EXERTS FROM THE "DASARA-NAVRATRI 2015" AT ABHIVYAKTI DANCE CENTRE

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Grand celebrations of Dasara took place at Abhivyakti Dance Centre. So much energy filling in the room everyday with lots of competitions, fun and celebrations in unique style of Abhivyakti.

Grand dasara, navratri celebrations at Abhivyakti Dance Centre - Competitions, dance performances, doll exhibition and celebrations. All enjoyed and encouraged the participants. All got to know the culture a little more and came closer to watch what is more traditional.

October is a month of festivities and fun. Abhivyakti dance centre, Bangalore is always known for keeping Indian customs and traditions intact in all its activities. Abhivyakti aimed at bringing to you this time, a mega fun event. There was something for everyone.

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Events for the festival were as follows: 

13/10(Tuesday)- Paper presentation / Creative narration - 06 pm to 07 pm -
14/10(Wednesday)- Drawing and Painting - 06 pm to 07 pm Smt.
15/10(Thursday)- Essay writing  - 06 pm to 07 pm 
16/10(Friday)- Rangoli- 06 pm to 07 pm
17/10(Saturday)- Garba and Dandiya- 05:30 pm to 07:30 pm
18/10(Sunday)- Character make up- 06 pm to 07 pm
19/10(Monday)- Collage- 06 pm to 07 pm
20/10(Tuesday)- Fancy dress and cooking without fire- 06 pm to 07 pm
21/10(Wednesday)- Jewelry making- 06 pm to 07 pm
22/10(Thursday)- Finale program - Dance performances- 04 pm to 08 pm - Certificate and prizes distribution 

23/10(Friday)- Celebration of VIJAYADASHAMI - Only for Abhivyakti members and students -             
ABHIVYAKTI DASARA FESTIVAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Sri Raghunandan & Smt. Manasi
Sri Ullas P
Kum. Rohini
Kum. Samhita
Smt. Sanyukta and Sri Saurabh Sohoney
Smt. Ambika 
Smt. Shyala
Kum Chaithra
Kum Sonia
Kum Vibha
Smt. Sowmyashree Lohit
Kum Sinchana
Kum. Sukitha

Kum. Swetha Krishnan

Venue of the event

Abhivyakti dance centre,
1st floor, 2973/A 13th Main, C -Block, 2nd stage, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 21
Landmark - Kuvempu metro stop

Maryappan palya bus stop/ garden.

Some words from the committee members, participates....

DASRA CELEBRATIONS at ABHIVYAKTI was a very good experience for everyone. It

provided a very good platform for persons of all age to exhibit their talent. It was a very

good opportunity which we utilized and tried to participate in all. From this occasion all

got opportunity to get to know about their strength and weakness in extra curricular activities.

The activities which took place for all 9 days were too good and it provide us knowledge

also. Apart from the activities and competitions the most enjoyed part was of the doll set

up. The doll set up was done by taking theme as different states of India. By this we could

learn more about India.The takeaway things from this occasion are more as like even if

we don't know about any particular event we can participate and get to know about.On the


whole we enjoyed a lot. Dasara celebration at Abhivyakti was first try to celebrate on big

scale were we could accomplish it successfully. It was an immense pleasure for me to be a

part of it. Thanks for Mansi mam and Raghu sir for giving us a very good opportunity to

exhibit our talent.

Sinchana.K   


Student (B.com)

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Ambika M Torgal

Bangalore

My role-
I was main co-ordinator for Doll arrangements.  The theme for Dolls Arrangement was ‘Regions of India’. The dolls arrangement was divided into ‘North India’, ‘South India’, ‘East India’, ‘West India’, ‘North East India’.  The South India dolls arrangement was done by me. East by Sonia. West by Samhita and North East by Soumya. The girls were very creative and did the dolls arrangment very nicely. There was also Garden based on the theme of ‘Krishna Leela’. Vibha took in-charge of that and arranged it very well. Special thanks to Ullas for other needful arrangements. The girls are very nice, helpful and creative. I learned lot of things from them.

What was the dasara at Abhivyakti for you like

In a single sentence, I would like to tell that ‘Dasara was like a family function to me’.  I had an opportunity to interact with each and everyone and shared a special and happy bond with 
everyone. I enjoyed it a lot and not to forget the tasty snacks and drink. My entire family also 
enjoyed the celebrations.

