Buddha Festival 2012

Thursday 26 January 2012
1.30pm to 3.30pm      Drawing Competition.
Group 1(5to10 yrs)     Subject - Buddha-a Friend
Group 2(11to116 yrs)     Subject - Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
A 'Visionary & Guide'.
Group 3(17 & Above)     Subject - The contibution of
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar to the Nation & World.

1.30pm to 3.30pm     Rangoli Competition (subject-Open)
4pm to 5.30pm     Workshop - Buddhist Way of Life
Flower arrangement (Ekebana), Competition (For women only)
Subject - Open
6pm to 8.30pm     Inaguration Ceremony
8.30pm to 9pm     Katthak dance on the life of
Buddha - Artist - Ms Gauri Pardhi (Kavyashaili - the classical insignia)

Friday 27 January 2012
11am to 1pm      Lecturer on 'significance of art & culture
in development of society' Speaker - Maitreeveer Nagarjun
(Prof. santosh Raut), Hyderabad (AP)
2.30pm to 4pm     Meditation session - Anapansati Theory & Practice
4pm to 5.30pm     Workshop - Buddhist Way of Life
6pm to 7pm     Jugalbani - Sitar & Santoor
(Wahane Sisters, Ujjain, MP), Sanskruti Lokesh Wahane - Sitar
Prakruti Lokesh Wahane - Santoor
 7 pm to 7.30 pm    - Chakma - Folk dance of Arunachal pradesh
 7.30 pm to 8 pm    - Bharat Natyam Dance by BH girls hostel, Nagpur
8 pm to 9 pm  - Buddha Caritram - Drama on the Life of Buddha
(Group from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)
9 pm to 10 pm   -Gatha competetion ( Vihar group )

Saturday 28 January 2012
11 am to 1 pm     -- Lecture on 'Emergence of India as a global power &
Indian constitution, Speaker - Dr K. S. Chauhan, New Delhi
2.30pm to 4pm     -Meditation  session - Metta bhavana - Theory & Practice
4pm to 5.30pm     -Workshop - BUddhist Way of Life

6pm to 6.30pm     -Guitar play by Mr Alan Senauke, Shri Lanka,
6.30pm to 9.30pm     -Music and Dance Programm
(Dhamma Wings, Mumbai)

Sunday29 January 2012
11am to 1pm     -Lecture on ' Impact of Buddha philosophy on
Indian society, Speaker - Dr A H Salunkhe, Satara (MS)
2.30pm to 4pm     -Meditation session - Walking meditation - Theory & Practice
4pm to 5.30 pm     Workshop - Buddhist Way of Life
6pm to 8pm     -Fusion ( Vocal & instrumental)- Surmani Pt. Prabhakar
Dhakde & group.
8pm to 10pm     -Prize Distribution and concluding Ceremony.
  
 
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