"SOUNDSPACE" -A school of performing arts for the underprivileged children by Ishita Mordani

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or et hanhal fofMumbai ’ spopul at i onl i v esi n s l ums .Sl umsar ec ons i der ed an embar r as s i ng ey es or e,t he “ s hame” of Mumbai ,but ,t he depr i v at i on, and t he s t r uggl es of s ur v i v al ex per i enc ed by t he s l um dwel l er s ar e of t en s hor t c hanged i nt he bar gai n.Ev en as I ndi a c el ebr at esi t s66t hI ndependenc eDayonAugus t ound12mi l l i onc hi l dr enwi l ls t i l lbe 15,2013ar l angui s hi ng i nt he c l ut c hes ofpov er t y and depr i v at i on, s l i ppi ngf ur t heri nt oadar kf ut ur e. Thi sc onc ept ,t oempowerl es sc hi l dr enwi l lbea wayt ogetoutofpov er t yandgi v et hem t ool st o pur s uet hei rdr eams . Or gani z at i onsl i k ec r y& ak ans haar et r y i ngt o hel ps t r eet sk i dsi nMumbai ,butar enotus i ng bol l y woodasamedi um t ogett hei rat t ent i ont o t r ai nt hem, t ogi v eas hotats t ar dom, i fnott hat , t heyc an atl eas tl ear nt hebas i c sofl i f e.Thi s muc hneededands c ar c ec ommodi t yofc l ean, qui et ,and open s pac v esi nt he mi ds toft he c r amped,unhy gi eni cs l ums .Chi l dr enenj oyand v al ue t he s pac e asal oc alhangout /get away f r om t henoi s eandc haosofov er c r owdeds l um l i f et o pur s ue t hei rv i v i d dr eam.Ther e ar e s c hool si nt hec i t yf orc at er i ngeduc at i ont ot he needy . Butnei t herdot heymeett hequal i t yand s ens i t i v i t yr equi r edf ort hi spur pos enordot hey s pec i al i z ei nt hi sf i el dofper f or mi ngar t s . Thi sv i s i ont hatc oul dendupbei nganonpr of i t or gani z at i on f oc us i ng on pr ov i di ng t he l es s f or t unat ec hi l dr enofI ndi aabet t erf ut ur e.Thi s way t hey wi l lr eal i z et hatnotev er y one c an bec omeas t arandbei ngas t ari snoteas y .But who k nows ,a f ew oft hem mi ght ac t ual l y bec omet henex tBol l y woods uper s t ar ! now ‘ Ar c hi t ec t ur ei saf r oz enmus i c ’butI Wek wantt opr ov e‘ Mus i ci sav ol at i l ear c hi t ec t ur e’ as i tbui l dsendl es si magesof enc l os ur es ,s pac es , v ol umeset c .

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ex pr es s i ons ,andpr es enc easamedi um t oc r eat es omephy s i c alar tobj ec t .Per f or mi ngar t s i nc l udet hedanc e, mus i c , oper a, dr ama, andc i r c usar tf or ms . TheNat y aS has t r a,wr i t t endur i ngt he2ndc ent ur yhasl ai dt hes t r uc t ur eofmus i c ,danc eand dr ama. L ov e, humor , pat hos , anger , her oi s m, t er r or , di s gus t , wonderands er eni t yar et henav a r as asorni nebas i cemot i onswhi c har ef undament alt oal lI ndi anaes t het i c s .Mus i cev ok ea par t i c ul aremot i onormood. l as s i c almus i ct r adi t i oni nI ndi ahasal way sbeenaf or m ofmedi t at i on, c onc ent r at i onand Thec wor s hi p. Themel odi ouss oundsofmus i cc anev ok et hei nner mos temot i onsandmoodsoft he audi enc e, c onnoi s s eur sandnonc onnoi s s eur sal i k e.

Mus i ci sc ompos edoft woes s ent i al i ngr edi ent s-t heRaga, ormus i c al modeandt heT aal . T wo c l as s i c al t y pesofmus i c , Car nat i c( s out her nI ndi an)andHi ndus t ani ( nor t her nI ndi an)hav ebeen i nt r oduc edaf t ert he5t hc ent ur yandhadbeeni nf l uenc edbyBhak t it r adi t i ons .TheMus l i ms i nv ader si nf l uenc ed t he Hi ndus t anii ns t r ument s ,s t y l esand s c hool sofper f or manc e.The l egendsas s oc i at edwi t hHi ndus t ani Mus i car eAmi rKhus r o( 13t hc ent ur y ) , Mi y anT ans en( 16t h c ent ur y )andVenk at amak hi ( 17t hc ent ur y ) . Thy agar aj aandShy amaShas t r i ar eas s oc i at edwi t h Car nat i cMus i c . Danc ehasani mpor t antr ol ei nev er yi ndi v i dual â&#x20AC;&#x2122; sl i f easi tex pr es s est hei rj oy s ,s or r ows ,and c el ebr at i ons . Cl as s i c al danc ei st hebes tpr es er v edf or m ofdanc e. Mai nl yt her ear es ev enmos t popul arCl as s i c aldanc es ;Mani pur i ,Kat hak,Odi s s i ,Bhar at a nat y am,Mohi ni at t am and Kat hak al i . TheKat haks t y l es t ar t edi nnor t her nI ndi aandemphas i z edonr hy t hmi cf oot wor k. Mani pur i of Mani pur , us esgr ac ef ult ur ni ngands way i ngi ni t sdanc es . Kat hak al idanc ear os ei nKer al aand i t sdi s t i nc tf eat ur esi nc l udepai nt i ngoff ac est hatmadei tl ookl i k emas k s ,al ongwi t ht heus e ofmi me.Bhar at anat y am,t henat i onaldanc eofI ndi ai snot edf ori t sgr ac ef ulhandges t ur es , ex ac t i ngmov ement sandf ac i alex pr es s i ons . Theat er( dr ama)hasar i c ht r adi t i oni nI ndi af orov erat hous andy ear s .TheSans k r i tdr ama bl os s omed dur i ng t heGupt aEr a( AD 320550)and t hepl ay sf r om t hater aar egener al l y s ec ul ar .One oft he dr amast hats ur v i v ed wasS hak unt al a,by Kal i das a,whi c hi sabout c our t es ans ,k i ngsandt hec our t .Theat eri spopul ari nCal c ut t a,buti ss t r uggl i ngs i nc et he ar r i v aloft el ev i s i onandmov i es .Danc epl ay sani mpor t antr ol ei nt hebi r t hofI ndi anTheat er . Danc ehasal way sbeenf unc t i onofl i f ef r om t hepr i mi t i v et ot hemos tc ul t ur edc ommuni t y .

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Per f or mi ngar t sar eof t enac or ec ur r i c ul um ar eai neduc at i onands eek st oex pos es t udent st o way st o" ex pr es si deasand emot i onst hatt heyc annotex pr es si nl anguage al one " .The c ur r i c ul um needst obes equent i al , f r om pr es c hoolt ohi ghs c hool , t odev el op" s t udent s ’s k i l l s andunder s t andi ngofc r eat i ng,per f or mi ng,andr es pondi ng" ,t o" pr omot esk nowl edgeand under s t andi ngoft hehi s t or i c al andc ul t ur al c ont ex t soft hear t s "andpr ov i deoppor t uni t i esf or s t udent st o mak ec onnec t i ons among t he ar t s ,wi t h ot herdi s c i pl i nes wi t hi nt he c or e c ur r i c ul um, andwi t har t sr es our c esi nt hec ommuni t y . Theat r ei snotc i nema, bot har eel i mi nat edandex i s t i ngf or ms . Butt het heat r ei sal i v i ngt hi ng. Thef i l mi sac ompoundofmanyar t sandar t i f i c esandc anbewat c hedagai nandagai nand t heex c i t ementofs omet hi ngl i v ei snotpr es ent . Per f or mi ngar t s Per f or mi ng ar t sar ear tf or msi nwhi c har t i s t sus et hei rbodyorv oi c et oc onv eyar t i s t i c ex pr es s i on—asoppos edt ov i s ual ar t s , i nwhi c har t i s t sus epai nt / c anv asorv ar i ousmat er i al st o c r eat ephy s i c alar tobj ec t s . Thef i r s tr ec or dedus eoft het er m pe r f or mi ngar t swasi n1711. f or mi ngar t s Typesofper Per f or mi ngar t smayi nc l udepr i mar yf or mss uc hasdanc e,mus i c ,oper a,t heat r eandmus i c al t heat r e,and mi norors ec ondar yf or msl i k e Magi cand/ ori l l us i on,mi me,s pok en wor d, puppet r yc i r c usar t s , r ec i t at i onandpubl i cs peak i ng. Ar t i s t swho par t i c i pat ei n per f or mi ng ar t si nf r ontofan audi enc ear ec al l ed per f or mer s , i nc l udi ngac t or s ,c omedi ans ,danc er s ,magi c i ans ,mus i c i ans ,ands i nger s .Per f or mi ngar t sar e al s os uppor t edbywor k er si nr el at edf i el ds , s uc hass ongwr i t i ngands t agec r af t . f or mer sof t enadaptt hei rappear anc e, s uc haswi t hc os t umesands t agemak eup, et c . Per Ther ei sal s oas pec i al i z edf or m off i near ti nwhi c ht hear t i s t spe r f or mt hei rwor kl i v et oan audi enc e.Thi si sc al l edper f or manc ear t .Mos tper f or manc ear tal s oi nv ol v ess omef or m of pl as t i car t , per hapsi nt hec r eat i onofpr ops . Danc ewasof t enr ef er r edt oasapl as t i car tdur i ng t heModer ndanc eer a.

F ol kt heat r eanddr amat i c sc anbet r ac edt ot her el i gi ousr i t ual i s m oft heVe di cpeopl esi nt he 2ndmi l l enni um BC.Thi sf ol kt heat r eoft hemi s t ypas twasmi x edwi t hdanc e,f ood,r i t ual i s m, pl usadepi c t i onofev ent sf r om dai l yl i f e.Thel as tel ementmadei tt heor i gi noft hec l as s i c al t heat r eofl at ert i mes .Manyhi s t or i ans ,not abl yD.D.Kos ambi ,De bi pr as adChat t opadhy ay a, Ady aRangac har ay a,e t c .hav er ef er r edt ot hepr ev al enc eofr i t ual i s m amongs tI ndoAr y an t r i besi nwhi c hs omemember soft het r i beac t edasi ft heywer ewi l dani mal sands omeot her s wer et hehunt er s .Thos ewhoac t edasmammal sl i k egoat s ,buf f al oes ,r ei ndeer ,monk ey s ,et c . wer ec has edbyt hos epl ay i ngt her ol eofhunt er s . Bhar at aMuni( f l . 5t h– 2ndc ent ur yBC)wasananc i entI ndi anwr i t erbes tk nownf orwr i t i ngt he Nat y aS has t r aofBhar at a,at heor et i c alt r eat i s eonI ndi anper f or mi ngar t s ,i nc l udi ngt heat r e, danc e, ac t i ng,andmus i c ,whi c hhasbeenc ompar edt oAr i s t ot l e ' sPoe t i c s .Bhar at ai sof t en k nownast hef at herofI ndi ant heat r i c alar t s .Hi sNat y aS has t r as eemst obet hef i r s tat t empt t odev el opt het ec hni queorr at herar t ,ofdr amai nas y s t emat i cmanner .TheNat y aShas t r a t el l susnotonl ywhati st obepor t r ay edi nadr ama,buthow t hepor t r ay ali st obedone. Dr ama, asBhar at aMuni s ay s , i st hei mi t at i onofmenandt hei rdoi ngs( l ok av r i t t i ) . Asmenand t hei rdoi ngshav et ober es pec t edont hes t age, s odr amai nSans k r i ti sal s ok nownbyt het er m r oopak a, whi c hmeanspor t r ay al . TheRamay anaandMahabhar at ac anbec ons i der edt hef i r s tr eT c ogni z edpl ay st hator i gi nat ed i nI ndi a.Thes eepi c spr ov i dedt hei ns pi r at i ont ot heear l i es tI ndi andr amat i s t sandt heydoi t ev ent oday .I ndi andr amat i s t ss uc hasBhas ai nt he2ndc ent ur yBC wr ot epl ay st hatwer e heav i l yi ns pi r edbyt heRamay anaandMahabhar at a. Kāl i dās ai nt he1s tc ent ur yBC, i sar guabl yc ons i der edt obeanc i entI ndi a' sgr eat es tdr amat i s t . Thr eef amousr omant i cpl ay swr i t t enbyKāl i dās aar et heMāl av i k āgni mi t r am ( Māl av i k āand Agni mi t r a) ,Vi k r amuur v as hi i y a( Per t ai ni ngt oVi k r amaandUr v as hi ) ,andAbhi j ñānaś āk unt al a ( TheRe c ogni t i onofS hak unt al a) . Thel as twasi ns pi r edbyas t or yi nt heMahabhar at aandi st he mos tf amous . I twast hef i r s tt obet r ans l at edi nt oEngl i s handGer man. I nc ompar i s ont oBhas a, whodr ewheav i l yf r om t heepi c s , Kāl i dās ac anbec ons i der edanor i gi nalpl ay wr i ght . tgr eatI ndi andr amat i s twasBhav abhut i( c . 7t hc ent ur y ) . Hei ss ai dt ohav ewr i t t ent he Thenex f ol l owi ngt hr eepl ay s : Mal at i Madhav a, Mahav i r ac har i t aandUt t arRamac har i t a. Amongt hes e t hr ee,t hel as tt woc ov erbet weent hem,t heent i r eepi cofRamay ana.Thepower f ulI ndi an emper orHar s ha( 606– 648)i sc r edi t edwi t hhav i ngwr i t t ent hr eepl ay s :t hec omedyRat nav al i , Pr i y adar s i k a, andt heBuddhi s tdr amaNagananda. Manyot herdr amat i s t sf ol l oweddur i ngt he mi ddl eAges . ewer emanyper f or mi ngar tf or msi nt hes out her npar tofI ndi a, Ker al ai ss uc has t at ewi t h Ther di f f er ents uc har tf or msl i k eKat hak al i , Chak y ark oot huandt her ewer emanypr omi nentar t i s t s l i k ePai nk ul am RamanChak y arandot her s .

Hi s t or yofCl as s i c alDanc es I ni t st r ues ts ens e,I ndi anc l as s i c aldanc ei sanex pr es s i onofl i f e,i nv ol v i ngt hebodyaswel las t heemot i ons . I ndi anDanc ei sbas edont ex t sf r om Sans k r i t , ananc i entI ndi anl anguage–al s o t houghtt obet hemot herofnotonl yI ndi anl anguagesbutal s omoder nEur opeanl anguages . I ndi anc l as s i c aldanc ei soneoft heol des tdanc et r adi t i onsas s oc i at edwi t hanyoft hewor l d’ s maj orr el i gi ons . I thasev ol v edwi t ht hec onc ept sofs el fandwor l d. Theor i gi nofI ndi andanc ec anbet r ac edbac kt oBhar at aMuni( al ear neds ai nt )whol i v ed bet weent he1s tand2ndc ent ur yandc ompos edamagnum opusondanc e, whi c hi sk nownt o t hewor l dasNat yaShas t r a.I nanc i entt i mes ,danc ewasnotmer el yaf or m ofent er t ai nment . Ont hec ont r ar yi twasc ons i der edamedi um ofi ns t r uc t i onofmor al i t y ,goodv al ues ,and s c r i pt ur esandt heex pr es s i onofr eal i t y . Nat y aS has t r as er v esasac ommont ex tf oral lt hev ar i et i esofI ndi anc l as s i c aldanc ef or ms .I t c ont ai nsel abor at edet ai l sonv ar i oust y pesofpos t ur es , mudr asorhandmov ement sdepi c t i ng di f f er entmeani ngs ,bes i dest hec ons t r uc t i onofas t age,t hear tofmak eupandl as t l yt he or c hes t r a. Al l danc ef or msmak eampl eus eoft heni nebas i c r as asoremot i ons–has y a( j oyand happi nes s ) ,k r odha ( anger ) , bi bhat s a( di s gus t ) , bhay a( f ear ) ,v i r a( c our age) ,k ar una ( c ompas s i on) , adbhut a( wonder )ands hant a( s er eni t y ) . Nat y aS has t r af ur t herdi v i desc l as s i c aldanc ei nt onr i t t a-t her hy t hmi cel ement s ,nr i t y a-t he c ombi nat i onofr hy t hm andex pr es s i on, andf i nal l y , nat y a–c ompr i s i ngt hedr amat i cel ement s embeddedi nt hedanc er ec i t al .T oappr ec i at enat y aordanc edr ama,ani ndi v i dualneedst o pos s es ss oundk nowl edge, under s t andi ngandappr ec i at i onofI ndi anl egendsandmy t hol ogy and f ol k l or e.Hi ndu dei t i esl i k e Vi s hnu,Kr i s hna,Shi v a and L ak s hmi ,Rama and Si t a ar e c ommonl ydepi c t edi nt hes edanc es .Eac hdanc ef or m al s odr awsi ns pi r at i onf r om s t or i es depi c t i ngt hel i f eandt r adi t i onalbel i ef soft heI ndi ans . Anc i entI ndi anhi s t or yr ev eal st hats ev er alc ent ur i esbef or eChr i s t ,I ndi a' sar tf or msofdanc e, mus i cand t heat r e wer ef ai r l ywel l adv anc ed.The per f or mi ng ar t s ,i . e.danc e and mus i c r eac hedt heac meoft hei rgl or y , dur i ngt her ei gnoft heChol ady nas t yi nSout her nI ndi a. or mswer enur t ur edwi t hapur pos ei nt hes ac r edpr emi s esoft empl es . T empl edanc i ng Danc ef wasi mbuedwi t ht hei deaoft ak i ngar tt ot hepeopl e, andc onv ey i ngames s aget ot hemas s es . Thet empl er i t ual snec es s i t at edt hephy s i c al pr es enc eofmor t al women( i ns t eadoft heor nat e, c ar v edf i gur esofheav enl ydams el s ,aps ar as )t opr opi t i at et hegods .Theal l egor i c alv i ew of danc e,us ed f ort hepur pos eoft hepl eas i ng t hede v as ,wasgr adual l yt r ans f or med i nt oa r egul ar , s er v i c e( wi t hdeepr el i gi ousc onnot at i ons )i nt het empl esoft hemedi ev alt i mes .

