The Live Nagpur
  • Nagpur City
  • Nagpur Education
  • Nagpur Sports
  • Business
  • Featured
  • Crime
  • Entertainment & Lifestyle
  • Health & Wellness
  • Nation
  • Politics
  • Trending
  • Vidarbha
  • Obituary

The Live Nagpur


  • Home
  • City
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Forest
  • Featured
  • Vidarbha
Nagpur City

SCZCC to hold Orange City Craft Mela in city from March 11 to 20

by Ramesh Marulkar March 9, 2022March 9, 2022
written by Ramesh Marulkar March 9, 2022March 9, 2022
SCZCC to hold Orange City Craft Mela in city from March 11 to 20

South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC) is organising the much-awaited 28th Orange City Craft Mela from March 11 to 20 in its premises in Civil Lines in which folk dancers and crafts persons would present their talent and skill.

Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Maharashtra Governor, will inaugurate the mela on March 11 while Rucha Khare, Divisional Railway Manager, Central Railway, will be the guest of honour. The mela will remain closed on March 18 to mark Dhulivandan festival.

The citizens will be given permission from 2 pm daily to 9.30 pm for handicraft mela while various noted artistes from different places of the country would present folk dances in the open theatre daily at 6.30 pm. Around 150 handicraft artistes would participate in the programme while around 225 tribal and others would present folk dances. Moreover, there will be 25 stalls on snacks and food.

This was stated by Dr Dipak Khirwadkar, Director, SCZCC, Nagpur, while addressing a press conference in the premises on Wednesday. Various teams with some Padma Shri Awardees, from Asam, Mumbai, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisa, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh would present Bihu/Bardoi Shinkhla, Lavani/Koli, Rai, Chakri/Chari/Kalbeliya/Bhavai, Gotipua, Chapeli/Ghaswai/Jonsari/Panyari, Panthi/Mangal/Danda and others folk and tribal dances from March 11 to 15. Similarly, groups from Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Kashmir, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh would present folk dances from March 17 to 20 daily at 6.30 pm.

Dr Khirwadkar said that National Prize Winners  and prominent handicraft artistes  would participate presenting pottery, terracotta, carpet, handloom, jewellery, metal craft, glass craft, papermache, chanderi saree, Punjbai footwear, khadi, Paithani saree, wooden craft, jute craft, kamalkari printing, leather and other items. Moreover, a programme of artists meet has been organised on March 11 and 12 at 2 pm in which group leaders of folk/tribal dancers and prominent craftsmen would interact, said Dr Khirwadkar.

As part of Amrut Mahotsava celebrations, SCZCC has also organised on March 16 in which transgenders would present a programme on patriotic songs, disabled students from SVK Shikshan Sanstha present fashion show and Manisha Patrikar, Mumbai, present Katthak dance and Sangita Tekade present mimicry. Moreover, a programme on ‘Guru Shishya’ tradition has also been organised. There will be also a sale of paintings, he added.

All the programme would be held by following covid rules, Dr Khirwadkar pointed out.

Gauri Marathe, Deputy Director, Dipak Patil, Administrative Officer, Dipak Kulkarni, Programme Officer, Shashank Dande, Ujjawala Indurkar, Gopal Betawar and others were present at the press conference.

0 comment
FacebookTwitterLinkedin
Ramesh Marulkar

previous post
CTET exam 2021 result declared
next post
Dhantoli zone launches drive to remove nails, banners from trees

You may also like

Raman Science Centre organises actual observance of Zero...

May 26, 2022

GOA CM Dr Savant to inaugurate convention for...

May 26, 2022

Mercury dips in Vidarbha

May 26, 2022

Metro timetable set to change, services till 10...

May 26, 2022

Four ‘thalassemic’ children tested positive for HIV after...

May 26, 2022

City’s Sanjana Joshi to represent India in Commonwealth...

May 26, 2022

Tathagata Ray bags gold in Journalism

May 26, 2022

Raman Science Centre organises event to mark Zero...

May 25, 2022

Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari appreciates significant role of...

May 25, 2022

8 water lifting vehicles to work during monsoon

May 25, 2022

Trending News

  • NTA opens application Form Edit window for NEET 2022

    May 25, 2022
  • Instagram Outage: Some users left unable to login, refresh feed

    May 25, 2022
  • City’s Pohewala enters first phase of ‘Shark Tank India S2’

    May 24, 2022
  • Three injured after falling from mid-air during paprasailing

    May 23, 2022
  • RTMNU exam in MCQ format off-line mode

    May 20, 2022

Important Links

  • Politics
  • Crime
  • Business
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Sports

Available on Playstore & Coming Soon on Appstore

Search

March 2022
M T W T F S S
« Feb   Apr »
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031  

Sign-Up Form

Subscribe my Newsletter for new blog posts, tips & new photos. Let's stay updated!

Footer Logo
  • Nagpur City
  • Nagpur Education
  • Nagpur Sports
  • Business
  • Featured
  • Crime
  • Entertainment & Lifestyle
  • Health & Wellness
  • Nation
  • Politics
  • Trending
  • Vidarbha
  • Obituary
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms Of Use
  • Advertise with Us
  • Work with us
  • Contact Us

© 2020 - The Live Nagpur . All Rights Reserved.