Key takeaways from this celebration

The celebration was a learning process. There were competitions and programs. Enjoyed every bit of it. I loved and enjoyed the Dasara Celebrations at Abhivyakti. It was a wonderful event.
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Vibha. N. B


Student (BBM)

It was a wonderful experience to be a part of the Dasara celebrations at Abhivyakthi.
The event that I volunteered was for Essay-Writing and Singing, which took place on 
15th Oct. Both the events had two catagories based on their age group: Juniors and 
Seniors. 
The topic for essay writing was chosen on spot by the participants by picking a chit, 
which were related to Indian culture, festivals, dance and literature. Within a span of 
half an hour they had to give life to their words which would later be judged by Kum. 
Megana for Juniors and Smt. Manasi Ragunandan for Seniors. The purpose of this 
competition was to check the knowledge, creativity and writing skills of the 
participants by promoting further learning. 

Music is closely related to Indian festivals. It symbolizes celebration and merriness. 
The participants of Singing were given the opportunity to choose the songs of their 
own preference which were related to Dasara. They were free to carry any instrument 
of their choice. The judge for the event was Smt. Sharwani Kumar. 

Dasara wouldn't have been this fun and educating if it wasn't for the celebrations at 
Abhivyakthi. Keeping participation as the main motive, we were encouraged to take 
part in all the competitions, which helped us know our strengths and weaknesses. We 
were painters, writers, speakers, designers, when we wanted to be. The doll set up was 
more of an intellectual process which helped us know in depth about the  Dasara 
traditions across India. The main theme of the set up 'States of India' gave us the 
information required to distinguish the states from eachother. Dance played a key role. 

We were not only encouraged to perform classical dance forms, but also folk dances 
such as Garba. A day was dedicated only for Garba to bring about one of the main 
traditions of Dasara that hails from Gujarat. 

Overall, Dasara celebrations at Abhivyakthi has given me lots of memories to last a 
lifetime. I'll forever be thankful to Raghu sir and Manasi ma'am for providing us with 
such a platform. 

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Rohini

Day co-ordinated - Saturday -17 oct 

Event coordinated- Character make up
Brief note - A challenging event where participants had to make up the other person of 
various characters such as Kali, shiv,rama ,Krishna , surya etc. Participants did really 
well by using props and trying to depict the character just by face.

Dasara at Abhivyakti : It really felt like a family . They say the end result is not imp, 
but the journey, really true. From planning phase to till the vijaydashmi was truly special 
experience. Got to know students of Abhivyakti more closely, learnt from each 
other,shared ideas together, so much more closeness with all.


Key take away: Friendship, learning, happiness and loads n loads of fun.
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Shylaja B N 

Engineer - Systems

Bangalore

My role- I was the coordinator for Rangoli event. Participation was from elders as well as youngsters. All of them participated with fervor and enthusiasm. All of them gave their best and enjoyed the  event. Special thanks to all who helped me in fulfilling my responsibilities and making the event a grand success.

What was the dasara at Abhivyakti for you like

This is the first time, I experienced Dasara Celebrations at Abhivyakti. I had never imagined that it would be such a grand celebration. It is something which should be celebrated year on year. It was a wonderful experience, wherein all of them students, parents and teachers joined together in these 10 day celebrations, to bring about a sense of unity and harmony. 

A true community celebration event was hosted by Abhivyakti, giving meaning to the festival in its true sense. Arrangements throughout the celebrations were fantastic, with all the fruitful efforts put in by volunteers and coordinators.

Key takeaways from this celebration
It was a great time we had, after office hours and all of the core members worked together 
without and age gap. This made me also to participate with zeal and enthusiasm as a youngster. The celebration was a learning process. There were competitions and programs. Enjoyed every bit of it. 

Important thing I want to share Garba dance was the best part for me, as it was the happiest moment in my life. Because after a long gap of 19 years, I danced and felt like a young girl. This was the time when I forgot all the sad things of my past and just was myself enjoying every bit of it. It is true that music and dance 
will make oneself forget all sad things and make them feel like in heaven.

Thanks a lot to Abhivyakti for hosting such a wonderful event!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
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Sonia K - BBM Student, Odissi dance student    

Event Name:
A Fancy Dress Competition
 Duration of the competition: 45 Minutes
 Theme: Any doll or character related to Dasara Festival
 Participants should talk about their character or enact their role for two to three minutes

        B.  Cooking without fire:
 Duration: 45 Minutes
 Maximum two participants
 Dishes in relation to festivals were an added advantage
The events were followed by Arati and Prasad.

1. Dasara at Abhivyakti  for me was a true blend of culture and fun where in equal importance 
for the traditions was given. It was ten days celebration but felt that it should have never 
ended, as everyone enjoyed and got in the mood of celebrations of spreading joy, creating 
memories for life and learnt many new things.

2. The celebrations and competitions gave me an opportunity to learn a lot of things about the festival’s reason of celebration, competitions made me to see lot of things in a different way wherein I realized the scope of improvement in myself.