Thi swaspos s i bl yt her eas onbehi ndt heor i gi nofDe v adas i s( l i t er al l y : s er v ant soft hedei t y ) , t he ear l i es tper f or mer soft hec l as s i c alI ndi andanc es .Theywer es uppos edt opur s uet hedanc e f or msdev ot edl yandex c eli nt hem.Att heout s et ,De v adas i swer er es pec t abl ewomenand hi ghl yt al ent edar t i s t shai l i ngf r om t hehi ghes ts t r at aoft hes oc i et y . Theyl i v edanddanc edonl y i nt het empl epr emi s esâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;t hei rv oc at i onenj oy i nggr eatr el i gi ouspr es t i ge.I twasonl ymuc h l at ert hatt hede v adas i sc ondes c endedt oper f or mi nr oy alc our t s ,i nt hepr es enc eoft heel i t e andt henobi l i t y . v adas i notonl yper f or medonal l f es t i v eoc c as i ons , butal s ohadt obepr es entf ort hedai l y Ade r i t ual s ,c onnec t ed wi t ht hedei t y .Shewaspai df r om t empl ef unds ;mor eov ert het empl e s uppl i edt hef oodgr ai nsf orherandherf ami l y .T or enderar eal i s t i ct ouc hade v adas iwas c er emoni al l yweddedt ot hedei t y . Shewasc ons ec r at edt oherl or dandt husoutofboundsf or mor t al s . Dur i ngt hos eby gonet i mest het empl esv i edwi t honeanot herf orpr es s i ngt hebes tdanc er s andmus i c i ansi nt ot hei rs er v i c es .T empl edanc i ngwasi ns t i t ut i onal i s edandt hedanc i nggi r l s wer el i ber al l ypat r oni s edbyt hek i ngs ,el i t esandmahaj ans( money l ender s ) .Theywer epai d l i f et i met r i but esbymeansofi ns c r i pt i onsengr av edi nt het empl esoft hos et i mes . F ori ns t anc e, t hef amoust empl eofBel ur(i nmoder nKar nat ak a)hass ev er al epi t het sgl or i f y i ngt heHoys al a queenShant al awhowasanac c ompl i s heddanc erandamus i c i anher s el f .Thewal l soft hes e t empl esar eal s oador nedwi t hi magesoft hi squeenandhers pous e, k i ngVi s hnuv ar dhan. i entand medi ev alt empl esofKhaj ur aho,Bhubanes warand Pur iec hoed wi t ht he Theanc f amousl y r i c sofpoetJ ay adev a,( t he12t hc ent ur ypoetwhobel ongedt oKendul iv i l l agei n Bengal ,butev ent ual l ys et t l ed down i n Pur i ,Or i s s a) . The ear l i es thi s t or i c ali l l us t r at i onsof Nat ar aj apr eac hi ngNat yagama( t hef undament al sofdanc e)i ni t spur ef or m or i gi nat esi nt he Chal ukyant empl ec ar vi ngsatBadamiandAi hol e( bot hi npr es entKar nat ak a)i nt hemi ddl e oft he6t hc ent ur yA. D.Thedev adas is y s t em i nt hes et empl esf l our i s hedwel landwasal i v i ng t r adi t i on al mos tt i l lr ec entt i mes .Unf or t unat el y ,dec ay s eti ns i l ent l y .Owi ng t os ev er al ac t or sl i k e ec onomi cc ons t r ai nt s ,pr edomi nanc e oft ant r i c pr ac t i c esand s oc i opol i t i c alf l i c ent i ous nes soft hes i ddhas( s ai nt s ) ,j angamas(Dev ot eesofL or dShi v a,hol ymenoft he L i ngayats ec t ,f oundedbySai ntBas av anna) ,c har anas( bar ds ) ,pat r ons( mai nl yr oy al t yand ar i s t oc r ac y )andpr i es t s ,t hede v adas i swer es ex ual l yex pl oi t edanddegr adedt ot hel ev elof pr os t i t ut es .Shoc k i ngl yenough,t het er m dev adas i( whi c h had adi v i nec onnot at i on)was r epl ac edbyt het er m Bhogas t r e e( l i t er al l y=womenf orenj oy i ng) ; t hei rk nowl edgeofc l as s i c al danc e and mus i cwer et r eat ed mer el y asas s et sus ef ulf orat t r ac t i ng c l i ent s . The Br i t i s h er nmenti nI ndi a,i n or dert o amel i or at et he c ondi t i on ofwomen,i mpar tt ot hem gov enl i ght enmentandeduc at i onand,abov eal l ,t opr ot ec tt hem f r om s oc i alev i l s ,abol i s hedt he De v adas is y s t em dur i ngt heear l y1900s .

Kat hakal i I ndi a’ sdanc edr amaus emus i cand danc et ot el la s t or y , of t enoneder i v edf r om t heHi nduepi c s . Oneof t hemos ts pec t ac ul arper f or manc esy ouar el i k el yt o enc ount eri sofk at hak al i .I nt hi smal eKer al andanc e f or m t he c har ac t er s–f r om t he Ramay ana or Mahabhar at a – wear dr amat i c c os t umes and mak eup.Thedi f f er entc ol our sus edi nt hemak eup gi v et he audi enc eac l ue as t ot he r ol e oft he c har ac t er ;gr eeni sgood,r edi sev i landwhi t ei sf or dei t i es .

F i gur e1: AKat hak al iper f or meri nt he v i r t uouspac hc ha( gr een)r ol eatKoc hi , I ndi a.

Kuc hi pudi Andhr a Pr ades h has a t r adi t i onal l y mal eonl y danc edr ama,k uc hi pudi ,whi c hi snamed af t ert he v i l l age i n t he Kr i s hnaGodv ar i del t a wher e i t or i gi nat ed.Thes t or i espor t r ay edbyt hedanc erar e t ak enf r om t hel i f eofKr i s hnaandhi sc ons or tBhama. Naut anki Aswel l ast hes ec l as s i c al dr amas , t her ear emanyl oc al t heat r ef or msac r os sI ndi a.I nt henor t honeoft he mor er ac yi st hes ec ul arnaut ank i ,unus uali nt hati t onl yus esr el i gi oust hemest o denot ec onc ept sof good orev i land of t en dr awson Mus l i mr omanc e s t or i es .I n naut ank i t he ac t or s us et he dr ama t o c ommentonc ur r entaf f ai r s ,ast heyal s o do i nt he T ami l s t r eet t heat r e t er uk k ut t u. Mor e r el i gi ous l y mi ndeddr amasper f or medatf es t i v al sar e t heRasandRam l i l asofBr ajandVar anas it hatdepi c t t hel i v esofKr i s hnaandRama r es pec t i v el y , whi l ebot hKer al aandAndhr aPr ades h hav es hadowpuppett heat r esak i nt ot hos ef oundi n I ndones i a.

F i gur e2: UmaMur al i k r i s hna, aKuc hi pudi danc erper f or mi ngatI I M

F i gur e3: Naut ank ii saf amousf ol kt heat er andoper at i cdr amaf or m

Theyyams Ker al a' s r i c h dr amat i c t r adi t i ons i nc l ude t he s pec t ac ul art hey y amsofMal abar .The par t i c i pant s ' r el i gi ous bel i ef s ar e demons t r at ed when t he f ant as t i c al l yc os t umed godac t or s danc e bef or e s hr i nes ,pos s es s edwi t ht hes pi r i tandpoweroft hei r Dr av i di andei t i es . F i gur e4: They y ams , Bek al , Ker al a, I ndi a

Bhar at anat yam Bhar at anat yam i sac l as s i c al I ndi andanc ef or mt hati s popul arand nur t ur ed i nt he I ndi an s t at e ofT ami l Nadu.Thi sdanc ef or m denot esv ar i ous19t h-and 20t hc ent ur yr ec ons t r uc t i ons ofS adi r ,t he ar tof t empl e danc er sc al l ed Dev adas i s .S adi ri nt ur n,i s der i v ed f r om anc i entdanc ei nt he t r eat i s e Nat y a S has t r a byBhar at aoff our t h ort hi r dc ent ur yBCE, k nown f or i t s gr ac e, pur i t y ,t ender nes s , and s c ul pt ur es que pos es .I ti sc ons i der ed t o be a f i r edanc e — t he my s t i c mani f es t at i on of t he met aphy s i c alel ementoff i r ei nt hehumanbody .I ti s oneoft hef i v emaj ors t y l es( onef oreac hel ement ) t hat i nc l ude Odi s s i ( el ement of wat er ) ,Kuc hi pudi ( el ementofear t h) ,Mohi ni at t am ( el ementofai r )and Kat hak al i( el ementofs k yoraet her )

F i gur e5: Bhar at nat y am danc er

Chhau Chhaudanc ei sagenr eofI ndi ant r i balmar t i aldanc e whi c hi s popul ari nt he I ndi an s t at es ofOdi s ha, J har k hand and Wes t Bengal . Ther e ar e t hr ee s ubgenr esoft hedanc e,bas edoni t spl ac esofor i gi n and dev el opment , Ser ai k el l a Chhau, May ur bhanj ChhauandPur ul i aChhau. Cont empor ar yDanc e Cont empor ar ydanc ei nI ndi aenc ompas s esawi de r angeofdanc eac t i v i t i esc ur r ent l yper f or medi nI ndi a. I ti nc l udesc hor eogr aphyf orI ndi anc i nema,moder n I ndi anbal l etandex per i ment swi t hex i s t i ngc l as s i c al and f ol kf or msofdanc e by v ar i ousar t i s t s .Uday Shank arandShobanaJ ey as i nghar eac c r edi t edast he pi oneer sofmoder nI ndi andanc e. Hewasnott r ai ned i nanyc l as s i c aldanc ef or m butdev el oped hi sown s t y l e bas ed on hi ss t udy ofRaj putand Mughal pai nt i ngs .Ot herwel lk nownpr oponent sofmoder n danc ei nI ndi ai nc l udeRam Gopal ,Mr i nal i niSar abhai and Chandr al ek ha. Poet Rabi ndr anat h T agor e dev el oped a danc e genr e popul ar l yk nown as Rabi ndr aNr i t y aNat y adanc edr amasc ompos edby hi m. Thes edanc edr amasanddanc ess etonRabi ndr a s ange e t( s ongswr i t t en by T agor e)ar e popul ari n Bengal ic ul t ur e.

F i gur e6: Chhaudanc ei nWes tBengal

F i gur e7: -TheSeas on’ sGal or e( bn: Ri t ur anga)danc ewi t hRabi ndr anat h T agor e’ ss ong( bn: Rabi ndr aSangeet ) per f or medbyt he‘ Kal amandal am’ , Kol k at a. I twasc hor eogr aphed& di r ec t edbyDr . Thank amanyKut t yatSc i enc eCi t y , Kol k at a.

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Per f or mi ngar t sar ef or msofar t si nwhi c ht hear t i s t sus et hei rphy s i c alabi l i t y ,s uc hasbody , f ac eandpr es enc e,t oper f or mi nf r ontoft heaudi enc e.Ther ear emai nl yt hr eec at egor i esof per f or mi ngar t s-mus i c ,dr amaanddanc e.Mus i ci sr el at edt os i ngi ng,c ompos i ngor i gi nal mus i c ,pl ay i ngmus i c ali ns t r ument set c .I ndr ama,anar t i s tdepi c t sas t or yorat houghtby c ombi ni ngs peec h,ges t ur es ,mus i c ,danc e,f ac i alex pr es s i onsands ound.Ont heot herhand, danc ei sanamal gamat i onofdr amaand mus i c ,wher ei nt hear t i s tper f or msbyr hy t hmi c mov ementoft hebody , i ns y ncwi t ht hebac k gr oundmus i cors ong. Per f or mi ngar t shav et hei r owns i gni f i c anc ei nt heI ndi anc ul t ur e.Theyhav eemer gedaspr of es s i onst hatf et c hname, f ameandmoneyt ot hear t i s t .Anumberofi ns t i t ut esanduni v er s i t i esi nI ndi ahav ec omeup wi t hc our s esi nper f or mi ngar t satdi f f er entdegr eel ev el s . CERTI FI CATECOURSEI N DRAMATI CS DRAMATI CSI N DI PL OMA •ACTI NG •PRODUCTI ON Gur uk ulpat t er nsmeanss t udent satt hec ent r ec ont i nuet ol ear nt hei rar twi t hemi nentGur us i nt hef i el dofMus i candDanc e.Whi l es t udy i ngf ort hegr aduat eandpos t gr aduat ec our s es . Theydi v i det hei rt i mebet weenGur u' sr es i denc eandont hec ampus .Thes t udenthav et o c ompl et ec ont ai nc r edi t saspert hes y l l abuswi t ht heGur u' sandGur u' spas sont hegr ades af t erc ompl et i ont hei rpr ac t i c al c our s et ot heuni v er s i t yatt heendofev er yt er m. Al l t het heor y c l as s esr i y azGur ui nr es i denc epr ogr ammes ,wor k s hopsar ec onduc t edont hec ampusand c ont r i but ei nt het eac hi ngbes i deac c ept i ngt hes t udent sass hi s hy a( di s c i pl es )manyi mpor t ant nat i onalandi nt er nat i onalper f or mi ngar t i s t sl i k e:Gur uKel uc har anMahapat r a( Odi s s i ) ,Gur u Bi r j uMahar aj( Kat hak ) ,Gur uL eel aSams on( Bhar at nat y am) , Gur uBabanr aoHal adank ar ( v oc al ) , T al Y ogi Sur es h Tl awal k ar ( T abl a) , Gur uAj ay Pohank ar ( v oc al ) , Gur u As hok D. Ramade( Mus i c ol ogi s t ) ,Dr .VeenaSahas t r abudhe,Dr .Vi s halKas hal k( Pl ay wr i ght ) ,Rt anTi y am ( t heat r e) , Ri c har dSc hec k ner( t heat r e)U. S. , Vi j ayT endul k ar( pl ay wr i s t ) , Rohi niBhat e( Kat hak ) , Dr . Suc het a Chapek ar( bhar at nat y am)v i s i tt he c ent r ef orc ounduc t i ng wor k s hops ,Semi nar s , L ec t ur e/ Demos t r at i onsorj us tt oi nt r ac twi t ht hes t udent si nt hepi c t ur es ques ur r oundi ngof t hec ent r e. SOMECOURSESI NI NDI AUNDERPERFORMI NGARTSI NCL UDE: •BACHEL OROFARTS, MUSI C, DANCE& THEATRE( GURUKULP ATTERN)-UNI VERSI TY OFPUNE •PERF ORMI NGARTSCENTERI NSTRUMENT ALMUSI CCL ASSESCOURSE-UNI VERSI TY OFDEL HI •MASTEROFF I NEARTS, MASTEROFMUSI CANDMASTEROFARTSI NPERF ORMI NG ARTSDEGREES-UNI VERSI TYOFPUNE, MUMBAI , DEL HI .

TheT er mâ&#x20AC;&#x153; Under pr i v i l egedâ&#x20AC;?i nt er pr et sasL ac k i ngoppor t uni t i esoradv ant agesenj oy edbyot hermember sofone ' sc ommuni t y ; depr i v ed. Deni edt heenj oy mentoft henor malpr i v i l egesorr i ght sofas oc i et ybec aus eofl ow ec onomi cands oc i als t at us . Thes ec hi l dr enc oul dbef ur t herc l as s i f i edas-Unf or t unat e-t heonest hos ear emar k edor ac c ompani ed byorr es ul t i ng i ni l lf or t une;" an unf or t unat et ur n ofev ent sordec i s i on" ; " unf or t unat ei nv es t ment s " ; " anunf or t unat eni ghtf oral lc onc er ned" . Theyc oul dal s obeundert hec at egor yofPoor-hav i ngl i t t l emoneyorf ew pos s es s i ons ; " depl or edt hegapbet weenr i c handpoorc ount r i es " ;" t hepr ov er bi alpoorar t i s tl i v i ngi na gar r et " . TheUnder pr i v i l eged c hi l dr en al s oc ons i dert heonet hos ear enotphys i c al l yf i tt o enj oy pr i v i l egesorr i ght sofot hermember sofs oc i et y . Under pr i v i l egedi sal ac kofoppor t uni t i esoradv ant agesenj oy edbyot hermember sofone ' s c ommuni t y . I tc ani nc l udeec onomi ci nequal i t y ,c l as sdi s c r i mi nat i onandr el at i v edepr i v at i on. onomi ci nequal i t y( al s odes c r i bedast hegapbet weenr i c handpoor ,i nc omei nequal i t y , Ec weal t hdi s par i t y ,orweal t handi nc omedi f f er enc es )i st hedi f f er enc ebet weeni ndi v i dual sor popul at i onsi nt hedi s t r i but i onoft hei ras s et s ,weal t h,ori nc ome.Thet er mt y pi c al l yr ef er st o i nequal i t yamongi ndi v i dual sandgr oupswi t hi nas oc i et y . Cl as s i s mi spr ej udi c eordi s c r i mi nat i on on t hebas i sofs oc i alc l as s .I ti nc l udesi ndi v i dual at t i t udesandbehav i or s , s y s t emsofpol i c i esandpr ac t i c est hatar es etupt obenef i tt heupper c l as s esatt heex pens eoft hel owerc l as s es . at i v e depr i v at i on i st he l ac k ofr es our c est os us t ai nt he di et ,l i f es t y l e,ac t i v i t i esand Rel ameni t i est hatani ndi v i dualorgr oupar eac c us t omedt oort hatar ewi del yenc our agedor appr ov edi nt hes oc i et yt owhi c ht heybel ong. F i gur e9: CATEGORI ESOFUNDERPRI VI L EGED

