Dr. Shruti Nada Poddar
On behalf of Trustees, MC and Advisors of
Shruti Foundation
Greetings and welcome from Shruti Foundation to the Vedaaranya Heritage and Healing Festival or VHAH FEST 2025 at Ramgarh Shekhawati, Rajasthan!
The festival is an integral part of the dream to revive this unique region of India which had been abandoned by some of the richest Seths (merchants) of India almost a century ago, throwing its economic and social order into chaos and disintegration. Today history beckons again as we rediscover the enchantment of the painted walls of Ramgarh Shekhawati and the great culture and heritage of this unique town that was once a great Centre of learning, and was thus called Doosra Kashi.
Actor, Director and Author Deepti Naval, shared her feelings on the amazing VHAH FEST 2023 - Her book reading and conversation on her new and mesmerising book "A Country called Childhood") was held at VHAH FEST (Vedaaranya Heritage and Healing Festival) from Feb 3-6, 2023 at Ramgarh Shekhawati - Co-directed by Dr. Shruti Nada Poddar and Ms Mira Kaushik (OBE) and organised Shruti Foundation in collaboration with Rajasthan Tourism supported by Intach, Le Meridien Delhi, Ambuja Neotia Group, Prabha Khaitan Foundation, Sua Devi Poddar Foundation, Vivana, Raj Bhargava and others.
Renowned Classical Musician of Banaras Gharana
Rajasthani Folk Musicians
and Irish performing Artist
(UNESCO's Intangible World Heritage) with Rajasthani Folk Musicians KINKAR LAL BHOPA Group
Led by famous musician AMRISH MISRA
A highly gifted Classical and Light Music exponent from Kolkata, leads the MOONLIGHT DINNER MEHFIL serenaded by Guru Dutt's film Songs
by Nasreen Munni Kabir and Shruti Nada Poddar
Immerse us in the the Love of RADHA and KRISHNA IN a Jugalbandi of “KATHA AND NATYA”
Mesmerises us with Sensualility and the expressions of Love through the ASHTAPADIS of JAYADEVA in the treatise of love, THE GEET GOVINDA
From the late 18008 and early 19008 Of the Raja Ravi Varma and M.V. Dhurandhar and the legacy of Shringaar Rasa from Shekhawati Havelies
Raja Ravi Varma (April 29, 1848 - October 2, 1906) is one of the greatest painters in the history of Indian art. A celebrated painter and artist from the princely state of Travancore (presently in Kerala), who became the most influential Indian painter and a public figure. In his lithographs, he depicted for the first time the Indian gods and goddesses, the figures of which continue even today to be objects of worship in the temples and houses of millions of Hindu devotees in India and abroad.
Mahadev Visvanath Dhurandhar, also called Rao Bahadur, a title bestowed on him by the British government, was the first Indian director of the Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai.He was most known for his realistic and academic style, and his depictions of women in their daily life. A prolific and sought-after artist during British-rule India, he made countless works that went on to become masterpieces and important artistic treasures. His works include more than 5,000 paintings and 50,000 illustrations.
A Healing and Nutriton workshop with
TRAVEL TO THE TOWNS OF MAHANSAR, FATEHPUR, CHURU FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCES OF SHE-KHAWATI HERITAGE SITES
Candle-light Chanting and Meditation
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