Rajeshwari Kala Sangam in collaboration with Apeejay College of Fine Arts organized – Krishnam on the eve of Janmashtami

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Jalandhar August 23 (Jaswinder Singh Azad)- A mega event ‘Krishnam’ ballet dedicated to Lord Krishna was organized on the eve of Janmashtami by Rajeshwari Kala Sangam in collaboration with Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar. The ballet was dedicated to the life events of Lord Krishna.

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Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal, IAS, Honorable Deputy Commissioner of Jalandhar graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Dr. Sucharita Sharma (Director, Apeejay Education, Jalandhar) warmly welcomed Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal and other distinguished guests and expressed her ecstasy to have them on this special occasion. She added, “I am certain that the distinguished audience will remember today’s celebrations and feel enthralled to witness the musical and dramatic presentation of various Leelas of Shri Krishna’s life.”

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She also put forth that our Founder Chairman Dr. Stya Paul, had established Rajeshwari Kala Sangam to preserve Indian art, culture and its rich heritage. Also, Dr. Stya Paul Ji himself was an ardent devotee and worshiper of Lord Krishna and today’s celebration is the manifestation of his ideas and vision.

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His glorious legacy is being preserved and promoted by his daughter Mrs. Sushma Paul Berlia (President, Apeejay Education; Chancellor, Apeejay Stya University and President, Apeejay Stya & Swarna Group) and his grand daughter Dr. Neha Berlia (Joint Secretary, Apeejay Education).

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The objective of ACFA has always been to discover the potential of the students

Addressing the distinguished guests and august gathering, Dr. Sucharita Sharma said, ” It is my pleasure to have an audience who admires and appreciate art and who shall here witness the Lord Krishna’s ’16 kala sampooran’ life. ” She added it is my sheer pleasure to share with the audience that in today’s mega- event everything right from composing music, singing, costume designing, visual designing etc. has been done by the faculty and students of Apeejay College. The objective of ACFA has always been to discover the potential of the students and provide them a platform to give them exposure and also to educate them about their vast and rich Indian culture.

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In the captivating presentation of ballet ‘Krishnam’ – ‘Krishna’s birth’, ‘Kaliya Mridan’ by Krishna, ‘Sacredness of Radha-Krishna’s love, the episode of Krishna playing Raasleela and Holi with Gopis’, ‘Draupadi’s chirharan’ , supernatural presentation of ‘Meerabai’s unique devotion for Krishna’ and why Shri Krishna holds a peacock feather on his head and the holy story of Krishna playing the flute was shown.

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Overwhelmed by Krishnam’s brilliant presentation, Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal expressed his views and said that it was his utmost pleasure to attend this incredible ballet and witness the charm that the 86 performers had displayed today on the stage. Addressing the young brigade, Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal said, ” It is essential to be studious and attend the lectures but at the same time one should be pro active to be a performer on the stage too.

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These are the things which make them all rounder

These are the things which make them all rounder. ” He also added that there are lot of qualities which one can adopt from the Krishna’s life namely – Patience, Humbleness and being respectful to everyone. He added all the youth should adopt the life mantra to spread positivity around and be respectful and be loving towards everyone and this surely can lead to the quality life.

Principal Dr. Neerja Dhingra expressed her gratitude towards everyone

Principal Dr. Neerja Dhingra expressed her gratitude towards everyone for making the event a grand success and added that Dr. Stya Paul Ji, the Founder Chairman of Apeejay Education, had certainly given new dimensions to the creative power of art with establishing Rajeshwari Kala Sangam. Today, his daughter, Mrs. Sushma Paul Berlia and his grand daughter Dr. Neha Berlia are leaving no stones unturned to pass it to the future generations with their full devotion and dedication.

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Dr. Dhingra expressed her gratitude towards Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal for gracing the occasion with his presence and also his parents Mrs. Shakuntala Aggarwal and Mr. Surendra Aggarwal who took out their precious time and especially attended today’s event.

Dr. Dhingra also extended special thanks to Dr. Sucharita Sharma ( Director, Apeejay Education) whose tireless hard work, inspiration and vision enabled to manifest the soulful presentation of the ballet ‘Krishnaam’ with such success.
She also acknowledged the support of Shri Nirmal Mahajan (Member, Board of Governors of Apeejay Education) and appreciated the efforts of all the student artists who had participated in Krishnam.

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Expressing her happiness over the immense success of ballet Krishna, she acknowledged the hard work of Dr. Arun Mishra (Cultural Coordinator, ACFA), Dr. Amita Mishra (Dean, Youth Festival), Dr. Vivek Verma, Dr. Manisha Sharma, Dr. Mickey Verma and expressed her thanks towards them for working tirelessly day and night to make this ballet a mega success.

Dr. Sunit Kaur, Head, Department of English conducted the stage gracefully.

Also, a memento was presented to Dr. Himanshu to make the day memorable and also all the student performers were honoured with the certificates.

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