Thes i t uat i onofunder pr i vi l egedc hi l dr eni nI ndi a 40% ofI ndi a' spopul at i oni sbel owt heageof18y ear swhi c hat400mi l l i oni st hewor l d' s l ar ges tc hi l dpopul at i on. L es st hanhal fofI ndi a' sc hi l dr enbet weent heage6and14got os c hool . Al i t t l eov eronet hi r dofal lc hi l dr enwhoenr ol li ngr adeoner eac hgr adeei ght . Onei nev er yt enc hi l dr eni sdi s abl edi nI ndi a. 95i nev er y1000c hi l dr enbor ni nI ndi adonots eet hei rf i f t hbi r t hday . 70i nev er y1000c hi l dr enbor ni nI ndi adonots eet hei rf i r s tbi r t hday . Onl y38% ofI ndi a' sc hi l dr enbel owt heageof2y ear sar ei mmuni z ed. 74% ofI ndi a' sc hi l dr enbel owt heageof3mont hsar eanemi c . Mor et hanonei nt hr eewomeni nI ndi aandov er60% ofc hi l dr eni nI ndi aar eanemi c . Ac ut er es pi r at or yi nf ec t i onsar el eadi ngc aus esofc hi l dmor t al i t y( 30%)f ol l owedby di ar r hea( 20%)i nI ndi a. Onei nev er y100c hi l dr eni nI ndi abet weenagegr oupof014y ear ss uf f er sf r om ac ut e r es pi r at or yi nf ec t i on. Al mos tonei nev er yf i v ec hi l dr eni nI ndi abel owt heageof14s uf f er sf r om di ar r hea. 3040% oft heI ndi a' spopul at i on, whi c hi sl ar gel yec onomi c al l ydepr i v ed, s pendsov er 70% oft hei rt ot alex pendi t ur eonf ood. Amongs tmar r i edwomeni nI ndi at oday , 75% wer eunderageatt het i meoft hei r mar r i ages . Whi l eonei nev er yf i v eadol es c entboy si smal nour i s hed, onei nev er yt wogi r l si nI ndi ai s under nour i s hed. 23% ofI ndi a' sc hi l dr enar eunder wei ghtatbi r t h. 58% ofI ndi a' sc hi l dr enbel owt heageof2y ear sar enotf ul l yv ac c i nat ed. And24% oft hes e c hi l dr endonotr ec ei v eanyf or m ofv ac c i nat i on. Mor et hat50% ofI ndi a' sc hi l dr enar emal nour i s hed. Educ at i on i ev eeduc at i oni smos ti mpor t antasi tenabl esac hi l dt or eal i z ehi sorherf ul l pot ent i al ; Webel t ot hi nk,ques t i on and j udge i ndependent l y ;dev el op s ens e ofs el f r es pec t ,di gni t y and s el f c onf i denc e; l ear nt ol ov eandr es pec tf el l owhumanbei ngsandnat ur e; i ndec i s i onmak i ng; dev el opc i v i cs ens e, c i t i z ens hi pandv al uesofpar t i c i pat or ydemoc r ac y . I nI ndi a, onl y53% ofhabi t at i onhasapr i mar ys c hool . I nI ndi a, onl y20% ofhabi t at i onhasas ec ondar ys c hool . Onanav er ageanupperpr i mar ys c hooli s3k m awayi n22% ofar easunderhabi t at i ons . I nnear l y60% ofs c hool s , t her ear el es st hant wot eac her st ot eac hCl as s esIt oV. Onanav er age, t her ear el es st hant hr eet eac her sperpr i mar ys c hool . Theyhav et o managec l as s esf r om It oVev er yday . Dr opoutr at esi nc r eas eal ar mi ngl yi nc l as sI I It oV, i t s50% f orboy s , 58% f orgi r l s . 1i n40, pr i mar ys c hooli nI ndi ai sc onduc t edi nopens pac esort ent s . Mor et han50perc entofgi r l sf ai lt oenr ol li ns c hool ; t hos et hatdoar el i k el yt odr opout byt heageof12. 50% ofI ndi anc hi l dr enaged618donotgot os c hool S our c e : 7t hAl lI ndi aE duc at i onS ur v e y , 2002

5 4% ofMumbail i v esi ns l ums :Wor l dBank Whi l et her e ar ec onf l i c t i ng v i ewson whet hers l umswi l lc ompl et el y ov er t ak e Mumbai ' s l ands c ape by 2025,as pr oj ec t ed by t he Wor l d Bank,t he gener alc ons ens us i st hat r ehabi l i t at i onofs l umdwel l er si st heonl yf eas i bl es ol ut i on. et hanhal fofMumbai ' spopul at i onnow l i v esi ni t ss l ums ,ac c or di ngt ol at es ts t at i s t i c s Mor f r om t heWor l dBank( WB) , oneoft hewor l d' sl ar ges tf i nanc i ali ns t i t ut i ons . Whi l eal mos t54% oft hemet r o' si nhabi t ant sl i v ei ns hant i es ,anot her2530% l i v ei nc hawl sandonf oot pat hs , wi t hj us t1 01 5% l i vi ngi napar t mentbui l di ngs ,bungal owsorhi ghr i s es .Howev er ,ex per t s r ubbi s ht hec l ai mt hatf r om bei ngt hes l um c api t alofI ndi a, Mumbaii snows ett obec omet he s l um c api t aloft hewor l d. oj ec t i onsar et hati n20y ear s ,duet of ac t or sl i k eahal ti nt hec i t y ' sc ont r ov er s i als l um Pr demol i t i ons c hemeunc hec k edmi gr at i oni nt ot hec i t ybypeopl ei ns ear c hofj obs , ant i quat ed hous i ngl awsands k y r oc k et i ngr eales t at epr i c es ,s l umswi l lov er t ak et heMumbail ands c ape. TheWBes t i mat est hat22. 5mi l l i onpeopl ewi l lbel i vi ngi ns l umsi nMumbaiby2025. of es s orRN Shar ma,headoft heur bans t udi esuni tatt heT at aI ns t i t ut eofSoc i alSc i enc es , Pr Mumbai ,agr eest hatt hec i t yi sbei ng ov er r un bys l ums ." Thank st o mi gr at i on,t hec i t y ' s popul at i oni sr i s i ngr api dl y .Al r eady67% oft hec i t ywor k si nt hei nf or mals ec t or .I ft heWor l d Bankes t i mat eoft hec i t yr eac hi ngapopul at i onof2. 25c r or eby2025i st r ue,s l umswi l lbe ev er y wher e. " I ti ses t i mat edt hat1 00300new f ami l i esc omet oMumbaiev er yday;mos tl andupi ns l um c ol oni esorer ec ts hant i esont henear es tav ai l abl ef oot pat h. I nf ac t , Bus i nes sWor l dmagaz i ne ' s r ec ent l y r el eas edWhi t eBookofMar k et i ng2005[ / I ]c l ear l ydebunk st hepopul arper c ept i on t hatMumbaihous est hel ar ges tpr opor t i onoft hec ount r y ' sel i t e( t het ops oc i oec onomi c c l as s )popul at i on.Mumbai ' sAc l as smeas ur esonl y1 4. 8%,c ompar edt ot henat i onalc api t al Del hi ' s25. 4% andChennai ' s1 6. 3%. Bot ht hec ur r entCongr es s l edc oal i t i ongov er nmentandt hef or merShi vSenagov er nment c amet opoweri nMahar as ht r aont hes t r engt hoft hei rs l um r ehabi l i t at i ons c hemes . TheSena' s s c hemeenv i s agedf r eehous i ngf or40l ak h( 400, 000)ofMumbai ' ss l umdwel l er s ,agoali t f ai l edt omeet . F or merMahar as ht r aHous i ng and Ar eaDev el opmentAut hor i t yc hi efand hous i ng ex per t Chandr as ek harPr abhus ay st hatev er ygov er nmenthast r i edt oi mpos eas l um s c heme. " The y hav ene v e rbe e ngi v e nanopt i onofc hoos i ngf r om di f f e r e nts l um s c he me s .The yhav ehadt o c hoos ef r om ones c he meatat i me , andal lhav egott he i rdi s adv ant age s . "

Educ at i on i st he f our t h nec es s i t yf orman af t erf ood,c l ot hi ng and s hel t er ,i nt oday â&#x20AC;&#x2122; s c ompet i t i v e wor l d.The educ at i on i st he pr oc es sofi ns t r uc t i on ai med att he al lr ound dev el opmentofi ndi v i dual s ,pr ov i di ngt henec es s ar yt ool sandk nowl edget ounder s t andand par t i c i pat ei ndayt odayac t i v i t i esoft oday â&#x20AC;&#x2122; swor l d.I tdi s pel si gnor anc eandboos t smor al v al uesoft hei ndi v i dual s .I ti st heonl yweal t hwhi c hc annotber obbed.I tf or mst hebas i sf or l i f el ongl ear ni ngandi ns pi r esc onf i denc et of ac ec hal l enges . I tpr ov i dest hes k i l l st oi ndi v i dual s t obec omemor es el fr el i ant , enhanc est heabi l i t yt omanageheal t handnut r i t i onandpl anf or f ut ur e. Educ at i on i sal s o af undament alr equi r ementi n ademoc r ac y .Thr ough educ at i on peopl e bec ome,mor ei nf or medandr es pons i bl ec i t i z ens ,whoar ec apabl eofex er c i s i ngwi s ec hoi c es , andf i ndi ngt hei rv oi c esi npol i t i c s . I ti ses s ent i al f orer adi c at i ngpov er t y , byal l owi ngpeopl et o pl aymor epr oduc t i v er ol esandt oear nbet t erf orl i v i ng. Thei mpor t anc eofeduc at i oni nI ndi ai si ndeedr i s i ngwi t hpas s i ngt i me.ThoughI ndi ahas al way sbeenagr eats our c eofl ear ni ngf ormanyy ear s , i ts t i l lneedst oi mpr ov enotj us tont he qual i t yofeduc at i onbutal s oont henumberofpeopl ebei ngeduc at ed. I nI ndi a, s t i l lmanyar e depr i v edofeduc at i onmai nl yduet opov er t yandl es sac c es s i bi l i t yeduc at i onals er v i c es .The l ac kofeduc at i on, addst ot hev ul ner abi l i t yofc hi l dr enf orf or c i ngt hem i nt os oc i al ev i l sofc hi l d l abourandc r i me. TheI ndi aneduc at i onl ands c apes aws i gni f i c antdev el opment sdur i ngt he11t hPl an. Ther ewas as ur gei ns c hoolenr ol ment s ,andgenderands oc i alc at egor ygapsi nenr ol ment snar r owed c ons i der abl y .Ex pans i onofs c hoolI nf r as t r uc t ur eandf ac i l i t i ess i gni f i c ant l ywi denedac c es st o s c hool i ng,and i nc ent i v esand c hi l d ent i t l ement s ,s uc h ast ex t book s ,mi d daymeal sand uni f or msbeganr eac hi ngac ons i der abl yl ar genumberofc hi l dr en. Themos ts i gni f i c antdev el opment , howev er , wast hatAr t i c l e21A, i ns er t edi nt heCons t i t ut i on ofI ndi at hr ought heCons t i t ut i on( 86t hAmendment )Ac t , 2002t omak eel ement ar yeduc at i on af undament alr i ght ,and i t sc ons equent i all egi s l at i on,t heRi ghtofChi l dr en t oF r eeand Compul s or yEduc at i on( RTE)Ac t , 2009, bec ameoper at i v eon1s tApr i l 2010. Thi sdev el opment hasf arr eac hi ngi mpl i c at i onsf orel ement ar yeduc at i oni nt hey ear st oc ome:i ti mpl i est hat ev er yc hi l dhasar i ghtt oel ement ar yeduc at i onofs at i s f ac t or yandequi t abl equal i t yi na f or mals c hoolwhi c hs at i s f i esc er t ai nes s ent i alnor msands t andar ds .

Thec ount r yhaswi t nes s eds ubs t ant i ali nc r eas ei nt henumberofpr i mar yandupperpr i mar y Sc hool si nr ec enty ear s .AsperS t at i s t i c sofs c hooleduc at i on,200910,t her ear e1449420 educ at i onali ns t i t ut i onsi nt heCount r y . Thes eeduc at i onali ns t i t ut i onsar emanagedbyGov er nment ,L oc alBodi es ,Pr i v at eai ded,and Pr i v at eunai ded management s .Pr i v at es ec t ordomi nat ed i nnumberofPr edegr ee/j uni or c ol l eges /Hi ghers ec ondar ys c hool sand Hi gh / Pos tBas i cs c hool s ,wher easGov er nment managedi ns t i t ut i onswer epr omi nentf orMi ddl e/Seni orBas i cs c hool s ,Pr i mar y /J uni orbas i c s c hool sandPr ePr i mar y /Pr ebas i cs c hool s .

Thequal i t yofeduc at i ondependshugel yont hec apabi l i t yoft eac her s .89% t eac her si nt he Hi gherSec ondar ySc hool s /J uni orCol l egeswer et r ai nedwher east hec or r es pondi ngl ev eli n Hi gh/ Pos tBas i cSc hool s , Mi ddl e/Sr . Bas i cSc hool andPr ePr i mar y / Pr i mar y /J r . Bas i cSc hool ar e 90%,88% and86% r es pec t i v el y .ThePupi lâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; T eac herr at i oal s opl ay sadet er mi ni ngr ol ei n qual i t yofeduc at i on. TheEc onomi cSur v ey201112poi nt soutt hat , att heal l I ndi al ev el , t her e hasbeenamar gi nali mpr ov ementi nt hepr opor t i onofs c hool sc ompl y i ngwi t hRTEnor mson pupi lâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;T eac herr at i of r om 38. 9% i n2010t o40. 7% i n2011.I n2011,Ker al as t andsoutwi t h 94. 1% ofs c hool si nc ompl i anc eofRTEnor msand i nJ ammu & Kas hmi r ,Nagal and and Mani purmor et han80% s c hool sar ei nc ompl i anc ewi t ht hes enor ms .Atal lI ndi al ev el ,t her e hasbeenamar gi naldec l i nei nt hepr opor t i onofs c hool swi t hatl eas tonec l as s r oom per t eac her , f r om 76. 2% i n2010t o74. 3% i n2011.

Educ at i ons ec t or :Ac hi evi ngMi l l enni um Dev el opmentGoal s( MDG) TheMDGGoal2i s‘ Ac hi ev i nguni v er s alpr i mar yeduc at i on’wi t ht het ar gett oens ur et hatby 2015,c hi l dr enev er y wher e,boy sand gi r l sal i k e,wi l lbeabl et oc ompl et eaf ul lc our s eof pr i mar yeduc at i on.Byt hemeas ur eofNetenr ol mentr at i o( NER)i npr i mar yeduc at i ont he c ount r yhasal r eadyc r os s edby200809, t he95% c ut of fl i ner egar dedast hemar k erv al uef or ac hi ev i ng2015t ar getofuni v er s alpr i mar yeduc at i onf oral lc hi l dr enaged610y ear s . Pr i mar y enr ol mentof610y earol dc hi l dr enbyt hei rNERmeas ur ehasi mpr ov edf r om 83% i nt hey ear 2000t oov er98. 3% i n2009-10.At r endbas edonDI SEs t at i s t i c ss howst hat ,I ndi ai sl i k el yt o ac hi ev e100% NERf orgi r l sandboy sal i k eaheadof2015. Thes ur v i v alr at eatpr i mar yl ev elup t oGr adeV( i . e. pr opor t i onofpupi l ss t ar t i ngGr adeIwhor eac ht hel as tgr adeofpr i mar y )has r i s enf r om 62% i n1999t o81% by2002anddec l i nedt her eaf t ert o73% i n2004. Ac c or di ngt o DI SE200708,i tf ur t herdi pped t o 72% i n 200708.Howev er ,DI SE200910i ndi c at ed an i mpr ov ementt o78per c enti n200809. TheMDG Goal3i s‘ Pr omot eGenderEqual i t yandEmpowerWomen’t ar get i ngt oel i mi nat e genderdi s par i t yi npr i mar yands ec ondar yeduc at i on,pr ef er abl yby2005,andi nal ll ev el sof educ at i on,nol at ert han2015.Byt hemeas ur eofGenderPar i t yI ndex( GPI )i nenr ol mentat pr i mar y ,s ec ondar yandt er t i ar yl ev el s ,t hef emal emal edi s par i t yi nal lt het hr eegr adesof educ at i onhasbeens t eadi l ydi mi ni s hi ngov ert hey ear s .Thet ar getf orel i mi nat i nggender di s par i t yi npr i mar yands ec ondar yenr ol mentby2005hasnotbeenac hi ev edi nI ndi aasper t heav ai l abl edat af orGenderpar i t yI ndexf orEnr ol ment ,i nt hes ens et hatt houghal mos t per f ec tpar i t ywasat t ai nedi nt hepr i mar yl ev elofenr ol ment , i twasnots oi ns ec ondar yl ev el . Howev er ,byt hec ut–of fl i nef orac hi ev ementasi nt er nat i onal l yr ec ogni z ed,t het ar gethas beenac hi ev edf orpr i mar ygr adeby200708.Ther at esofi nc r eas ei nGPIs i gni f yI ndi a’ son – t he– t r ac kpr ogr es st oac hi ev i ngGenderpar i t yi nenr ol mentby2015,ev enf orSec ondar y gr ade. Conc l us i on Thepr ogr ammeandpol i c yi ni t i at i v esl i k eSar v aShi k haAbhi y an( SSA)andRi ghtt oEduc at i on ( RTE)hav ec ont r i but edt oanew v i br anc y ,meani ngandur genc yi nt hec ount r y ’ sef f or t st o uni v er s al i z eel ement ar yeduc at i on, andar eex pec t edt oi nf us enewl i f ei nt hes c hool i ngs y s t em i nt hey ear st oc ome. Howev er , t hei s s ueofdr opout sc ont i nuesasamaj ori s s uei nal l l ev el sof educ at i on. Al s ot heNetenr ol mentRat i oi nupperpr i mar yl ev eli sf arf r om s at i s f ac t or y . Ur gent andmor ef oc us edmeas ur esar er equi r edt oaddr es sandt ac k l et hes eendur i ngi s s uesi nt he educ at i ons ec t oroft heCount r y .

