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| Art and Culture Awards to Art Veterans at PHD |
New
Delhi: The second edition of Art and
Culture Samman under the title ‘Unity In Diversity’- to the veteran of art and
culture in India was organized by the Art And Culture Committee of PHD Chamber of Commerce in association with
Marwah Studios under the Chairmanship of Dr. Sandeep Marwah.
“Art is an effort to create, beside the real world,
a more humane world. A work of art is a scream of freedom. The first step to
controlling your world is to control your culture. To model and demonstrate the
kind of world you demand to live in. to write the books. Make the music. Shoot
the films. Paint the art.” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios
and initiated the program.
The
evening also witnessed a special performance by Padamshree Kathak Guru Shovana
Narayan and group. Legendary Padma Vibhushan Katahk Maestro-Pt. Birju Maharaj
Ji and renowned Film, theatre & TV Actress Sushma Seth graced the occasion,
Senior Vice President, PHDCCI, Dr D K
Aggarwal,immediate Former President, Anil Khaitan; Chairman, Chairperson – PHD
Family Welfare Foundation-Ms Anuradha Goel; Chairman – Entertainment Committee Mukesh Gupta; Co-Chairmen, Tourism Committee,
Kishore Kaya and Rajan Sehgal and Secretariat
led by Yogesh Srivastav were also present there.
The
Samman given away to Guru Dr Saroja Vaidyanathan, Guru Dr S Raja Radha Reddy,
Guru R K Singhajit Singh, Guru Madhavi Mudgal, Ms Prathibha Prahlad, Guru
Sharon Lowen, in the field of dance and to dance critics Ms Leela Venkataraman
and Mr Ravindra Mishra
In the area of Music Samman were conferred to Pt. Rajan and Sajan Mishra, Pt. Laxman Krishnarao Pandit, Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan, Pt. Vidyadhar Vyas, Ms Malini Awasthi and Ms Deepmala Mohan.
Samman were also given away to Ms Arpana Gaur, Ms Alka Raghuvanshi, Mr Naresh Kapuria, Mr Niren Sengupta, Ms Shruti Gupta Chandra and Mr Sudhir V Phadnes for their contribution in the field of Art-Painting & Sculptures and Ms Laila Tyabji received the Samman in the field of crafts and handicrafts.
