'Kaveri Meets Ganga’ - First Programme under Amrit Parampara festival series

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Kaveri Meets Ganga’ - First Programme under Amrit Parampara festival series: 

Why in news:

• ‘Kaveri Meets Ganga’ - First Programme under Amrit Parampara festival series being held from 2nd to 5th November 2024 at Kartavya Path and CCR
•  What is the Amrit Parampara festival series?
• The Ministry of Culture is proud to announce the commencement of a special festival series titled Amrit Parampara, a grand celebration to unite India through art and culture.

Aims of the festival series:

• Amrit Parampara aims to celebrate traditional arts and art forms of India with special focus on declining and dying art forms and traditions across performing arts, visuals arts and literature by curating innovative programs anchored in traditional artforms with modern packaging and technology based interactive and immersive experiences. 
• A series of programs under the umbrella campaign Amrit Parampara are planned across various monuments and locations of Delhi in the near future.
• The first programme under the Amrit Parampara Series is ‘Kaveri Meets Ganga’ which is bringing the best of dance and musical traditions from South India to North India and also showcasing artistic traditions from North India in the spirit of Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat. 

Organized by:

• Sangeet Natak Akademi,  Kalakshetra & CCRT, autonomous institutions of the Ministry of Culture are jointly organizing the Kaveri Meets Ganga programme.
• Starting on 2nd November 2024 at iconic locations, including Kartavya Path and CCRT Dwarka, the festival will showcase India’s folk and traditional art forms in a captivating series of performances. ‘Kaveri Meets Ganga’ is also a tribute to the essence of the renowned Margazhi Festival, that takes place in Chennai, Tamil Nadu during the Margazhi month of the Tamil calendar. 

Key Features:

• Audiences will experience everything from Nagar Sankirtan and Govardhan Puja from Braj to Kuchipudi from Andhra Pradesh, Bharatanatyam by celebrated artists, and folk traditions such as Panchavadyam and Theyyam from Kerala.
• The Amrit Parampara series has been designed to promote the continuity of India’s cultural legacy through four key pillars: the foundation of Bharatiya Sanskriti, a blend of cultural education and entertainment, the synthesis of diverse ideas, and a multi-sensory experience.
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