I NI TI ATI VEBYL I TERACYI NDI A Mi s s i on L i t er ac yI ndi ai sf oc us edonbr i ngi ngaboutaQual i t at i v ec hangei nt hel i v esofunder pr i v i l eged c hi l dr en bygi v i ng adi f f er entmeani ng t o educ at i on.Wear el ook i ng att r ans f or mi ng t he educ at i onl ands c apebyi nt r oduc i ngi nnov at i v emet hodsofeduc at i ont ogi v ec hi l dr enawi der c anv asofex pos ur ei nas oc i oc ul t ur alenv i r onment .I thasc r eat edanenv i r onmentwher et he c hi l dr enar eenc our agedt odev el opt hei rownper s onal i t y . Obej ec t i v e ngi nv i ew t her i s i ngpr obl emsofpopul at i onandunempl oy ment ,t her ootc aus ef or Keepi whi c hi si l l i t er ac yandi gnor anc e, L i t er ac yI ndi ahast ak enont het as kofc r eat i ngawar enes son t hei mpor t anc eofeduc at i onf orunderpr i v i l egedc hi l dr enandy out h.Keepi ngi nv i ew t he r i s i ngpr obl emsofpopul at i onandunempl oy ment ,t her ootc aus ef orwhi c hi si l l i t er ac yand i gnor anc e,L i t er ac yI ndi ahast ak enont het as kofc r eat i ngawar enes sont hei mpor t anc eof educ at i onf orunderpr i v i l egedc hi l dr enandy out h. Thepr ogr amsar eenvi s agedt obei nnov at i v e, s us t ai nabl eandr epl i c abl ei ndi f f er entpar t sof t hec ount r y .Ourpr i mar yobj ec t i v esar et o: •I dent i f yy ounggi r l sf r om underpr i v i l egedbac k gr oundsandhel pbui l dt hei rc onf i denc e andawar enes swi t hi nnov at i v el ear ni ngmet hods •T os uppor tc hi l dr eni nac t i v es c hool i ngt opr ov i demi ni mum l ev el sofl ear ni ng. •T ous er ol emodel st oi ns pi r et hey out ht ot ak eupi s s uesc onc er ni ngt hei rc ommuni t i es . •Pr ov i dewomenandc hi l dr enwi t hv oc at i onals k i l l s . •T onur t ur e, ment orandas s i s tc hi l dr ent obec omehumanr es our c eas s et si nt he c ommuni t yandt or es t or edi gni t yamongs tt heunder pr i v i l eged. •Weendeav ourt omeett hi sobj ec t i v et hr oughi mpar t i ngbas i ceduc at i onandt hr ough ex pos i ngours t udent st oav ar i et yofv oc at i onals k i l l si nper f or mi ngar t s , c omput er ani mat i on, et c . Thi shasbeendev el opedf r om av i s i ont hatunder pr i v i l egedc hi l dr ens houl dbepr ov i dedan oppor t uni t yand apl at f or mt o equi pt hem wi t hbas i ceduc at i onand al s ot o nur t ur eand dev el opt hei rl at entt al ent sands k i l l si nor dert or eal i z et hei rmax i mum pot ent i al . E mphas i si sonpr ov i di nge duc at i onnoti nt het y pi c alc l as s r oom manne r ,butt ogi v eac hi l dawi de rc anv asof e x pos ur ei nas oc i oc ul t ur ale nv i r onme nt .

I ti si mpor t antt hateduc at i oni si mpar t edi nanenv i r onment , whi c hf oc us esoni ns t i l l i ngdi gni t y ofl abour .Wi t hi t snew model ,L i t er ac yI ndi ahasmadeamaj orbr eak t hr oughi nt hel as t12 y ear s .I thasc r eat edanenv i r onmentwher et hec hi l dr enar eenc our agedt odev el opt hei rown per s onal i t y .Thi si sac hi ev edt hr oughmak i ngeduc at i onaf unac t i v i t yandi nv ol v eswor k s hops ongr oupl ear ni ngmet hods , dr ama, danc e, c r eat i v ear t sandot hernont r adi t i onalmet hodsof l ear ni ng. Emi nentper s onal i t i esf r om di f f er entwal k sofl i f ec omeandi nt er ac twi t ht hec hi l dr en and t hei ns pi r at i on gl eaned f r om t hes ev i s i t sdoesi mpac tt hec hi l dr en' sent hus i as m.The i nt er es tgener at edi ns uc hac t i v i t i esal s oenabl esi dent i f i c at i onoft al ent ,whi c hc anev ent ual l y hav epot ent i alf orear ni ngsandt her ebyens ur egr aduat i ngt ohi ghereduc at i onorv oc at i onal t r ai ni ng.

Weenc ount erdai l yex per i enc es , pat t er nsandr el at i ons hi pswhi c hr ev eal agr eatdeal about whowear easi nt er ac t i nghumans . Soc i o -ec onomi cand s oc i et ali s s uespl ayaf ac t ori nt hedev el opmentofbr ai nsand ul t i mat el y , t hebehav i or . Di s adv ant agedc hi l dr enc l ear l ydonotbenef i tf r om t hei rpl ac ei ns oc i et y . Sc i ent i s t s ,howev er ,bel i ev et heyhav ef oundones ol ut i ont hatc anhopef ul l yequat et he gr owt hofs uc hc hi l dr enwi t hnor malbutnotnec es s ar i l yaf f l uentk i ds . Thr oughc r eat i v eenhanc i ngt ec hni quess uc hasdanc eormov ement ,dr awi ngandmus i c , al lc hi l dr en, under pr i v i l egedc hi l dr enes pec i al l y , c anadv anc et hei rdev el opment . Di s adv ant agedc hi l dr enbec omeex pos edt os ev er alobdur at e,agi t at i ngex per i enc es ,or s t r es s , t hatev ent ual l yl eadst oc ogni t i v e, s oc i alandemot i onalpr obl ems . Thr ough t hepr es enc eofar ti nt hel i f eofs uc h ac hi l d,t hatc hi l dc an us ear tf ori t s t her apeut i cdev i c eswhi l ebenef i t t i ngt hei r" c ogni t i v e, s oc i alandmot orabi l i t i es " . hepr es enc eofs uc hpr obl emsduet ot heenv i r onmentoft hes ec hi l dr enwer ebor nar e T s omet i mesex hi bi t edi ns uc hf or msofanx i et y ,ner v ous nes s ,l ac korex c es s i v eamount sof s l eep, l ac kofs oc i al , l anguageandv er bals k i l l s. Ul t i mat el y ,mal t r eat ed c hi l dr en wi l ll ear n atas l owerr at et han nor malc hi l dr en and a di s c r epanc ywi l loc c urbet weent hei rageandl ev elofemot i onalmat ur i t y . F orex ampl e, as i xy earol dc hi l dmi ghtac t , f eel and" c ar r yt hems el v es "asi ft heywer et hr ee y ear si nage.Thi st ec hni quewhi c hi ss omet i mesdubbed" pl ay f ulbr ai nt r ai ni ng"c anhel p mat c ht hei remot i onalt ot hei rc hr onol ogi c al(pr operager ange)l ev el . Thr oughdanc ef orex ampl e, t hec hi l dwi l l notonl yf or mr hy t hmi cs k i l l sbyl i s t eni ngt omus i c andmov i ngt oi t ,butt hec hi l dc anadoptas ens eofc ont r olandaut onomybyc ont r ol l i ng t hei rbodi ess ot hatt hei rmov ement smat c ht hebeatoft hemus i c . Thi sdi s c i pl i nec anf os t er s el fmanagementandi mpul s ec ont r ol . Notonl ydoesar tpr ov i dei ns i ghtt oex t er nalf i gur esbey ondt hei rownbodi es ,buti tc an s er v easal i nkf orc ommuni c at i onwhi c hi sc r uc i ali nr el at i ngt os oc i et y . Theunder pr i v i l egedc hi l dr ens omet i mesdonotl ear nt hepr opers k i l l sneededt oex pr es s t hems el v es . Whet heri ti st hr oughdanc e,mus i corpai nt i ng,t hec hi l dhasi nc l udeds omeunder l y i ng meani ngaboutwhatt hei rpi ec emeansbot ht ot hem andt ot hei raudi enc e. Ex pos i ngc hi l dr ent oar tf r om t het i met heyar ebor nc annur t ur et hei nt el l ec t ualpr oc es s , es pec i al l yi ft heyf ac es oc i o-ec onomi corf ami l i als t r ai ns .Suc har tex pos ur ec anhel pt hei r s oc i aladv anc ements ot hatt he di s c r epanc y bet ween t hei rage and c ogni t i v e age dec r eas es . Al t hought heex pos ur eofar ti snotav ai l abl ef oral lunder pr i v i l egedc hi l dr enf r om i nf anc y , af ew pr ogr amsex i s ti nai di ngt hes ec hi l dr endev el ops omeoft hes k i l l st hatmi ghthav e beennegl ec t ed. Thi spr es enc e ofs uc hs t r ai nshasa pr of ound af t er mat h on t he behav i orand br ai n dev el opmentoft hec hi l d.Al t hought hepr obl emst hatt hec hi l df ac esc annotal way sbe r ev er s ed,s ugges t i onsl i k ei mpl ement i ngar ti nt ot hei rc ur r i c ul um c anr el i ev et hem f r om s omeoft hei rt r oubl eswhi l eenr i c hi ngt hei rc ogni t i v e,s oc i al ,andemot i onalabi l i t i es .The pr es enc eofar tc ans er v east her apy .

BENEFI TSOFPERFORMI NGARTSON CHI L DREN Per f or mi ng ar t si sapr of ound and i mpor t antpar tofanyc hi l d’ seduc at i on,and t hes k i l l s l ear nedandex per i enc egai nedi nt ak i ngdr amac l as s es , hav i ngs i ngi ngl es s onsand/ orj oi ni ng adanc es c hool orgl eec l ubwi l l af f ec tandi mpr ov emanyofy ourc hi l d’ sabi l i t i esi nmanyar eas oft hei rl i f e. Her ear es omeoft hemanybenef i t s : Dev el opi ngc r eat i vi t y:I magi nat i v epl ays t i mul at esandc hal l engest hebr ai n, andal l ows k i dst obei nnov at i v eandbr oadmi nded. Dev el opi ng c onf i denc e:S t r at egi est o hel py ou getup i nf r ontofan audi enc eand pr es entani deaar eex t r aor di nar i l yv al uabl eandv er yl i t t l eappr ec i at edi nmanyar easof adul tl i f e, per s onal l yandpr of es s i onal l y . L ear ni nghowasac hi l di sawonder f ulas s ett o hav e. omot i ngs el f di s c i pl i neands el f mot i v at i on:Bec aus eal lper f or mi ngar t sar ephy s i c al Pr and i ndi v i duall i k e doi ng s por t sorat hl et i c s ,ac hi ev ement sar e al s o gai ned f r om i nc l udi ngpr ac t i c eathomeands c hedul i ngper s onalt r ai ni ng. Expos edt oar tandc ul t ur e: Thei mpac tofas ophi s t i c at edc ul t ur al andar t i s t i ceduc at i on i sl i f el ong,and addsenj oy ment ,dept h and meani ng t o bot h per s onall i v esand pr of es s i onalwor kasadul t s . Notev er y onei sl uc k yenought ohav et heoppor t uni t y . er c omi nganxi et i es : Thet r i umphofgoi ngoutofs t age, per f or mi ngar ehear s edpi ec e Ov s uc c es s f ul l y ,andr ec ei v i ngf eedbac kaf t er war dsi soneoft hepr of oundandt angi bl e r eas s ur anc esofwor t handac hi ev ementy ouwi l l ev erget . I tgi v esk i dsas ens eofc ont r ol andpowerequi v al entt owi nni ngs c hol as t i cpr i z esors por t sc hampi ons hi ps ,andwi l l enc our ageai mi nghi gher ,ov er c omi ngmor eobs t ac l esandac hi ev i nggr eat ergoal si n f ut ur eendeav or s . ear ni ngmemor i z i ngs ki l l s : Wor k i ngony ourabi l i t yt oabs or bandr et ai ni nf or mat i oni s L s omet hi ngmanys uc c es s f ulent r epr eneur sr ec ommendf ort hes uc c es sofpr of es s i onal adul t s , andi si mpor t antandf unt odev el opt hr oughper f or mi ngar t s . I mpr ovi ngl anguageandmus i c als ki l l s : L i k eanex pos ur et oc ul t ur eandar t , dev el opi ng anguageandmus i c als k i l l sof f eras i gni f i c antadv ant agef oranys t udent ,andmak ef or ar i c her , mor el i ber al mi ndedadul t hood. obl ems ol vi ng:Deal i ngwi t hunex pec t eds i t uat i onsandwor k i ngt hr ought ov i abl e Pr s ol ut i onsi sawonder f uland per hapss ur pr i s i ng s k i l lgai ned f r om per f or mi ng ar t s c l as s es ,wher ec r eat i v ec hal l engesar es et ,s el f gener at ed wor ki senc our aged,or pr obl emsenc ount er edons t agear eov er c omei ft hi ngsgowr ongorar ef or got t en. Soc i ali nt er ac t i onandc ooper at i on: Per f or mi ngar t sc l as s espr omot ewor k i ngasat eam whi l eal s oenc our agi nganddev el opi ngi ndi v i dualt al ent : t hebes tpos s i bl ec ombi nat i on. “ L ogi cwi l lge ty ouf r om At oB. I magi nat i onwi l lt ak ey oue v e r y whe r e . ” ( Al be r tE i ns t e i n) " Pe r f or mi ngAr t sE duc at i oni snotaboutc r e at i ngf ut ur ear t i s t s . I t ' saboute nabl i ngDr e ammak i ngt o happe ni nal ls t ude nt s . "

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How Ar tHel pst heBehavi orofDi s adv ant agedChi l dr en Di s adv ant agedc hi l dr enhav eahei ght enedr i s kofadopt i ngnegat i v ebehav i or sbec aus eof t hei rex pos ur et oenv i r onment als t r es s or s ,ac c or di ngt oBr y nMawrCol l ege ' sSer endi pS t udi o. Ar t i s t i cex pr es s i onss uc hasdanc e, pai nt i ngands c ul pt i nghel pdi s adv ant agedc hi l dr enr el eas e s ome oft he negat i v e emot i ons t hatt hey t ot e ar ound orr el eas et hr ough behav i or al mi s c onduc t .Ar tal s ol et sdi s adv ant agedc hi l dr enwi t hbehav i or alpr obl emshav eav oi c eand ex pr es st hems el v es . Emot i onalExpr es s i on Ac c or di ngt or es ear c hc onduc t edbyt heChi l dc ar eEduc at i onI ns t i t ut e," ar tof f er sc hi l dr enan i mpor t antout l etf oremot i onalex pr es s i onandt heas s ur anc et hatt hei rf eel i ngsar ev al uabl e, " t hi si spar t i c ul ar l yc r i t i c alf ordi s adv ant agedc hi l dr enwhos ef eel i ngsmi ghthav enev erbeen v al i dat ed. Ex pr es s i ngemot i onss uc hasangerorf eart hr oughar t i s t i cex pr es s i ons uc hasdanc e orwr i t i ngal l owsc hi l dr enc opewi t has pec t sofl i v i ngi naheal t hy ,s af es pac e.I tal s oenabl es t hem t or el eas edi f f i c ul temot i onsi ns t eadofr epr es s i ngt hem. Ski l lBui l di ng tc anbeus edt ot eac hc hi l dr enhowt odemons t r at eappr opr i at ebehav i or s , whi c hi samor e Ar ef f ec t i v et ec hni quet hans ubj ec t i ngc hi l dr ent opuni s hment st hatonl yat t emptt oer adi c at et he negat i v e behav i orwi t houtt eac hi ng t hem new s k i l l s ,ac c or di ng t ot he Par t ner sRes our c e Net wor k.F ori ns t anc e,par ent s ,t eac her sandment alheal t hwor k er sc ani nt r oduc ec onf l i c t r es ol ut i on c onc ept st oc hi l dr en,s uc h asangermanagementand c ompr omi s e,byhav i ng c hi l dr endr awi magesoft hems el v espl ay i ngi ndependent l yt oc al m downaf t erac onf l i c t . I nc r eas esSel f es t eem TheAmer i c anAr tTher apyAs s oc i at i ons ugges t st hatar tt her apyhel pst o i nc r eas e a per s on' ss el f es t eem,whi c hi s es s ent i alf or di s adv ant aged c hi l dr en whos e s el f es t eem i st hr eat enedbys oc i oec onomi candenv i r onment als t r es s or s .Thr oughar t i s t i c ex pr es s i on,c hi l dr enar eal l owedt opr oc es sdi f f i c ul temot i onsandbec omemor es el f awar ei n t he pr oc es s ,whi c h hel pst oi nc r eas es el f es t eem and t emperdi s r upt i v e behav i or s .The KennedyCent r eâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sAr t sEdge,ac ul t ur alandeduc at i onalr es our c e,s t at est hatt hear t shel pt o i ns t i l pr i dei nc hi l dr en, i nc r eas eoppor t uni t i esf ors el f ex pr es s i onandhel pk i dsdev el opr eal l i f e s k i l l s , whi c hal s oc ont r i but et oheal t hys el f es t eem. I mpr ov esAc ademi cPer f or manc e Ar thel psdi s adv ant aged c hi l dr en' sac ademi cper f or manc e,hel pi ng t hem mas t err eadi ng, i mpr ov i ng t hei r pr obl ems ol v i ng s k i l l s and,ul t i mat el y ,dec r eas i ng negat i v e behav i or s , ac c or di ngt ot heAmer i c ansf ort heAr t sor gani z at i on.Ar tal s ohel pst ol owerdr opoutr at es , whi c h hi t sdi s adv ant aged c hi l dr en t he har des t ,ac c or di ng t ot he or gani z at i on.Per s onal ac hi ev ementt hati sgai nedt hr oughac ademi cs uc c es sc anenc our agedi s adv ant agedc hi l dr en wi t h behav i or ali s s ues t of oc us on t hei rac c ompl i s hment s ,and r eal i z et he benef i t s of per f or mi ngwel lac ademi c al l ywhi l er edi r ec t i ngt hei rmal adapt i v ebehav i or s .