3. It was a memorable event which we should do more often so that we can keep the Indian 
traditions alive and spreading joy.  Especially events like creative narration where in it made 
our mind to come up with out of the box thinking. Character makeup and fancy dress was 
eventful where everyone was dressed up in their best outfits.
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RENDEZVOUS ABHIVYAKTI - Samhita K, Student

“Abhivyakti”, which means expression of inner hidden talent and bringing it to light, is the 
best way through which I can begin and epitomize my title “Rendezvous Abhivyakti” as it is 
a temple, the pivot for all hidden talents, a place giving birth and patronizing culture, our 
tradition and related genres. It was during the auspicious Navarathri that the best from 
everybody came out. A wide range of competitions, events, doll display were the highlights 
of the celebration along with day to day pooja, aarthi, etc.

One of the events was collage making which was held on the 19th of October and I was the 
event in charge. Thinking beyond just cutting out pictures from a magazine or a newspaper 
and pasting them haphazardly on a cardboard, collage making was based on the theme “Pros and cons of Cultural Diversity in India”. So apart from making a collage, the 2 partners had to also debate on the assemblage made by them. The event was judged by Guru Sri 
Raghunandan and Guru Smt Manasi Raghunandan. The best comes out from everybody 
based on the situation. That’s exactly how it was on the day of the event. It gave rise to an 
amazing range of ideas and thoughts on the topic and participation came from lot of people 
belonging to different age groups and ideologies.

Dasara at Abhivyakti, my home, was indeed phenomenal and added a new personality to my 
life. That’s how I’d want to look at it. Being a part of it since the time it conceived gave me 
exposure to event management, competitive spirit, opportunity to learn and explore my own 
self as well as people who flocked in to witness the event. A tree can never stand strong 
without fixed roots. The tree grows beautifully into the wide blue yonder towards the sky not 
because of its bark or the stems but because of its roots which becomes its life support 
system. My Gurus are my, rather our life support systems, lest Dasara would have been just 
another set of days in our lives with normal, usual festive celebration. 

My personal favorite day, a day which would remain in my mind forever was Garba and 
Dandiya, a day where all of us danced to our hearts content without sticking to rules and 
regulations of dance, dancing joyously to the tunes of our hearts than the music.
My thoughts and experience would probably go on endlessly. But as the saying goes, all good things have to come to an end. So did the celebration get concluded in a very warm, cozy memorable atmosphere, where the Abhivyakti family enjoyed delicious lunch on the final day, Vijaya Dashami taking away a whole lot of new experiences, joyous moments, 
knowledge and last but not the least cherish able memories.
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Swetha Krishnan - Odissi dancer, working professional

This time the Navarathri celebration at Abhivyakti was a lot of fun and quite challenging. 
Fun and challenging, because I ended up participating in activities which I haven't done since school. It was specially fun because a lot of children participated in these nine days and they are really funny , really creative and always enthusiastic. It's a great to be part of that kind of feeling. I made friends with some of the Bharatanatyam students in this time who we usually just see as our class is ending and that was nice.

I personally coordinated the creative narration activity which was the first to kickstart the nine days. The participation was healthy and the narrations were insightful, creative and eloquent. The competition was judged by Prof Dorai who was very gracious and really reminded us all of the importance of continuous learning. 

Last but not least,  Manasi and Raghu were incredibly so much time, energy and personal space in those ten days. it is definitely not an easy thing but they did it in the spirit of enabling their students to learn through as many means as possible. I'm specially appreciative of the fact as I truly understand how rare it is.
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Event : Drawing and Painting

Date: 14/10/2015

In detail: This event was categorized between juniors(below 14) and seniors(above 14) and 

choice between drawing and painting was left to participants. The Concept was “Festivals of 

India” and done within the duration of 40 minutes.

Total participants - 26 

Winners – 3 prizes in junior category and 1 prize in senior category.

 Dasara at Abhivyakti was like educational journey of 10 days where we came across with 

different tasks , different experience, tons of fun, loads of learning’s, opportunity to 

showcase our hidden talents and to express the same. Overall it was fun filled educational 

trip come celebration of our heritage festival DASARA. 

 Takeaway from this celebration was confidence, our cultural thoughts and detailing’s of 

dolls arrangement. We learnt many new things because of compulsion to participate in all 

the competition took over here. We never knew that we could participate and win in these 

competition until and unless we did it .

 This was the first dasara celebration at Abhivyakti dance centre  and we made it success 

by joining hands together and all credits goes to Manasi ma’am and Raghunandan sir for 


initiating this and supporting all in every step. I wish this continues  with improvements


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