Delhi Celebrates
Programme for 10th October
International Festival
Will largely feature artists and performances both from SAARC and Commonwealth Countries, as well as from States and Union Territories. It is Organised in collaboration with State and U.T. Governments as well as with Government of India and the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.
Today's Programme
Instrumental Troupe
"Kutumba"
From Kathmandu
Time : 11:00am to 8:00pm
Venue : Dilli Haat, Pitam Pura, New Delhi
Entry : Tickets
Presented by : Department of Art, Culture and Languages and Delhi Tourism
Nearest Metro Station : Netaji Subhash Place
Incredible India Festival
Organised in collaboration with Ministry of Tourism. This will be a food festival with cuisine from all over the country
Today's Programme
- Sale of cuisine from all over India
- Exhibition and sale of Handicrafts and Handlooms
Time : 12:00noon - 10:00pm
Venue : Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi.
Entry : Free
Presented by : Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, Delhi Tourism and North Central Zone Culture Centre(NCZCC)
Nearest Metro Station : Rajiv Chowk
India Celebrates
This festival will be held in the Commonwealth Games Village and will feature popular and vibrant music.
Today's Programme
Euphoria (Palash Sen)
The unique style of Euphoria has helped them gain an audience, seen as alternative to the dominant Indian film or classical music. Euphoria were among the first to bring rock culture to India.They mixed electric guitar with traditional instruments like the tabla, dholak and sitar to create mesmerizing.
Time: 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Venue: Commonwealth Games Village
Presented by: Department of Art, Culture & Languages
Nearest Metro Station: Akshardham
Entry is only for residents of the Village.
Festival of India
Organised in collaboration with Government of India, State Governments and Union Territories.
Today's Programme
From Zonal Cultural Centre
Time : 11:00am to 8:00pm
Venue : Dilli Haat INA, Near INA Market, New Delhi
Entry : Tickets
Presented by : Department of Art, Culture and Languages and Delhi Tourism
Nearest Metro Station : INA Metro Station
Qutab Festival
With the grand monument of the Qutub Minar as its backdrop, this is a very popular festival showcasing some of India's most popular singers.
Time : 7:00 pm onwards
Venue: Qutub Minar Complex
Entry : Passes
Presented by : Department of Art, Culture and Languages
Nearest Metro Station: Qutub Minar
Today's Programme
Louiz Banks
Louiz Banks is the hand which played on keyboard for innumerable mega hits and created several catchy jingles.
The Jazz scene in Bombay for three decades and more has had Louiz Banks as the prime driving force. He has played with many generations of jazz Musicians and has formed a Number of successful ensembles of Jazz musicians.
Today's Programme
Hariharan
Born into a family of carnatic vocalists, Hariharan's deep sonorous voice rang with pathos to create a sublimely e v o c a t i v e pa e a n t o a dispossessed life in Mumbai's urban jungle. Since then some very fine poetry rendered as Ghazals has become the leitmotif of Hariharan's singing. His repertoire though has expended to include all genres of music.
Today's Programme
Sivamani
Indefatigable and inveterate, Sivamani dreams and breathes percussion. Arguably the finest percussionist in India, the beatmaster must have contributed to hundreds of film hits in different languages. His upbeat mood is infectious and his rhythms uptempo. Sivamani plays more than 100 instruments.
Today's Programme
Kavita Seth
Sufi-folk singer Kavita Seth has composed many songs on different concepts and recently released "Sufiana" Album dedicated to Maulana Rumi. Kavita who has been trained in Hindustani music and classical music has a fresh voice which is uniquely different from the various other voices dominating the industry.
Youth Festival (Rescheduled)
The youth of the country will present a scintillating variety of dances and songs. Each evening will end with some rocking music by young bands from Delhi's various Colleges. There shall be kite flying at the venue during the day and a giant puppet show in the afternoon. A brilliant Laser and Beam show will light up the sky during and at the end of each day's performance.
The Programmes under the "YOUTH FESTIVAL" scheduled for October 8th to 13th will now be held in the last week of October. Any inconvenience in this
regard is regretted.
We hope to see you at the new dates.
Delhi Classical Music Festival
Great maestros of Indian Classical Instrumental and Vocal Music will be presenting their best in this festival.
Time : 7:00 pm onwards
Venue: Kamani Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi
Entry : Passes
Presented by: Department of Art, Culture & Languages
Nearest Metro Station: Mandi House
Today's Programme
Ajoy Chakraborty
Ajoy Chakraborty is considered to be one of the finest vocalists currently performing in India today. He is a veritable trendsetter, demonstrating a knowledge of diverse forms of classical, light-classical and even modern vocal music. He showed extraordinary promise in vocal music and at the tender age of three, began taking lessons from his father Ajit Chakrabarty.
He then learnt from Pannalal Samanta and Shri Kanai Das Bairagi And later become a student of Padma Bhushan Pandit Jnan Parkash Ghosh.
Today's Programme
Hari Prasad Chaurasia
Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia,is a world – renowned exponent of the bansuri or bamboo flute. He is one of those rare classical musicians who expanded the peripheries of classical music by taking it to the common man. Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia has won several honours and awa rds including Sangeet Natak Academy Award, Padma Bhushan , and Padma Vibhushan.