Ac ous t i c alr equi r ement s Hal l sus edf ors peec hand/ ordr ama: Thec l ar i t yofs peec hi st hemos ti mpor t anti nt hi sc as e. Opt i mum c l ar i t ydependson: a)Cor r ec tr ev er ber at i ont i me b)Abs enc eofec ho c )Cor r ec tl oudnes sl ev elatal lpar t soft hehal l d)L owbac k gr oundnoi s e Hal l sus edf ormus i c : Adequat er ev er ber at i oni si mpor t antt ol endpr operbl endi ngandf ul l nes sofmus i c .The r ev er ber at i ont i mei sr equi r edt obehi ghert hanf orwal l smeantf ors peec honl y . Gener alpur pos ehal l sus edf orbot hs peec handmus i c : Ther ev er ber at i ont i mes houl dbei nbet weent hatpr ov i dedf orhal l sf ordr amaandhal l sf or mus i c . Gener alpr i nc i pl esofdes i gn Si t es el ec t i onandpl anni ng: Thec hoi c eofs i t ef oranaudi t or i um s pac ei sgov er nedbys ev er alf ac t or swhi c hmaybe mut ual l yc onf l i c t i ngbutac ompr omi s ehast obes t r uc kbet weent hev ar i ousc ons i der at i ons i nv ol v ed. Thef ac t orofnoi s ei sani mpor t antc ons i der at i on. Anoi s es ur v eyoft hes i t es houl dbe madei nadv anc es ot hatnoi s yl oc at i onsar eav oi dedwher epos s i bl e,asot her wi s eel abor at e andex pens i v ec ons t r uc t i onmayber equi r edt opr ov i der equi s i t es oundi ns ul at i on. I nf ac t , t he qui et i s tpos s i bl ec ondi t i ons houl dbepr ov i deds ot hati nt el l i gi bi l i t yoft hes peec hdoesnot s uf f erandev ens of tpas s agesofmus i car ehear d.I ti spar t i c ul ar l ynec es s ar yt ok eept hel ev el ofex t r aneousnoi s el ow bypr operor i ent at i onoft hes t r uc t ur eandpr operai rc ondi t i oni ngi s pr ov i dedanddoor sandwi ndowsar enor mal l yk eptopendur i ngt heper f or manc e.Whenai r c ondi t i oni ngi spr ov i deds pec i al c ar es houl dbet ak ent oat t enuat et hepl antnoi s eandt hegr i l l noi s e.F ort hi spur pos epl ants houl dbes ui t abl yi s ol at edandduc t saswel last hepl enum s houl dbes odes i gnedt hatnoi s eget sadequat el yr educ eds oast obei nt heper mi s s i bl el i mi t s . Dependi ngont heambi entnoi s el ev eloft hes i t e,or i ent at i on,l ay outands t r uc t ur aldes i gn s houl dbear r angedt opr ov i denec es s ar ynoi s er educ t i on,s ot hatt hebac k gr oundnoi s el ev el ofnotmor et hat4045dBi sac hi ev edwi t hi nt hehal l . Not e :de c i be l ( dB)i sauni tofs oundi nt e ns i t yl e v e lande x pr e s s e st her at i onofagi v e ns oundl e v e lt ot hemi ni mum pe r c e pt i bl el e v e l( quant i t at i v e l y0. 002dy ne s / s q. c m)onal ogar i t hmi cs c al e .

Si z eandShape: Thes i z es houl dbef i x edi nr el at i ont ot henumberofaudi enc er equi r edt obes eat ed.The f l oorar eaoft hehal li nc l udi nggangway s( ex c l udi ngt hes t age)s houl dbec al c ul at edont he bas i s of0. 6t o 0. 9s q. m.Perper s on.The hei ghtoft he wal li s det er mi ned by s uc h c ons i der at i onsasv ent i l at i on, pr es enc e( orabs enc e)ofbal c onyandt het y peofper f or manc e. Theav er agehei ghtdi f f er sf r om 6m f ors mal lhal l st o7. 5m f orl ar gehal l s .Cei l i ngmaybef l at buti ti spr ef er abl et opr ov i deas l i ghti nc r eas ei nt hehei ghtneart hec ent r eoft hehal l .The v ol umeperper s onr equi r edt obepr ov i deds houl dnor mal l ybei nar angeof3. 5t o5. 5m3. Sui t abl ev ol umesf ordi f f er entt y pesofaudi t or i umsar egi v enbel ow buti ti sr ec ommended hi gherv al uesbeadopt edonl yi ns pec i alc as es .

F l oorpl ansofv ar i ouss hapesar eus ed,butt heonewhi c hi sc ons i der edt ogi v es at i s f ac t or y r es ul t swi t houti nt r oduc i ngc ompl i c at i onsi nt heac ous t i c alt r eat mentoft hehal li st hef an s hapedpl an.Thepr os c eni um maybearanys ui t abl er at i owi t ht hehei ghtoft hehal lt os ui t s t ager equi r ement sandc ons i der at i onsofv i s i bi l i t y . Thes i dewal l ss houl dbear r angedt ohav e anangl eofnotmor et han100degr eeswi t ht hec ur t ai nl i ne.I nc as eoft al k i ng pi c t ur es s y nc hr oni z at i onofs oundwi t hl i pmov ementi smos tes s ent i al .Al s o,i nt hec as eoft heat r esa per s onwi t hnor malv i s i ons houl dbeabl et odi s c er nf ac i alex pr es s i onsoft heper f or mer s .I n or dert os at i s f yt hes ec ondi t i ons , i ti sr ec ommendedt hatt hedi s t anc eoft hef ur t hes ts eatf r om t hec ur t ai nl i nes houl dnotnor mal l yex c eed23met er s . St age: Thes i z eoft hes t agedependsont het y peofper f or mer si thast oc at erf or . Rearwal l : Theaudi t or i um r ar ewal l ss houl dbeei t herf l atorc onv exi ns hape.Thi ss houl dnotbe c onc av ei ns hape,butwher ei tc annotbeav oi ded,t heac ous t i c aldes i gns hal li ndi c at eei t her t hes ur f ac et obes pl ay edorc onv exc or r ugat i onsgi v eni nor dert oav oi danyt endenc yf ort he s oundt of oc usi nt ot hehal l .

Si dewal l : Wher et hes i dewal l sar enonpar al l elasi nt hec as eofaf an-s hapedhal l ,t hewal l smay r emai nr ef l ec t ed and may be ar c hi t ec t ur al l yf i ni s hed i n any mannerr equi r ed,i fs ound abs or bi ngmat er i al i snotr equi r edf r om ot herc ons i der at i ons . Wher et hes i dewal l sar epar al l el t heymaybel ef tunt r eat edt oal engt hoabout7. 5m f r om t hepr os c eni um end. I naddi t i on, any oft hes ur f ac e,l i k el yt oc aus eanec ho,orf l ut t erec hos houl dbeappr ox i mat el yt r eat edwi t ha s oundabs or bi ngmat er i al . Di f f er enc ebet weent hedi r ec tpat handt hepat hr ef l ec t edf r om s i de wal l ss hal lnotex c eed15m. ei l i ng: Roofandc I nl ar gehal l saf al s ec ei l i ngi sus ual l ypr ov i dedbel ow t het r us s es .Thepor t i onoft hef al s e c ei l i ngneart hepr os c eni um i sc ons t r uc t edofr ef l ec t i v emat er i al ( us ual l ypl as t erofPar i s )andi s s ui t abl yi nc l i nedt ohel pr ef l ec t i onsf r om t hes t aget or eac ht her ar es eat soft hehal l .The por t i onoft hi sc ei l i ngi sc ons t r uc t edt ot ak eac ous t i c alt r eat ment .Conc av es hapedc ei l i ng(i n t hef or m ofadomeorbar r el )s houl dbeav oi ded. Ther ar epor t i onoft hec ei l i ngmay bet r eat ed wi t hs oundabs or bi ngmat er i alpar t l yf orc ont r olofr ev er ber at i onandpar t l yt opr ev entbui l d upofaudi enc enoi s e. Fl oor : F orgoodv i s i bi l i t yandal s of orgoodl i s t eni ngc ondi t i ons , t hes uc c es s i v er owsofs eat shav e t ober ai s edov ert hepr ec edi ngoneswi t ht her es ul tt hatt hef l oorl ev elr i s est owar dst her ar e. Theel ev at i oni sbas edont hepr i nc i pl et hateac hl i s t eners hal lbeel ev at edwi t hr es pec tt ot he per s oni mmedi at el yi nf r ontofhi m,s ot hatt hel i s t ener ’ sheadi sabout12c m abov et hepat h oft hes oundwhi c hwoul dpas sov ert heheadoft heper s oni nf r ontofhi m.I ti spos s i bl et o r educ ei tt o8c ms , i ft hes eat sar es t agger ed. Asanempi r i c alr ul e, t heangl eofel ev at i onoft he i nc l i nedf l oori nanaudi t or i um s houl dnotbel es st han8degr ees . Not e : -whe r emor eac c ur at ev al ue sar ec ons i de r e dne c e s s ar y . Thes l opeoft hef l oormayec al c ul at e dbyt hef ol l owi ng f or mul a.

hn=hn1+h–( H-hn1) S+( n1) r WHERE H=hei ghtofs ounds our c eabov enor malheadl ev el r=bac kt obac kdi s t anc ebet weenr owsofs eat s h=headc l ear anc e S=( r H+r / h)hor i z ont aldi s t anc ef r om t hes our c et ot hel as tr owwhi c hdoesnotr equi r e el ev at i onand h1, h2…. andhnr=el ev at i onsoft hef i r s t , s ec ond…. andnt hr owsbehi ndt her owwhi c hi sata di s t anc eSf r om t hes our c e.

Bal c ony: Wher eabal c onyi spr ov i ded, i t spr oj ec t i oni nt ot hehal ls houl dnotbemor et hant wi c et he f r eehei ghtoft heopeni ngoft hebal c onyr ec es s . L i neofSi ght : Theel ev at i onoft hebal c onys eat ss houl dbes uc ht hatl i neofs i ghti snoti nc l i nedmor et han 30degr eest ot hehor i z ont al . Foyer s ,Cr us hHal l s ,At t ac hedRooms : Al lt heenc l os eds pac es ,s uc hasf oy er s ,l ounges ,f l ank i ngv er andas ,et c ,adj ac entt ot he audi t or i um s houl dbei s ol at edf r om t hemai nhal l bys ui t abl edoor ss ot hatt heac ous t i c soft he hal lar enoti nf l uenc edbyt hes er ooms ;heav yc ur t ai nsmaybeus edt oai dabs or pt i onof ex t er nalnoi s ef r om f oy er s , v er andas , et c . Thef oy erar ea,numberands i z eofent r anc esal s odependont hes i z eands ear i ngc apac i t yof t heaudi t or i um. Atl eas t20% ofVt hes ear i ngar eaoft hehal li sr ec ommendedf orf oy er . F orl obbyandl ounge,ar easatl eas tc or r es pondi ngt o10% oft hes ear i ngar eai nt hehal lar e r ec ommended.F ur t her ,t hes es pac ess houl d be ac ous t i c al l yt r eat ed s ot hatt he noi s es or i gi nat i ngt her edonotc aus eanydi s t ur banc ei nt hemai nhal l .I nc i dent al l y ,t hi swi l lal s o r educ eai r bor nenoi s ec omi ngf r om out s i de. Door sandWi ndows : Wher et heex t er nalnoi s el ev eli shi gh,pr oper l yf i t t ed door sand wi ndowss houl d be pr ov i ded.Thei rr ebat ess houl dpr ef er abl ybel i nedwi t hdr aughts t r i pr ubberorf el t .I nc as eof ex i s t i ngdoor sandwi ndowswher el eak ageofs oundi sobs er v ed,i twoul dbenec es s ar yt o i mpr ov et hef i t t i nVgoft hes hut t er sand, att hes amet i me, pr ov i dedr aughts t r i pr ubberorf el t ont her ebat es . Seat s : Thes eat ss houl dbear r angedi nc onc ent r i car c sofc i r c l esdr awnwi t ht hec ent r el oc at edas muc hbehi ndt hec ent r eoft hec ur t ai nl i neasi t s( c ur t ai nl i ne)di s t anc ef r om t heaudi t or i um r ear wal l . Theangl es ubt endedwi t ht hehor i z ont alatt hef r ont mos tobs er v erbyt hehi ghes tobj ec t s houl dnotex c eed30degr ees .Ont hi sbas i s ,t hedi s t anc eoft hef r ontr owwor k st oabout3. 6 mt sf ordr amaands houl dbe4. 5mt sormor ef orc i nemapur pos e. Mi ni mum di s t anc eoff r ont s eat ss houl dbedet er mi nedbyt hehi ghes tpoi ntr equi r edt obes eenons t agewhi c hi sus ual l y r ai s edbyabout75c msormor e.Thewi dt hofas eats houl dbebet ween45c msand56c ms . Thebac kt obac kdi s t anc eofc hai r si ns uc c es s i v er owsofs eat ss hal lbeatl eas t85c ms . I fex t r a c omf or ti sr equi r ed, hi ghers pac i ngmaybepr ov i dedwhi c hs hal l v ar ybet ween85c msand106 c ms .

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Whati s s uedoest hi st opi caddr es s ? Ac hi l d,who i sy ett o dev el op i nt o a mat ur ed adul t ,i sl i k e a bud whi c hr equi r es nour i s hmentt of ul l ybl oom i nt oaf l ower .Educ at i oni nt hear t sdef i ni t el yhasapos i t i v eef f ec t on bot hs t udentmot i v at i on and ac ademi cper f or manc e.Danc eeduc at i on pr ogr amshel p dev el op c r eat i v eex pr es s i on and s el fes t eem,c ul t ur all i t er ac y ,aes t het i cper c ept i on and t o pr epar ef orc ar eeror i ent eddanc eex ams . Rhy t hm andmov ementar et hel i f ebr eat hofdanc e.A c hi l dc anr egai npar tofhi s / hers el f c onf i denc et hr ought heex pr es s i onofdy nami cc oor di nat ed mov ement sand wi peoutt he i nf er i orf eel i ng gener at ed wi t hi n and al s oi nt he par ent s .Many oft hes ec hi l dr en hav e t r emendouspot ent i albutnoonet os poti t ,ornur t ur ei t .Thei deai st oenc our age,mot i v at e and har nes st he pot ent i aloft hes es pec i alc hi l dr en who woul d notot her wi s e hav et he oppor t uni t yt ogett r ai nedorex pos edt os uc hs pec i al i z edar t s . Ther eas ont ot akeupt hi spr oj ec t ? Si nc e my c hi l dhood,Iwasal way sf as c i nat ed by t he t al ent ed c hi l dr en i nl oc alt r ai ns es pec i al l yt hos ewhous edt os i ngorpl ayons t ones ,anunk nownr hy t hm -mos t l yf oral i v i ng onal ms .Iwonder edwhys uc hk i dsnev ergetc hanc est ol ear nanddev el opt hei rpot ent i al . L at er ,when Is t ar t ed t eac hi ng under pr i v i l eged k i ds i n an NGO c al l ed MAD ( MAKE A DI F F ERENCE), I hadgoodex pos ur et ot eac hatt r i bal , r ur al andgov t . s c hool si nt hec i t y . I l ook ed f oranoppor t uni t yt oof f ermyt eac hi ngs er v i c esi nt hi sdi r ec t i onaswel l . Asat eac hery ourj ob i st oi dent i f ywhaty ourk i dsar ek een i nt o. .And s oonerIs t ar t ed r eal i s i ng t hei rl ov ef or Bol l y wood-danc i ng, s i ngl i ngandar t . Danc ehast ak enme,l i k eot her sf arandwi de.Can' tar t sbe' us ef ul 't os oc i et yi nt hi swayand whyonl yapr i v i l egedc l as sofar t i s t est hes eday s ?Unf or t unat el y , t hes ec l as s i c alar t swhi c hc an t r ans f or m per s onal i t i esandpr ev entant i s oc i albehav i orar eav ai l abl eonl yt oaf ew whoc an af f or dt her i s i ng f eesand ex t er nal i t i es .Mos tar t i s t est hi nkofpr ogr ams ,t our sand f or ei gn s t udent s . . . ev eni f10ar t i s t est hi nkofex t endi ngs er v i c esoft hi snat ur e,t heul t i mat egoalof s pi r i t uals at i s f ac t i onwoul dnotbef ar ! AsMar t haGr aham onc es ai d," Danc e r sar eat hl e t e soft hes oul . "Thebodyi sal lwehav et o e x pr e s se x pos eandi ns c r i beal lourt hought s ,dr e amsandanx i e t i e sf ort hewor l dt os e eandt e ar downorappl aud.

‘ Vi c t or y Ar t sF oundat i on i sours mal lway of gi v i ng bac kt ot he c ommuni t y whatGod has gi v e nus . ’ -S hi amak sanot f or pr of i tor gani z at i on,c ommi t t ed VAFi t o mak i ng danc eameani ngf ulex per i enc ef or ev er y one.Thr ough danc eand t heper f or mi ng ar t s , VAF empower s i ndi v i dual s who ar e under pr i v i l eged,v ul ner abl et oHI V/ AI DSorwi t h s pec i alneeds .Reac hi ngoutt oov er5, 000s uc h i ndi v i dual s ,VAFenr i c hest hei rl i v es ,i ns t i l l si n t hem a s t r ong s ens e of s el f bel i ef and c onf i denc e, and endeav or s t o s eaml es s l y i nt egr at et hem i nt ot he c ommuni t y ,i nt he pr oc es sl eav i ngal as t i ngi mpac tont hei rl i v es . Br i ngi ng as mi l et ot hei rf ac esand addi ng a bounc ei nt hei rs t r i de,VAFt ak est hemi s s i on s t at ement ,‘ Hav eF eet ,Wi l lDanc e’ ,one s t ep f ur t her t o‘ Hav e Spi r i t ,Wi l lT r i umph’ .VAF pr ogr amsr uns uc c es s f ul l yi n45c ent er sac r os s 10c i t i esi nI ndi aandCanada. I nNov ember2001, Shi amakDav ar ’ sI ns t i t ut ef or t hePer f or mi ngAr t s( SDI P A; nowSDI )al ongwi t h Commi t t ed Communi t i es Dev el opment T r us t ( CCDT) , ent er edi nt oapar t ner s hi pt oi mpl ement ( DF )f undedbyF HI( F ami l yHeal t hI nt er nat i onal ) and USAI D ( Uni t ed S t at es Agenc y f or I nt er nat i onalDev el opment ) .Wi t h a goalt o enhanc et he abi l i t y of hi ghr i s kv ul ner abl e c hi l dr ent or es pondef f ec t i v el yt os i t uat i onst hat pl ac et hem atr i s kt o HI V/ AI DS,adopt ed a uni quec hi l df r i endl ys t r at egywhi c hc ombi ned popul ar danc e f or ms al ong wi t h gr oup c ouns el l i ngandl i f es k i l l seduc at i on. Vi c t or y Ar t sF oundat i on was es t abl i s hed i n Mar c h2004t os har et hej oyofdanc ewi t hnot onl yc hi l dr enatr i s kbutwi t hi ndi v i dual sf r om al l bac k gr oundswi t houtanydi s c r i mi nat i on.

