\u2018Manaskhand\u2019 tableau first prize brought recognition for Uttarakhand art forms<\/p>\n
B.D.Kasniyal<\/p>\n
Pithoragarh, Jan 31<\/p>\n
\u2018Manaskhand\u2019, the tableau Uttarakhand state, which was adjudged the best tableau to be displayed at the Republic Day parade 2023 was joint effort of several artists groups led by\u00a0 KS Chauhan, deputy director of information department of the state.<\/p>\n
The tableau included\u00a0besides famous \u2018Choliya\u2019dance of Kumoan region, animals and birds from Corbett National park and high Himalayan region of the state, Kumaoni folk art \u2018Aipan\u2019, Jageswar temple group\u00a0 representing temples described in \u2018Manaskhand\u2019 of \u2018Sikandpuran\u2019, A religious Hindu text .<\/p>\n
“The theme was given by the Chief Minister himself and other departments and groups worked towards giving\u00a0a perfect representative to his theme,” said Beena Bhatt, director at cultural department in the state.<\/p>\n
The 17 member \u2018Choliya\u2019 dancers group, led by Bhim Ram Kohli, based in Kinigar village of Pithoragarh district, is \u00a0elated after been given first prize for the tableau.”We danced for three kilometres distance but felt no fatigue as every member of the team was energetic, ” claimed \u00a0Bhim Ram Kohli.<\/p>\n
Hemraj Bisht, Director of \u2018Navodaya Parvatiya Kala Kendra, a cultural organisation that brought to limelight the \u2018Choliya\u2019 dance form said that the artists of \u2018Kumaon Choliya Vikash Samiti,\u2019 had firstly presented their art before the then UP Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, when he arrived at Pithoragarh to inaugurate Naini-Saini airstrip in the year 1992.” The artists group later organised their own cultural organisation named, \u2018Kumaon Choliya Vikash Samiti, Kinigar in 2005,” said Hemraj Bisht.<\/p>\n
The tableau also had a representative folk song ‘Jai ho kumaon, jai ho Garhwala, written by Pithoragarh based folk writer Janardan Upreti.” It was Navin Tolia of Chandani Enterprises, Haldwani who first composed the song in the group voice of eight \u00a0local artists. The composition was used by the information department to\u00a0 represent the state tableau this year,” said Upreti.<\/p>\n
\u2018Aipan\u2019, the traditional Kumaoni art form displayed on various auspicious occasions, was also given representation in the Uttarakhand tableau \u2018Manaskhand\u2019.” Our team, \u2018Meenakriti\u2019, had finalised the section to be representative in the tableau. We are feeling proud that the \u2018Aipan\u2019 art is\u00a0getting national recognition, ” said Meenakshi Joshi, Aipan artist from Ramnagar.<\/p>\n
K.S.Chauhan, deputy director of Information department, the anchor behind the tableau is not only a connoisseur of folk arts in the state, but also an artists himself. He had led the state for \u00a0a record 13 times in preparing tableau for Republic Day parades.<\/p>\n
\u201cWen he asked me in September last year to name of \u2018Choliya\u2019 dancer party that was perfect in representing the dance form for the state, we gave the name of \u00a0Bhim Ram & party, for the tableau, ” said Girija Joshi, information officer of Champawat district who had been in Pithoragarh a year back<\/p>\n
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