Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 23: A five days IGNCA-SPIC MACAY collaborative Workshop got kick started at Jodhamal today, wherein almost 50 students from Junior to senior students of Jodhamal took part.
The Workshop was conducted by the Reknowned Kathak Maestro Prerana Shrimali of the Jaipur Gharana of Kathak. Mrs. Shrimali is the recipient of the Sangeet Natak Academy Award for brilliant Kathak and is now a Formal Guru for Kathak.
SPIC MACAY Coordinators Sapna Sangra and Seema Rohmetra had been very instrumental in getting this opportunity to the students of Jammu City for the first time.
The day started with the lighting of the inaugural lamp by Prerana Shrimali, Seema Rohmitra, Sapna Sangra and the Principal of the school, Trilok Singh Bist.
Mr Bist gave a brief introduction of the resource person who came under the aegis of Spic Macay sponsored by Indira Gandhi National Cultural Academy New Delhi. Students of Grade XII really enjoyed this experimentation of inculcating these values among the students of Jodhamal through this workshop. All kids equivocally praised the standard of the workshop and had a very enriching experience during the day and are looking forward to more of Kathak in the coming four days. Shrimali was assisted by Vishwadeep a Kathak teacher from Pathankot and was also assisted by the Kathak teachers of Jodhamal namely Aadi Upadhyay Shruti Bakshi both disciples of Narayan Guruji from Jammu. Music Teachers Poonam Mahajan & Sahil Kumar also contributed for singing and table respectively to make it all inclusive for the staff & students.
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