VAF c ont i nues t o empower t hous ands of c hi l dr enandadul t s , i nc l udi ngt hos ewi t hs pec i al needs , i nMumbai , Del hi , Bangal or e, Hy der abad, Pune, Ahmedabad, Nagpur , andJ ai pur . pec i al l ydes i gnedpr ogr am t hatf or msapar t As oft hes c hool â&#x20AC;&#x2122; sr egul arc ur r i c ul um r eac hesoutt o c hi l dr enempower i ng t hem wi t ht hepowerof t heper f or mi ngar t satt hec onv eni enc eoft hei r s c hoolpr emi s es .I t sobj ec t i v ei st oof f erev er y s t udentt r ai ni ng,k nowl edge off undament al s , s t y l esandt ec hni ques .I tal s ohel pss t udent st o des t r es s and dev el op wel l r ounded per s onal i t i es .Cl as s esar ec onduc t ed bas ed on r egul arc ur r i c ul um,wor k s hopsand/ orannual days hows . Thr ough Vi c t or y Ar t sF oundat i on ( VAF ) ,hi s not f or pr of i t or gani z at i on, Shi amak i s c ommi t t ed t o mak i ng danc e a meani ngf ul ex per i enc ef orev er y one.VAFendeav or st ous e t hepoweroft heper f or mi ngar t st obr i ngj oyt o t hel es spr i v i l eged,s pec i al l yc hal l enged,v i s ual l y i mpai r ed,t er mi nal l yi l lc hi l dr en and y oung adul t s ,and al lt hos ei nf ec t ed/ af f ec t ed wi t h HI V/ AI DS. VAFc ommenc edapr oj ec tnamedThe VAFPeerEduc at or s 'Pr ogr ammei nJ une, 2007. The ov er al lobj ec t i v ei st ot r ai n and i mpar t danc i ngs k i l l st ot heunder pr i v i l egedy out hf r om t he c ommuni t i es t o empower t hem t o be pr of es s i onali ns t r uc t or st ot eac h danc e and per f or m i n s hows / ev ent st o s us t ai nabl e l i v el i hoodoppor t uni t i es . Whent heyper f or m on s t age,i ti st hei rs pi r i tt hatdanc es !Theyhav e per f or med i n t el ev i s ed s hows , s t age pr oduc t i onsandi nmov i esaswel l .

I NTRODUCTI ON: Kal aak ademi i sac ent r ef orper f or mi ngar t sand i sl oc at edonas i t eal ongMandov ir i v eri nt he c api t al of Goa. I t pr ov i des 10, 500s q. m of f ac i l i t i es f or v i s i t i ng ar t i s t s and t r oupes of per f or mer sf orot herc i t i esi nI ndi aandabr oad, as wel las f orKonk aniand Mar at hit heat r e gr oupsandmus i c i answhot r av elar oundmany v i l l agesandt ownsofGoa.Theex t er i oroft he bui l di ngi sofl at er i t e, c r eat i ngabeaut i f ul t ex t ur e whi c hi sf ur t herac c ent uat ed i nt he s un.One get ss ubc ons c i ous i mages oft he weat her ed l at er i t i cwal l soft he gr eatf or t sofGoa.Thi s , when c ont r as t ed wi t ht he s moot hnes soft he c onc r et e beams & per gol as ,c r eat es an i nt er es t i ngi nt er pl ay .Ther ear ewal l swhi c hhav e been gi v en dept h& l i f et hr ough r eal i s t i c per s pec t i v esofar c aded s t r eet s ,ofpr oj ec t i ng bal c oni es , of s t ai r c as es , of wi ndows , of door way sâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;t hewal l st hems el v esf or mi ngahuge c anv as ,wher et hev i s i t orf eel sasi fpar tofan el abor at es et ,awal kt hr ought i mei nt oanol d l ds t r eet . Her e, t heboundar ybet weenr eal i t y wor &i l l us i onbl ur si nahappywayt ot r ans por tt he v i s i t ort oadi f f er entex per i enc e,onec r eat edby t hec ombi nedc ol l abor at i v egeni us â&#x20AC;&#x2122;ofCor r ea& t heGoanar t i s tMar i oMi r anda. AUDI TORI UM: The 1000 s eataudi t or i um f unc t i onsundera wi de r ange of c ondi t i ons ,r angi ng f r om s peec hesandpl ay s ,s i t arands ar odr ec i t al st o wes t er nor c hes t r as . Thes ev ar i at i onsar ebr ought about by mani pul at i ng ar eas of abs or bent mat er i alal ong t he wal l sand c ei l i ngsoft he audi t or i um. Themec hani c soft hes ec hangesar e notal way sappar entt ot heaudi enc e, s i nc et hes e dev i c esar epl ac edout s i deaboxwhos ewal l sar e made of mat er i al s whos e pr oper t i es ar e ac ous t i c al l yt r ans par entandv i s ual l yopaque.

L oc at i on - At Panj i m,s out h Goa,bank of Mandov ir i v er. Ar c hi t ec t–Char l esCor r ea Si t e–Al mos tf l at , athear toft hec i t y , ent r yf r om CampalRoad Cl i mat e–Hotandhumi d Ai m andobj ec t i v es-Thec ent r et oc at erI ndi an c l as s i c almus i c alr ec i t al sandwes t er nor c hes t r a anddanc es Cons t r uc t i on – Commenc ed i n 1973 but f i ni s hedi n1983 Appr oac h–F ourent r i espedes t r i ans–l eadst ot hes c hoolehi c ul ar-bot hv ehi c ul arand v pedes t r i an–l eadst ot heaudi t or i um -s er v i c e. SI TEPLAN:

A-Audi t or i um B-Of f i c e C-T oi l et D-Bl ac kbox E-Wor ks hop F-Ar tgal l er y G-S t or e H-O. A. T . I-Caf et er i a J-Mus i cs c hool K-Danc es c hool

F ACI L I TI ES– Mai naudi t or i um -1000s eat s O. A. T . –2000s eat s Ex per i ment alt heat r e-bl ac kbox Sc hool-mus i c , danc e Caf et er i a Ac c ommodat i onf orv i s i t i ngt r oupes DESI GN – Thes t eppedbui l tf or mr angesf r om onet ot hr ee f l oor s -Gr oundf l oor–publ i c -F i r s tf l oorands ec ond–s emi publ i c -Thi r df l oor-pr i v at e Di nanat hManges hkar ,Audi t or i umf an s haped, al l ows v ar i et y of ac ous t i c al c ondi t i ons - s peec h and pl ay st os i t ar or or c hes t r alar r angement s s i de wal l s and c ei l i ng pai nt ed - ol d Goan i l l us i on-Mar i oMi r anda-bac k s t age-s ames i z e l i k es t agewi t hbi gent r anc ef ors et s Cour s es–s c hoolatac ademi cl ev el–8t o40y r s I ndi an –v oc al ,i ns t r ument al ,danc ewes t er n– i ns t r ument aldegr eec our s ec ol l ege–max i mum 150s t udent sonl yI ndi anv oc alandi ns t r ument al . Par ki ng-Separ at e4wheel erpar k i ngf orpubl i c ands t af f , but2wheel erpar k i ngi suni que i cpar k i ng-4l i nesdoubl es i dedeac hwi t h -Publ 18c ar s-T arr oadsandpar k i ngs ur r oundedby v ar i et i esoft r ees Ser vi c es - c ent r al i z ed AC pl ant- Gener at or r oom i s away f r om bui l di ng -Under gr ound wat eranddr ai nagel i nes-Nopr ov i s i onofl i f t s Cl as s r ooms-15c l as s r oomsf orI ndi anmus i cv oc al-i ns t r ument al-danc e-8c l as s r oomsf or wes t er nmus i c-i ns t r ument al-c ei l i ngandwal l s ar e c ov er ed by per f or at ed boar ds hi di ng el ec t r i c alandacduc t s-c l as s r oom s i z e-4m x 5m

F i gur e24: Themi niopenai rt heat r e v i ewi ngt her i v erf r ont

Openai raudi t or i um –1312s eat s , 2gr een r ooms . Bl ac kbox(ex per i ment alt heat r e)–170 s eat s , ar ea184. 80s q. m Ar tgal l er y–ar ea165s q. m Mi niopenai rt heat r e–210s eat s L i br ar y Caf et er i a Audi t or i um –954s eat s , 3gr eenr ooms . Sec ur i t y Ent r anc epor c h GROUNDFL OOR

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S t udi os–8f orwes t er nmus i c S t udi os ; 15i ndi anmus i c Cl as s r oomsf ort heor y Danc es t udi os SECONDFL OOR

F i gur e26: TheI ndi anmus i cs t udi oon

I NTRODUCTI ON: The f i r s ti ns t i t ut i on, c onc ei v ed t o meet a nat i onalneed i nt he ar ea oft he ar t s and humani t i es ,wast he Nat i onalCent erF orThe Per f or mi ngAr t s ,es t abl i s hedasapubl i ct r us ti n J une1966. Thedec i s i ont oes t abl i s hi twaspr ompt edbyt he r ec ogni t i onoft hepr es s i ngneedt opr es er v ef or pos t er i t yanddev el opI ndi a’ sr i c hl egac yi nt he ar t s ,par t i c ul ar l yt hos el i k emus i cwhi c hdepend f or t hei rs ur v i v al si n per f or manc e and or al t r adi t i ons . The nat i onalc ent erf ort he per f or mi ng ar t s ( NCP A) ,asapar tofi t spr ogr ammef orar c hi v al pr es er v at i on and dev el opmentofI ndi a’ sr i c h l egac y i n t he ar t s of ex pr es s i on and c ommuni c at i on, had f r om i t s i nc ept i on under t ak en pr ogr ammes of audi ov i s ual r ec or di ngsi ni t sr ec or di ngs t udi osandbymeans ofi t snobl er ec or di ngv an. The c ompl ex c ons i s t sof3 s epar at e bui l di ng bl oc k s : Thef i r s tbl oc kc ons i s t sofof f i c ebui l di ngwi t h al i br ar y ,r ehear s alr ooms ,an ar tgal l er yand gues tr ooms , andt he‘ l i t t l et heat r e’ . The s ec ond bl oc kc ons i s t sof‘ The Godr ej Danc e Ac ademy ’ ,danc er ehear s alhal l s and ‘ Theat r eF orEx per i ment at i onI nDr ama’ ,behi nd t hi sbl oc ki st he‘ J ams hedBhabhaTheat r e’ . ‘ T at aTheat r e’i st hef our t haudi t or i um anda s epar at ebl oc ki ni t s el fwi t hac af et er i a.I thasa s epar at eent r anc ef r om t hewes t ,whi c hi st he s eas i de.

L oc at i on-AtD. T at ar oad, Nar i man poi nt , Mar i nedr i v e, Mumbai . Ar c hi t ec t–Phi l i pJ ohns onand Pat elBat l i wal aas s oc i at es . Ac ous t i c alc ons ul t ant-Cy r i lM. Har r i s . Si t e–Si t ei sf l atOnt i pofs out h Mumbais ur r oundedbyAr abi an s eaont wos i des . Cl i mat e–Hotandhumi d. Ai m andobj ec t i v es-T opr ov i dea c ent r et hatc at er st oI ndi an c l as s i c almus i c , f ol kmus i c , danc es anddr ama. Cons t r uc t i on–Compl et edi n1980 Ar ea–8Ac r es SI TEPLAN:

A–T at at heat r e. B–J ams hedBhabhat heat r e. C–Admi ni s t r at i v eof f i c e. D–T eac hi ngbl oc k. E–Ex per i ment alt heat r e. F-Godr ejdanc eac ademyt heat r e.

F ACI L I TI ES Mai nt heat r e–1000s eat s{T at at heat r e }-Ex per i ment alt heat r e–380s eat s Audi t or i um – 1000 s eat s{ J ams hed Bhabha audi t or i um} Godr ej danc e ac ademy-ACpl anti si nbas ementand s t r uc t ur al l ys epar at e - Under gr ound r oom c ont r ol st hewat ers uppl y MATERI AL S Ex t er i orc l addedwi t hMal ads t onewi t h whi t ehor i z ont al bandsf l oor i ngk ot ahi n f oy erandwoodf ors t agesi naudi t or i um c ar pet s i n f oy er s , audi t or i um f or ac ous t i c alpur pos e - gl as s panel l ed f i x edwi ndows . DESI GN AMSHEDBHABHATHEATRE J Ent r anc ef oy eri sv er ys t r i k i ng i sat2 l ev el sc onnec t edbyl ar gef l i ghtofs t eps -f ul l ypanel l edgl as sopeni nggi v esv i ew ofs ea-Rangol i t heT aj gr oupr es t aur ant bel owt heat r e an s haped audi t or i um has6 ai s l es -F wi t h5 Si t t i ngbl oc k shav i ng200s eat si neac h -Nobal c oni es - Ac ous t i c alt r eat ment i ss uper l at i v e wi t h Spl ay edwal l sandel abor at ec ei l i ng r eat ment T -S t agei ss emic i r c ul arr ev ol v i ng wi t h 10m Di a. 30s ect omak e180degr eet ur n EXPERI MENT ALTHEATRE Common F oy erF orThi sTheat r e And Ar tGal l er y -Thi s Pr ov i de S t age F or Ex per i ment s-S t age I s NotF i x ed Adj us t abl eF ur ni t ur eAndF ol dabl eBac k Cur t ai ns-Capac i t yI s380Seat s .

GODREJDANCEACADEMY -I ti ss emibas ementl ev el . -Us edf ordanc eper f or manc es , c onf er enc es -Woodens t ageandf i x edf ur ni t ur e -Capac i t yi s224s eat s ACOUSTI CS Ac ous t i c s ofJ ams hed Bhabha audi t or i um i s appl audabl ebec aus eofs pl ay edwal l s , di f f us i on and mor er ef l ec t i on r es ul t s no ampl i f i c at i on s y s t em -wal l sandc ei l i ngar edens epl as t erand c ei l i nghasel ongat ed, s pec i al l ydes i gnedc oni c al f or ms ,whi c hs pr i ng f r om c ent r eofs t ageand ex t ends i n c onc ent r i c manner ov er ent i r e s ur f ac e. J AMSHEDBHABHATHEATRE J BTwasi naugur at edon24t hNov ember1999, f ul f i l l i ng atl as tpr i memi ni s t eri ndi r agandhi ’ s s ugges t i on,made i n Oc t ober1984,t hatt he NCP As houl dbui l dat heat r enotonl yf orI ndi an mus i cbutal s of orper f or manc esofoper aand c onc er t sbywel l k nowns y mphonyor c hes t r as . Thenex tmaj orphas eofdev el opmentoft he NCP A c ame wi t h t he c ons t r uc t i on of t he j ams hed bhabhat heat r e,amaj orl y r i ct heat r e wi t ht hec apac i t yt os t agei nt er nat i onalev ent s onanambi t i ouss c al e,whos enamec el ebr at es t hel egac yoft hec ent r e’ sf oundi ngf at her . Thes t or yoft hec r eat i onoft het heat r e, atat i me whenf i nanc eswer es c ar c e,r ef l ec t ss omet hi ng oft heundaunt eddet er mi nat i onofdrj ams hed bhabha. os c eni um t heat r e equi pped wi t h moder n Pr s t agec r af t ,ex c el l ent ac ous t i c s and s i ght l i ne s ui t abl e f or pr oduc t i ons of oper a, bal l et , mus i c al s and l ar ges c al e c or por at e s hows . Cent r al l yai r c ondi t i oned. S t ageent r yf r om –2nos .S t age( r i ghteas t& wes tf oy er F l oor–har dwoodt i mber

Si z e( behi ndhous ec ur t ai n)–23. 7m ( w) x14. 6m ( d)t opofs t agef r om– 1m Audi t or i um l ev els pac ei nf r ont– 1m ( d) ofhous ec ur t ai n Wi ngs pac e– v ar i abl e S t agel ef tc onc r et ef l oor i ng,4m ( w)x 16m ( d) &c l earhei ght3. 85( mi n) Seat i ngc apac i t y T ot alc apac i t y– 1109s eat s Capac i t yr educ ed– 91s eat sbec aus eof or c hes t r api t Audi t or i um f i x t ur es& f i t t i ngs Seatc ol our– bl ue Car petc ol our– mar oon Ent r y / ex i t door s– 8 wi t h pani c bar s , mar k edwi t h1et o3e,1w t o3w,and1s t o2s . Seat sf or handi c apped r ow ‘ a’ ( at phy s i c al l yr ow ‘ q’( atl ev el1ac c es s i bl e by el ev at or at t he f oy er )l ev el 0 ac c es s i bl ef r om l owerf oy err ow ’ q’at l ev el1 ac c es s i bl e by el ev at oratt he f oy er . Bac ks t age ound f l oor s ol or ooms 3 ( 9s q. m. Gr eac h) F i r s tf l oor s ol or ooms4( 9s q. m.eac h) s ec ondf l oor gr oupr ooms2( 18. 5s q. m. eac h)( 7per s onseac h) Thi r df l oor gr oup r oom 1 ( 46. 5s q. m. eac h)( 18per s ons

L I TTL ETHEATRE TheNCP A’ s114s eatl i t t l et heat r ei si ni t sf i r s t bui l di ng,‘ t het eac hi ng and r es ear c h bl oc k ’ ,i s ac ous t i c al l ydes i gnedasar ec or di ngs t udi of or I ndi an mus i c , equi pped wi t h t he l at es t pr of es s i onalequi pment . Anar r owpas s agef r om t heent r anc el obbyl eadst ot hewai t i ngl obbyof t hi st heat r e. Thef i r s ti mpr es s i onofani ndi v i dual , ent er i ng f r om t he nar r ow c or r i dor i s awei ns pi r i nges pec i al l yduet oi t shi ghc ei l i ngand Vi c t or i ans t y l eofdéc or . Thec handel i eront hehi ghc ei l i ngandt heol d Vi c t or i ans t y l ec abi netgi v esoneani mmedi at e i mpr es s i onofent er i nganOper aHous eoft he by goneer as . Thusonc ec anr el at et hes pac et oa pr ev i ousex per i enc eofs uc h an Oper aHous e. Thet heat r ei ss mal l eri ns i z ei nr el at i ont ot he ot heraudi t or i um.

