STUDENTS

Prateeksha Tiwari https://www.sahapedia.org/scenes-night-of-bhavai

Project Brief

Premise:

The Ministry of Culture (India) with its mission to preserve, promote and disseminate all forms of art and culture in collaboration with the royal families of Saurashtra has initiated a project for the preservation and promotion of folk arts of Saurashtra. The princely family of Rajkot has agreed to conduct different activities related to the promotion of Folk performing traditions (vaarta, sangeet-bhajan ane geeto, naatak) of Saurashtra. They have shown an interest in setting up a center in Rajkot for the same. They wish to name this center as ‘Kathaalaya’ (Kathaa - story + aalaya - home/dwelling in Gujarati, the term ‘aalaya’ is used as a place for group congregations)