Ramayana (with English subtitles)
A dramatic presentation of the great Indian epic 'Ramayana'
Today's Programme
Ramayana
Time: 7:00pm
Venue: Shriram Bhartiya Kala Kendra, New Delhi
Entry: Invitation/Passess
Presented by: Shriram Bhartiya Kala Kendra and Department of Art Culture and Languages
Nearest Metro Station: Mandi House
Jashn-e-bachpan
Today's Programme
T.I.E. Space (5:30 pm)
Saur Chala Space Ko. (Hindi)
Director: Shaili Sathyu
Group: Gillo, Maharashtra,
Duration: 60 mins
Abhimanch (7:15 pm)
Bhuture Naksha (Bengali)
Director: Pinaki Guha
Group: Chetla Kristi Samsad,W.B
Duration: 75 mins
26 Children plays in different languages from across India and abroad.
Time : 5.30 pm
Venue: NSD, Bhagwandas Marg, New Delhi
Entry : By Invitation. Invitation Cards will be available at NSD, Bahawalpur House, Bhagwan Das Road,
New Delhi - 110001
For Enquiry: 23389054
Presented by : Sanskaar Rang Toli (T.I.E.Co.)
Nearest Metro Station : Mandi House
LOKTARANG
Saptarang - II
Today's Programme
Rannppa Chadhaiya Orissa
Bihu Assam
Rauf Dance Jammu and Kashmir
Siddi Dhamal Gujarat
Kavdi Kadgam Tamilnadu
Braj Ki Holi Uttar Pradesh
Gaud Madia Chhattisgarh
Choreographed performances of Folk Dances of India.
Time: Everyday 6:30 to 8:00 pm
Venue: Centre for Cultural Resources and Training,
15-A, Sector 7, Dwarka, New Delhi
Entry : by Passes
Presented by: North Central Zone Cultural Centre, Allahabad in collaboration with CCRT.
Nearest Metro Station: Pragati Maidan
Screening of Indian Films
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Today's Programme
Name of Film
Dev DLanguage
HindiDirector
Anurag KashyapAt Centre for Cultural Resource and Training (CCRT).
Time : 6:30 pm
Venue : CCRT, 15-A, Sector 7, Dwarka, New Delhi
Entry : Free
Presented by : CCRT in collaboration with Directorate of
Films Festival (Ministry of I&B, Government of India)
Nearest Metro Station: Sector 9, Dwarka
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At Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML).
Bharat Ek Khoj
Tele serial in Hindi based on Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru and directed by Shyam Benegal
Time : 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Venue : NMML, Teen Murti, New Delhi.
Entry : Free
Presented by : NMML
Nearest Metro Station : Central Secretariat
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Film Shows
Presenting films on Art & Culture
Time : 11:30 am, 12:30pm, 4:00pm, 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm
Venue : National Museum, Janpath, New Delhi.
Entry : Tickets
Presented by : National Museum
Nearest Metro Station : Udyog Bhawan
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Screening of Films
Films on eminent artists and art forms of the country
Time : 11:00 am, 3:00pm, and 6:00 pm
Venue : National Gallery of Modern Art, Jaipur House, New Delhi.
Entry : Tickets
Presented by : National Gallery of Modern Art
Nearest Metro Station : Pragati Maidan
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3D Films
Taking you to the Future.
Time : 11:30 am, 12:30pm ,3:30pm, and 4:30 pm
Venue : National Science Centre, Pragati Maidan, Bhairon Road, New Delhi
Entry : Tickets
Presented by : National Science Centre, Delhi
Nearest Metro Station : Pragati Maidan
Performing Arts of India
Today's Programme
Odissi Sangeet of Orissa by Ram Hari Das & Group
Haveli Sangeet of Uttar Pradesh by Chandra Prakash
Presenting various major musical traditions of India.
Time :9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Venue: Rabindra Bhawan, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi
Entry: Tickets
Presented by: Sangeet Natak Akademi (National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama)
Nearest Metro Station: Mandi House
Commonwealth Literature in Performance
Text and Performance
Performance on poems and texts from Commonwealth countries by leading dancers/actors.
Today's Programme
Navtej Singh Johar,
Delhi Preeti Patel, Kolkata
Time : 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Venue : Meghdoot - III, Rabindra Bhawan, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi
Entry : Tickets
Presented by : Sangeet Natak Akademi (National Academy
of Music, Dance and Drama)
Nearest Metro Station : Mandi House
A Vision of Theatre in India
Today's Programme
Kutiyattam by SNA Kutiyattam Kendra
Venue : Meghdoot - II
Timing – 11am to 1pm
Entry: Passes
Presented by: Sangeet Natak Akademi
(National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama)
Nearest Metro Station: Mandi House
Kala-Shilp Mela
Exhibition of Living Cultural Traditions
Today's Programme
Hands-on experience with various artists and artisans
Time: 11:00am to 1:00pm
Venue: Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, 15-A, Sector 7, Dwarka, New Delhi
Entry: Free
Presented by: Centre for Cultural Resources and Training
Nearest Metro Station: Sector 9, Dwarka