Al s o, t hes t agei smuc hs mal l er . Thepol i s hed wood f i ni s h gi v esa good c ont r as tt ot he of f whi t es eat s . Thegr oov esont hewal l sand t he c ei l i ngsar ef orac ous t i cpur pos e.The pr ogr ammes i n t he l i t t l e t heat r e ar e des i gned t o pr es ent t o member s t he s i gni f i c antc ont r i but i on ofv et er an ar t i s t ’ s and t o of f er a pl at f or m f or y oung and t al ent ed mus i c i ansand danc er s .The l i t t l e t heat r e t hus pr ov i des t he appr opr i at e ambi enc e f or i nt i mat e or i nf or mal pr es ent at i ons and has pr ov ed t o be emi nent l ys ui t abl ef ort hi spur pos e. Thei nnov at i v ef eat ur eenv i s agedr eal l yf r om t hec ommenc ementoft heNCP A’ sac t i v i t i es , at heat r ef orex per i ment at i oni ndr amaor , as i thasbeen gener al l yc al l ed,ex per i ment al t heat r e. Thewai t i ngar eaoft heex per i ment al t heat r ei sdev oi dofanyc har ac t erduet oi t s dul lgr eyc ol orandnov i s ualt r eat mentbeen gi v en.Somet i mesr ef er r edt oas“TheBl ac k Box“ , bec aus eoft hepl annedf l ex i bi l i t yoft he s t age and audi enc es eat i ng ar r angement s , wi t hac ei l i ng dev oi d ofdec or at i on but equi pped wi t h a s t eel f r amewor k f or what ev er l i ght i ng ar r angement s may be des i r edbyt hedr amadi r ec t or ,andwi t hf ul l r eedom f ori nnov at i v es t agedéc orands et s f agai ns tac ompl et eneut r albac k gr ound.The c ol or bl ac ks ugges t s poi nt z er o or t he s t ar t i ng poi ntas i sr epr es ent at i v e oft he dar k nes soft hegar baorwomb.Thusi ti s s y mbol i ci npr ov i di ngt henewt al ent st os t ar t an ex per i mentf r om t he pl at f or m oft hi s t heat r e.Theabs enc eoft hes t ageand t he pl ai nwhi t ef l oor i nggi v esonet hei mpr es s i on ofas t r eetpl ay .Noac ous t i ct r eat menthas beengi v ent ot hewal l sorc ei l i ngs . The 300s eat ex per i ment al t heat r e i s des i gned t o gi v et he f ul l es ts c ope f or ex per i ment at i on.I ti s an ai r c ondi t i oned, ac ous t i c al l yt r eat edaudi t or i um wi t haf l oor ar eaofov er3300s q. f t .

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F i gur e33: -ex per i ment alt heat r e

Godr ejDanc eAc ademy: The Godr ejDanc e Ac ademy l i k es i mi l ar f ac i l i t i es ,att heout s et ,wass t ar t edi nt he NCP A’ sT eac hi ng and Res ear c h Bl oc k. Though t he s pac e al l ot t ed f or i t was l i mi t ed,i t was her et hat many oft he out s t andi ngmas t erc l as s esar ec onduc t ed underemi nentgur us . Anot hernewf ac i l i t yr ec ent l yc ompl et edi sa c ent r ef orphot ogr aphyasanar tf or m wi t h i t sown ex hi bi t i on ar eai nt hef or m ofa Pi r amalgal l er y .

T at aTheat r e: Themos ti mpor t anti st hatt hes i ngl e s t r uc t ur ec ons i s t sof3 bui l di ngswi t h s epar at epi l ef oundat i onsdownt ot he r oc k bas e,t he bui l di ngsbei ng l i nk ed t oget herbyamas t i cc ompoundt ok eep outt hewi ndandt her ai n. Ther eas onf or t hi si st hat ,whi l eai r bor nes oundsc an bek eptoutoft heaudi t or i um byheav y ac ous t i c al l yt r eat eddoor s , t her ei sno way of ex c l udi ng s t r uc t ur ebor ne s oundsex c eptbyc ompl et el ys epar at i ng t he c ent r al bui l di ng hol di ng t he audi t or i um, f r om t he c onnec t ed bui l di ngsabut t i ngont heex c es sr oads . Thust heent r anc et ot het heat r ewi t hi t s book i ng of f i c e and t oi l et si si n a s epar at e bui l di ng wi t hi t s own pi l e f oundat i onss ot hatev eni far oaddr i l l wer et obeus edoraheav yv ehi c l ewer e t o mov e on t he r oad,no r es ul t i ng s ounds or v i br at i ons woul d be t r ans mi t t edt ot heaudi t or i um.Ther ei s s i mi l ar l yas epar at et hi r dbui l di ngont he ot hers i des ot hatt hec ent r al audi t or i um bl oc kr es t i ngoni t sownf oundat i onsi s pr ot ec t ed.Ev ent het er mi nalpoi nt sar e pr ot ec t ed.

Ev ent het er mi nalpoi nt soft hewat erpi pesi n t het oi l et shav er ubberc onnec t i onst oex c l ude t r ans mi s s i on of v i br at i ons .The f an s haped audi t or i um i sdi v i dedi nt o5equals egment sof 208s eat seac h, mak i ngat ot al audi enc ec apac i t y of1040s eat s ,ex c eptwhent hef i r s tr ow of30 s eat si st ak en out t o ex t end t he s t age t o ac c ommodat e a f ul l v i s i t i ng s y mphony or c hes t r a. Thec ei l i ngoft heaudi t or i um i smade up oft he py r ami dalf or ms ofhi gh dens i t y c ompr es s ed pl as t er , al t er nat el yc onv ex and c onc av er adi at i ngf r om t hec ent r alc ol umnon t hes t aget ot heout erwal l s . Thes ef or mshadt o behandmadebec aus eoft hei rv ar y i ngs i z esand l i f t edi nt opos i t i on.Thepy r ami dalf or mss er v e t he i nv al uabl e pur pos e ofens ur i ng t he ev en di s t r i but i onoft hes oundf r om t hes t age. F ort he ai r c ondi t i oni ngi nl et s ,s l i t sar epr ov i dedi nt he c ei l i ng notatal lnot i c eabl e.Notonl yi st he ai r c ondi t i oni ng pl ant sr emot el yl oc at ed and ac ous t i c al l yi s ol at edbutt hec ool i ngc apac i t yof t heequi pmenti sf arl ar gert hanwoul dnor mal l y bepr ov i dedf orat heat r eoft hi ss i z e,bec aus e t hec oolai ri snotbl owni nwi t ht hec us t omar y v el oc i t ybutal l owedt of al lnoi s el es s l yf r om t he c ei l i ng. Cy r i lHar r i spr es c r i bedt hatt her ot at abl e s t ages houl dnotbeal i ghtwei ghtpl at f or m of al umi num or wood but be c ons t r uc t ed of ei nf or c edc onc r et et oel i mi nat eanydr ummi ng r ef f ec t .T at aCons ul t i ngEngi neer sdes i gnedt he mec hani s mf ort hequi etr ot at i onoft hepr es ent ex t r emel yheav ys t age. Ther ei sac ov er edpor t i c oent r anc ef orus ei n t hemons oons eas on, andal s oel ev at or st oc ar r y member soft hes eni or / handi c appedpubl i c . The pr ov i s i onoft hes ef ac i l i t i eswasgi v enatat i me whent hepar al l elwal l soft he100met erl ong f oy erhadal r eadybeenbui l t .Thar moni z ewi t h t hes c al et wos epar at ef l oor si nt henewbui l di ng butatt hel ev eloft heupperf oy ert ohav et he el ev at or sopeni ngi nt oabal c onyl ook i ngdown ont hepor t i c oent r anc eandl ook i ngupatahi gh c ei l i nghol di ngoneoft hef ourant i quePet i tHal l c handel i er s .

Dar pana' saudi enc esr angef r om ar t s l ov er st o peopl ei npos i t i onsofpower ,t hel es spr i v i l eged ac r os st he wor l d, c hi l dr en, women, t r i bal popul at i ons and mor e. Wi t h ov er 25, 000 gr aduat es , near l y 11000 per f or manc es , audi enc es i n 90 c ount r i es ,a v i br ant ar t s env i r onment , managed by a s t r ong s t af f , Dar pana i sk nown ar ound t he wor l d as an i ns t i t ut i onofi nnov at i oni nper f or manc eandt he ar t s . F ACI L I TI ES: I t sdepar t ment sr angef r om per f or manc eand t eac hi ngoft hear t s ,t ot heus eofper f or manc e and ar t s as dev el opment c ommuni c at i on, t hr ough f ac et of ac e i mpac t and s of t war e pr oduc t i on. TheDr amaSec t i on,underac t i ng duo Kai l as h Pandy aand Dami niMeht a,i sr es pons i bl ef or mor et han100pr oduc t i onsofawi dev ar i et y . Dar pana at t r ac t ed y oung wr i t er sand s t aged t hei rf i r s ts c r i pt s ,mak i ngt hem ani nt egr alpar t of pr oduc t i on ef f or t s .I t al s o c onduc t ed t heat r et r ai ni ngc our s esf orov ert wodec ade.

FEATURE: I t s r es ear c h wi ng, J anv ak, publ i s hed monogr aphs l i k e Gov er dhan Panc hal ' s on Bhav ai .Dar panahasal s obui l tanex per i ment al t hr us taudi t or i um, Nat r ani , r emi ni s c entofGr eek amphi t heat r es , on t he bank s of t he r i v er Sabar mat i . DEVEL OPMENTPLAN: I n t he ear l y ei ght i es eac h of Dar pana’ s depar t ment s wer e wor k i ng wi t h ex t er nal agenc i esi nt r y i ng t oc r eat enew per f or manc e pi ec est o hi ghl i ghti s s uess uc h asc or r upt i on, f ami l ypl anni ng, env i r onment al degr adat i onand women’ sr i ght s .I twasf el tt hatt her ewoul dbea gener at i on ofs y ner gy i ft hi swor kc oul d be c ent r al i z ed.I n1982Dar panaf orDev el opment wasbor nt onour i s ht hi sener gy .T oday ,under t he di r ec t i on of Mal l i k a Sar abhai ,t hi si s Dar pana’ ss ec ondf as t es tgr owi ngdepar t ment . I thasl aunc hed s ev er als uc c es s f ulpr oj ec t st o s pr ead s oc i alawar enes s and empower ment t hr ought hemedi aofper f or mi ngar t s .Sev er al hes e ar e f unded by nat i onal and of t i nt er nat i onal agenc i es l i k e t he Mac Ar t hur F oundat i on, USA; ET CI ndi a, andSEDA

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I NTRODUCTI ON: Thec ampusf ort heMumbai bas edNGO,Magi c Bus , c ont ai ns dor mi t or i es , admi ni s t r at i v e bui l di ngsandadi ni ngf ac i l i t yf orc hi l dr enf r om t hes l umsofMumbaiwhov i s i tt hec ampusf or t r ai ni ngpr ogr ams . FEATURE:

F i gur e40: S I TEPL AN

I n or dert oc r eat eas ens e off ami l i ar i t y ,t he pal et t eoft hebui l di ngswasc ompr i s ed oft he or di nar ymat er i al st hatar e us ed f orev er y day bui l di ngs i ns l ums and s quat t ers et t l ement s , wher emos toft hepar t i c i pat i ngc hi l dr enl i v e.I n f ac t ,t hr ought hepr oc es sofdes i gn,i twasal s o i magi ned how t hes e bui l di ngs c oul d be embedded bac ki nt ot he s l ums ,t os er v e as c ommuni t yc ent er sandot herpubl i cpr ogr ams . Thust hepr oj ec twasus edasas t agi nggr oundor ex per i ment t o r eaddr es s s ome of t hes e ar c hi t ec t ur alques t i onsi nt hes l um i t s el f . MATERI AL S:

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I n or dert oc r eat eas ens e off ami l i ar i t y ,t he pal et t eoft hebui l di ngswasc ompr i s ed oft he or di nar ymat er i al st hatar e us ed f orev er y day bui l di ngs i ns l ums and s quat t ers et t l ement s , wher emos toft hepar t i c i pat i ngc hi l dr enl i v e. F or ex ampl e, al umi num c or r ugat eds heet , s t oneand woodar eus edi not herc ont ex t sbuts t i l lgi v i ng t he s t r uc t ur eas ens e of or gani cl ook and f ami l i ar i t yoft hes l ums ,asi fi ti smak i ngi t sbes t outofwas t e.

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THEBI GI DEA: The t ec t oni c s of t he bui l di ng was dev el oped asak i t of par t st hatc oul d bec onf i gur ed f orv ar i ousi ns t i t ut i onal us esr angi ngf r om c ommuni t yt oi l et st o c l i ni c s and educ at i on c ent er si nt he s l ums . The i dea her e was t os ur r ound t he c hi l dr en wi t has ens e of f ami l i ar i t y t hr ough t he mat er i al s us ed butal s o i ns pi r et hem t or ei magi net hei rus ei na mor es ophi s t i c at edc onf i gur at i on.

F i gur e43: MATERI ALP AL ETTE

I ti shopedt hatt hes ebec omepoi nt sof r ef er enc e when t hey engage i n r ec ons t r uc t i ngt heownhomeswhet her i ns l umsorel s ewher e. Magi c Bus i s a not f or pr of i t or gani z at i on i nI ndi at hatwor k swi t h c hi l dr en l i v i ng i ns ome oft he mos t mar gi nal i z ed c i r c ums t anc es i n t he wor l d.Us i ng s por tasa medi um we enabl ec hi l dr en t or eal i z et hei rt r ue pot ent i aland of f ert hem ex per i enc es t hathel pst hem f i ndapur pos ei nl i f e. When Magi cBusand ar c hi t ec tRahul Mehr ot r af i r s ts t ar t edc onc ei v i ngpl ans f or t he Cent er ,we wer e pas s i onat e about t he i dea of t ak i ng mat er i al s , f ami l i art ot heMagi cBusc hi l dr en,s uc h aswood,opens t onewor k,r aw c ement andc or r ugat edi r onandus et hem i nan i nnov at i v e way t o gi v ei deas t ot he c hi l dr enandal l ow t hem t oex per i enc e f ami l i ar i t yofenv i r onmenti napos i t i v e s et t i ngoft heMagi cBusc amp.

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PROGRAM: AUDI T ORI UM/ CI NEMA, L I BRARY , ART ROOM,MUSI C ROOM,F ASHI ON ROOM, CHI L LBAL CONYANDSL I DE. OCATI ON:SONEVAKI RIRESORT ,110MOO 4, L KOH KOOD SUBDI STRI CT , KOH KOOD DI STRI CT , TRAT23000, THAI L AND CONSTRUCTI ON: 20082009 FL OORAREA:165SQM L OCAL ARCHI TECT: HABI T A ARCHI TECTS, THAI L AND STRUCTURAL ENGI NEER BUI L DI NG: PL ANNI NG& DESI GN, THAI L AND. 24Har c hi t ec t ur es har ed t he' c hi l dr en' sac t i v i t y and l ear ni ng c ent r e 'wi t h us ,par toft he s i x s ens es 's onev ak i r ir es or tont hei s l andofk oh k oodi nt hegul fofThai l and. ast hemos ts t r i k i ng of a s er i es of ec ol ogi c al l y c har ged i c ons des i gnedf ort her es or t , t hec hi l dr en' sc ent r ei sa l oc al l y s our c edandl abour edbamboos t r uc t ur e outofac hi l d' spar adi s edes i gnedt opr ov i dea pl ac ef ort hem t opl ay , eat , l ear n, di s c ov er , s har e, wat c h,l augh,and l i s t en al lt he whi l e bei ng i nf us ed wi t h an env i r onment al l yf r i endl y and l oc al mes s age. The i nt er i or pr ogr am an audi t or i um/c i nemaf orf i l ms , l ec t ur esandpl ay s , al i br ar ywi t hbook sonper mc ul t ur eandl oc al t r adi t i onsandc ul t ur e,anar tr oom,mus i cand f as hi onr ooms ,a' hangout 'bal c onyands l i de. Near by s at el l i t e s t r uc t ur es pr ov i de t he bat hr oomsandas mal lk i t c hent hati nv i t edk i ds t opi c kt hei rownv eget abl esandc ookt hei rown l unc heswi t ht heai dofas pec i al i z edc hef .

Thes etbac kf oot pr i ntoft hepr ogr am meanst hatt hei nt er i ori sal way s wel l v ent i l at ed and l i tf r om i ndi r ec tl i ght , hel pi ng t o mai nt ai n a c omf or t abl e t emper at ur eatal lt i mes . The mas s i v e domed r oof c r eat es a s hel t er edmi c r oc os m ofmi ni s t r uc t ur es t hatal l hav et hei rowndi s t i nc tc har ac t er , f r om s ev er alr oomsc l ad i n di s per s ed bamboo member sr emi ni s c entoft he Bei j i ng nat i onals t adi um' ss k i n,ort he s eemi ngl y c ant i l ev er i ng ( i n r eal i t y s us pended)bas k etf i l l edwi t hpi l l ows . The i nt er i or i s c ompos ed of a c ombi nat i onofl oc al pl ant at i onr i v err ed gum wood f ort he f l oor i ng and s ol i d r at t anmember st hatar eweav edal mos t l i k eal ar ges c al ewi c k ert omak es mal l er s t r uc t ur alel ement s orf ordec or at i v e pur pos es . Thec ons t r uc t i onus esal l s i z es ofbamboor eeds ,t ak i ngf ul ladv ant age i t sv er s at i l ec har ac t er i s t i c s .L ar gerpol es ar eus edf ort het woanc hor i ngc ol umns t hatend di r ec t l yi nt o al ar gec onc r et e py l on.Ast hec ol umn bas et r ans i t i ons i nt ot her oofs t r uc t ur et hes i z eoft he member sdi mi ni s hes ,i ns t ead c r eat i ng beams outofgr ouped member s on per pendi c ul argr i ds .The c anopy t i l es ar e madef r om s pl i tandf l at t enedpol e s ec t i ons .

F i gur e49: -v i e wi ns i det hes us pe nde dbas k e t

F i gur e50: -r ooft i l e s

The des i gn adopt s al l bi oc l i mat i c as pec t st o s ui t si t s humi d t r opi c al env i r onment .Theopendes i gnwi t ht he t r ans l uc ent el ev at ed r oof t op and s et bac kﬂoor sal l ow anat ur alai rﬂow i ns i deandt heus eofnat ur alday l i ght , l i mi t i ng t he bui l di ng’ s ener gy c ons umpt i on. F i gur e51: -s i t epl an

The Chi l dr en’ s Ac t i v i t y and L ear ni ng Cent r e wi l lpr ov i de v i s i t i ng c hi l dr en a wi der angeofent er t ai ni ngac t i v i t i esas wel las r ai s et he l ev elofec ol ogi c al awar enes s bet ween t hem.Thi s Den pr ov i des an Audi t or i um/ Ci nema f or fil ms ,l ec t ur esandpl ay s ,al i br ar ywi t h book s on per mac ul t ur e and l oc al t r adi t i ons ,anAr tr oom,aMus i cr oom andF as hi onr oom,t husgi v i ngc hi l dr en bot hc r eat i v eandec ol ogi c aleduc at i on whi l epl ay i ng.TheDeni sl oc at ed ata r oc k ys l opec l os et ot hes ea.Wi t hi t s Mant ar ay i ns pi r ed bamboo dome, per c hedi nanel ev at edpos i t i ons oast o of f er magni fic ent v i ews ,i ts eems t o l aunc hi t s el fi nt ot hebay .Thes t r uc t ur e and r oof ar e made f r om l oc alThai bamboo,t husc ont r i but i ng f ur t hert o t heec ol ogi c alappr oac h oft her es or t . The i nt er i or i s made f r om l oc al Pl ant at i on Ri v erRed Gum wood and r at t ans t r uc t ur alel ement sf ort hei nner domes . Nex tt o t he Den, t he s i t e pr ov i desa s l eepi ng pod f ort oddl er s , andat oi l etbui l di ngaswel l asac ook i ng c av e wi t hv eget abl e gar den f or t he c hi l dr ent opr epar et hei rownl unc hwi t h as pec i alc ook. The des i gn adopt s al l bi oc l i mat i c as pec t st o s ui t si t s humi d t r opi c al env i r onment .Ther oofc ant i l ev er supt o 8m ac t i ngl i k eabi gumbr el l apr ov i di ng s hade and pr ot ec t i on f r om t he heav y r ai ns . The open des i gn wi t h t he t r ans l uc ent el ev at ed r oof t op and s et bac kfloor sal l ow anat ur alai rflow i ns i deand t heus eofnat ur alday l i ght , l i mi t i ng t he bui l di ng’ s ener gy c ons umpt i on.

