushwaha, Vice-Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi.
The editors Prof. Anjan Chakraverty and Prof. Kamal Giri were felicitated on the occasion.
The book Indian Art Treasures - Suresh Neotia Collection was released by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan at the India International Centre, New Delhi.
Dr. Karan Singh and Dr. L. M. Singhvi also graced the occasion as Guest-of-Honour and Chief Guest, respectively.
The book was released by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan at the India International Centre, New Delhi.
Guest-of-Honour : Dr. Karan Singh
Chief Guest : Dr. L. M. Singhvi