F i gur e52: -f oundat i onpl an

F i gur e53: -f l oorpl an/l e v e l1

F i gur e55: -f l oorpl an/ l e v e l2

F i gur e54: -r oofs t r uc t ur e

TheEc oSui t ei saf ami l yofs c ul pt ur esi nt he f or es t ,l i k eabunc hofwas p nes t shangi ng bet weent het r ees . Eac hs t r uc t ur ei smadef r om bamboopol es andawov enbamboonets t r uc t ur e,s hapi ng t he gener alf or m and k eepi ng t he f aç ade openf ornat ur alv ent i l at i on. Thet r eet opdi ni ngi sabas k etwi t h4s eat s , c l adwi t hc oc onutﬁbr e,whi c hc anl i f tupt he gues t st ot het op oft het r eef oras uns et di nnerwi t hamagni ﬁc entv i ewt ot hehor i z on oft heGul fofThai l and.

F i gur e56: -s e c t i onf r om t hel e v e l s

F i gur e57: -c onc r e t ef oot i ngandc ol umnde t ai l

F i gur e58: -r oofandi nt e r nals t r uc t ur ec ons t r uc t i on

F i gur e59: -v e nt i l at i ondi agr am

FORM: ORI ENT ATI ON ACCESI BI L I TY PRI ORI TY HI ERARCHY TRAF F I CP ATTERN L OCATI ON DESI GN

FUNCTI ON: SERVI CES ACCESI BI L I TY REL ATI ONSHI P ACTI VI TI ES TI ME: HI ERARCHY CHARACTER SERVI CES

I ndi a’ s f i r s t and wor l d’ s s i x t h bi gges t met r opol i t an ar ea,c api t alofMahar as ht r a s t at e,c ommer c i al ,f i nanc i al& ent er t ai nment c api t aloft he c ount r y ,home t o ov er21 mi l l i onpeopl e,dens i t yof25000peopl eper s quar ek i l omet r es ,Mumbaii st he mos t popul ous c i t yi nI ndi a& s ec ond mos t popul ousc i t yi nt hewor l d.I tc onnot esmor e t hanj us tt hel andar eaandmat er i al weal t h. I t i snotj us tac i t ybuti t ’ sac onc ept ,adr eam c her i s hedmymi l l i onsofc i t i z ens . I nt hepas tMumbaiwasc ons i der ed ast he mos ti mpor t antpor t& agat ewayt ot hewes t bec aus eofi t sgeogr aphi c al pos i t i on. L oc at ed on t he wes t er nc oas t ofMahar as ht r a,6 Mumbai s pansat ot al ar eaof603s q. k m( 233 s q.mi )wi t hat ot alc oas t all engt hof180k m. ( 112mi )Mumbaii sboundedbyAr abi anSea t ot hewes t . Al lpar t soft hec i t yar eef f i c i ent l y c onnec t edbyMumbai ’ smas st r ans i ts y s t em c ons i s t i ngoft r ai nsandbus es . Pr edomi nant l y or gani ci ni t sur banf or m,t hec i t yc ons i s t sof 10% v ehi c ul arr oadc ov er age. Nor t her n r egi on of t he c i t yc ons i s t sa Nat i onalpar k( S.GandhiNat i onalpar k )t hat ex t endsov er40s quar emi l es , mak i ngi t1/ 6t h t hes i z eoft hec i t y ..Mumbai ’ st hr eemaj or l ak es( T ul s i , Vi har& Powai )ar el oc at edwi t hi n t hi sf or es t edar ea.

The c oas t l i ne oft he c i t yi si ndent ed wi t h numer ousc r eek sandbay s .Mumbaii sdi v i ded i nt o 17 war ds f or t he pur pos e of c i v i c admi ni s t r at i on.MadhI s l andc omesunderP/ N war dont hewes t er nc oas t .

J USTI FI CATI ON: MadhI s l andi sagr oupofs ev er al quai nt f i s hi ng v i l l ages and f ar ml andsi nnor t her nMumbai . The ar ea i s bounded by t he Ar abi anSeat ot hewes t , andt he Mal adc r eekont heeas t . Thear eai sar ur alar eai nhabi t ed by Kol i s ,Mar at hi ,Eas tI ndi an RomanCat hol i c si nMadhv i l l age aswel lasbypeopl ef r om ot her c ommuni t i est oo.

E v e r yARTi s t i ce x pr e s s i onne e dsav i l l agei tc anc al lhome

F i gur e60: -MadhI s l and

F i gur e61: -TheS i t e

THESI TE: MADH I SLAND :I ti sa gr oup ofs ev er al quai nt f i s hi ng v i l l ages and f ar ml ands i n nor t her nMumbai . OCATI ON :The ar ea i sbounded by t he L ar abi ans eaont hewes tandt hemal adc r eek ont heeas t . Er angal 'i sapi c t ur es quev i l l ages i t uat edon MadhI s l and. Af ar mi ngc ommuni t y , Er angal i s al s o a popul ar t our i s ti nt er es t . Anot her at t r ac t i ononMadhI s l andBeac hi st he' Madh F or t ' .TheMadhF or t ,al s ok nownas' Ver s ov a F or t ' ,i sa s t r uc t ur et hatwasbui l tby t he Por t ugues e. Thi sf or t was ut i l i z ed as a wat c ht owerand us ed f ort r ai ni ng c adet s . Si t uat edv er yc l os et ot hebeac h,i st he' S t . Bonav ent ur e ' ,whi c hi s an anc i entc hur c h, bui l ti nt he16t hc ent ur ybyt hePor t ugues e.

F i gur e62: -de v e l opme ntar oundt hes i t e

Thear eai si nhabi t edbyt heKohl i s ,Mar at hi , Eas tI ndi an Roman Cat hol i c and ot her c ommuni t i est oo. How T oReac h

F i gur e63: -Mai nac c e s sr oad

ByRoad Madh I s l and Beac hi s wel l c onnec t ed by r oads .Peopl ec ant her ef or e,eas i l yhi r eaut os ort ax i st or eac ht hebeac h.S t at ebus esar e av ai l abl ef r om manypar t sofMumbai . ByRai l Onec anr eac ht heMadhI s l andBeac heas i l y byboar di ng l oc alt r ai nsf r om t hec i t y .The near es tr ai l way s t at i on t o t he beac hi s s i t uat ed at Mal ad di s t r i c t . Onc e y ou di s embar katt heMal ads t at i on,y ouc anopt f orl oc alt r ans por tt or eac ht hev enue. MadhI s l andBeac hi sani dealdes t i nat i onf or t hos ewi s hi ngt ogetawayf r om t hebus yl i f e oft hec i t y .

F i gur e64: -ope ns pac e s

CL I MATE: Thec i t yl i esi nt het r opi c alc l i mat ez oner es ul t i ngi n har s h mons oons& hots ummer s .Wi t h an av er age annualt emper at ur eofabout80F ,Mumbair ec ei v esa l as hofr ai nf al l equal l i ngt oanav er ageof96i nc hesper y ear .I nt r opi c alc l i mat el i k eI ndi al ong f ac adesof bui l di ngs or i ent ed t owar ds Nor t h Sout h ar e pr ef er r ed.Eas tand Wes tr ec ei v e max i mum s ol ar r adi at i ondur i ngs ummer .

REASONSFORSEL ECTI NGTHI S SI TE: RURALCONTEXT THE SI TE I S DEDI CATED T O ANEDUCATI ONALAMENI TY AND CATERST O A MARATHI MEDI UM,ENGL I SHMEDI UM AND AN ORPHANAGE AROUNDTHESI TE. THE SI TE HAS ACCESI BI L I TY THROUGH BEST BUSSES THATCONNECTSMAL AD BY ROAD AND A F ERRY CONNECTI NGT OVERSOVA. THE SI TE HAS A SEA VI EW AND I S AWAY F ROM THE CHAOTI CL I F E OF THE CI TY , AND T APS THE SL UMS OF SUBURBS.

F i gur e65: -t hes i t emar k e dwi t ht hes c hool sar ound

F i gur e66: -ae r i alv i e woft hes i t e

SI TESEL ECTI ON CRI TERI A: WESTERNSI DEOFVI HARL AKE

BANDRAKURL ACOMPL EX

Awayf r om t hec i t y , wat erbody andpeac ef ular ea

S t r ongs t ak ehol der s hi p

Pr i v at epr oper t y , mangr ov es , c ommer c i alar ea

Commer c i alar ea

Cl os et ooneoft hebi gges ts l ums i nMumbai -di ndos hi

Cl os et odhar av i( As i aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sl ar ges t s l um)

Mangr ov esandnotac c es s i bl e publ i ct r ans por t at i on

Ex pens i v el and

Madhi s l and

Mal adWes t

STRENGHTS

Thes i t ei sal ongt hes ea, i nt he c i t y , y etawayf r om t hec haos .

Thes i t ehasl anddedi c at edt o c ommuni t ys c hool s

WEAKNESS

NONE

I NDUSTRI ALAREA, GOVERNMENT L ANDDEDI CATEDT OHOSTEL S

OPPORTUNI TI ES

O2GOVERNMENT ANNI NGSEGREGATI NG CATERST MOREPL SCHOOL SANDANORPHANAGE, THEGOVERNEMENTL ANDT O BUI L DI NGOFABRI DGE THEPRI VATEI NDUSTRI ALSP ACES. CONNECTI NGI TT OVERSOVAI N F OREASI ERACCESI BI L I TY .

THREATS

NONE

NOAVAI L ABL EF REEL AND

Ther ei sabas i cdi f f er enc eofv i s i onbet weenapl annerand anowner ' sappr oac ht ot ak e i ni t i at i v et oc r eat eaneduc at i onalhubofper f or mi ngar t sf ort heunder pr i v i l egedi nMumbai . Av i s i onofapl anneri st ot ak eahol i s t i cv i ewont hei s s uesr el at edt ot hec i t y .F orav i s i onar y pl anner , a“ c i t y ”i sr ef er r edt oaspeopl e, s t r eet s , t r ans por t at i on,Veget at i on, c l i mat e, bui l di ngs andpl ac esands oi t sr es pons et ot hedev el opmenti si nr ef er enc et ot hi sl ands c apeaddi ngl i f e t ot hec i t y . I ti smyi nt ent i ont oc r eat eas c hools pec i al l ymadef ort hes ek i dsi nt hec i t yandy et awayf r om i t sc haos .Iwoul dl i k et ot ak eahol i s t i cv i ewoft heav ai l abl el andandl ooki tasan as s etmeantt obeputt ot hef ul l es tbenef i tf ort hec i t yandf ur t herr epr es entt hei nt er es toft he c hi l dr en,peopl eandc i t y .Ii nt endt oc r eat es pac esi napl ac ewhi c hi sawayf r om t hec haot i c andt oughl i f eoft hec i t y ,wher et hes ek i dsc oul dex pl or et hei rt al entandl ear nands ei z et he oppor t uni t i esofl i v i ngagoodl i f e.

F i gur e68: -THES I TE

F i gur e67: -THES I TE

350SEATERDRAMAAUDI T ORI UM BOOKI NGOF F I CE 120SEATEREXPERI MENT ALTHEATRE L I BRARY(BOOKS+ AUDI OVI SUAL T)–200SQ. M RESTRAUNTCAF É-300SQ. M ADMI NI STRATI ON–350SQ. M ERENCEROOM –60SQ. M CONF L ECTUREROOMS4-CAP ACI TY-40KI DS( DANCE& MUSI C) DANCESTUDI OS-4–70SQ. M CL ASSROOMS-4NOS ( ENGL I SH, MATHHI ST ORY) MUSI CROOMS+RECORDI NGSTUDI OWI THST ORAGEF ACI L I TY-4NOS OPENAI RTHEATRE–1000SEATER RESI DENCEF OR100STUDENTSWI THCARET AKERSANDMESS AYGROUND PL STUDENTSL OUNGE HEAL THCENTER F ACUL TYL OUNGE COUNCEL L I NGF ACI L I TY PERFORMI NGARTSCOURSE: THECOUSEWI L LBEF ORCHI L DREN BETWEEN 4T O 12YEARS,THEBI GI DEA I ST O UPL I F T THEM F ROM THEI REXI STI NGCHAOTI CSURROUNDI NGT OASOUNDSPACEWHI CHREL AXES THEI RBODYANDMI ND. THECOURSEWI L LGI VETHEM CERTI F I CATENOTONL YON DANCE,DRAMAANDMUSI CBUT AL SOASECONDRYST ANDARDCERTI F I CATE. THECOSTI NGS: ADMI SSI ONF EE: -RS. 500/ TUTI ONF EE: -RS. 2000/ -PERTERM CAUTI ONMONEY: -RS. 3000/ -PERTERM ( REF UNDABL E) L I BRARYF EE: -RS. 300/ MAKEUPF ACI L I TY: -RS. 500/ -

CONCEPT: AWAVEOFSOUND

The bui l di ng pos s es s es a uni que appear anc et hat der i v es f r om t he r ur al c ont ex tandt hef unc t i onalc r i t er i amer ged i nt ot hedes i gnmot i fofas oundwav e.The s ound ener gywoul dr adi at es ound wav e f r om t heper f or mi ng ar t ss c hooland t he ener gy i nt o t he v i l l age l i k e as ound i ns t r ument . Themor phol ogyands hapeoft hebui l di ng i sdes i gned us i ng s ound wav est hatwer e anal y z ed & t r ans f or med i nt o 3Dv ec t or s . Mus i ci s a uni v er s all anguage t hatc an br eakt hr oughal lc ul t ur al ,l i ngui s t i c ,s oc i al , r el i gi ous and c as t e bar r i er s . Mus i ci s c r eat ed f r om t he hear tand moul ded by emot i on.Mus i c hast he powert oc aus e emot i onst owel lupwi t hi nus .

Thei ndi s put abl ef ac taboutmus i ci si t spowert o ev ok eemot i ons .Mus i ci sanex t r emel y v er s at i l emedi um ofc ommuni c at i on. I ti sc apabl eofex pl or i ngal lt hef eat ur est hatar eus edi n v er balc ommuni c at i on.Mor eov er ,i tdoess oi nanex pl i c i tands t r uc t ur edway ,whi c hmak esi t ani nt er es t i ngandus ef ulwi ndowi nt ohumanc ommuni c at i on, i ngener al .

Thede s i gne mphas i z e st hei de aofar e alpe opl e â&#x20AC;&#x2122; st he at e rbyc r e at i ngaf l owi ngr ur all ands c apet hat al l owsv ar i ousi nt e r ac t i onsbyc hi l dr e n, s pe c t at or s , v i s i t or sandt hege ne r alpubl i c .

PROPOSEDSI TEPLAN: SI TE: -MADHI SLAND,CHRI STI AN PADA

THETHEATRECOMPL EX THETHEATRECOMPL EXCONSI STSOFTHEENTRANCECEL L , 350SEATERAUDI T ORI UM, EXPERI MENT ALTHEATREANDTHEOPENAI RTHEATRE. THESPI L LOUTSP ACESI STHECAF ETERI AWI THOPENAI RSEATI NGAL ONGTHEBEACH, THE PL AZAANDPODI UMS THETHEATRECOMPL EX: L OORL AYOUT : GROUNDF

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THESCHOOLOFMUSI C,DANCE&DRAMA THESCHOOLI SI NSPI RED F ROM B. V.DOSHI ’ SDARP ANAACADEMYWI TH EXPOSED BRI CK STRUCTUREANDEXPOSEDF ORM F I NI SHCONCRETEF RAMES. THEVENTI L ATI ONOFTHESTRUCTUREI SI NSPI REDBYL ECORB’ STECKNI QUES. THESCHOOLI SONSTI L TSKEEPI NGTHEGROUNDF L OORF REEF ORSPI L LOUTSP ACESAND DI RECTVI EW OFTHEBEACHT OCREATEASENSEOFOPENNESS. THESCHOOL : -THI RDF L OOROFSCHOOLSHOWI NGMUSI CANDDANCECL ASSROOMSON EI THERSI DEWI THHEL DT OGETHERWI THCOMMONSP ACES.

THERESI DENTI ALBL OCK THERESI DENTI ALBL OCKI SF ORSTUDENTSST AYI NGI NTHECOMPL EX, WI TH3SHARI NG ROOMSON2F L OORS, OCCUPYI NG80STUDENTS. PROVI SI ONSF ORHANDI CAPAREGI VENONTHEGROUNDF L OOR, WI THMESSANDPL AY AREAS. THETYPI CALRESI DENTI ALF L OORPL AN: -

DESI GN FEATURES: RAI NWATERHARVESTI NGWI THST ORM WATERDENTENTI ON NATURALVENTI L ATI ON TEACI NGSP ACES& HAL L SOPTI MI ZEDF ORNATURALDAYL I GHTI NG EXTERNALL OUVERST OL I MI TSOL ARGAI NANDDI RECTGL ARE. EARTHF ROM THEBUI L DI NGEXCAVATI NSWASUSEDT OMAKEACOUSTI CBUNDST O CONTROLNOI SETRANSMI SSI ONDEOM THEROADTRAF F I C. -I NORDERT OCREATEA SENSEOFF AMI L I ARI TY , THEP AL L ATEOFBUI L DI NGSI SCOMPRI SEDOFTHEORDI NARY BUI L DI NGMATERAL STHATAREUSEDF OREVERYDAYBUI L DI NGSI NSL UMS.

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