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.
"The Play and Perfection of Rasa” by Acharya Shrivatsa Goswami (born 27 October 1950) is an Indian Indologist scholar as well as a Gaudiya Vaishnava religious leader.
"The Play and Perfection of Rasa” by Padmashri Geeta Chandran, a celebrated artist and a star performer.
World-renowned Odissi artist Vidushi Sujata Mohapatra’s mesmerizing expressions of sensuality and love with the Ashtapadis of Jayadeva’s 12th-century Sanskrit classic, Gita Govinda.
The Musical Rasas of the Eastern Ghats, an Indian classical singer. She performs across multiple genres and styles – Khyal, Thumri, Dadra, Chaitis, and Kajris.
Guru Dutt’s Musical Legacy - "A Musical Tribute to Guru Dutt for His 100th Birth Anniversary Year" led by the highly applauded light classical artist Amrish Mishra.
Discover Wellness: A Healing and Nutrition Workshop with Vidhi Beri, A global educator in the fields of holistic health, lactation, nutrition, and mental health counseling.
Diverse Rajasthani and Sufi Folk Music Evenings and experiences with Shekhawati Folk Performer, THE KALBELIYA DANCERS (UNESCO’s Intangible World Heritage)
A highly gifted Classical Music and Light Music exponent from Kolkata leads the Moonlight Dinner Serenaded by Guru Dutt Songs and Chitrahaar, supported by Vidhi Beri and Shruti Nada Poddar.
Diverse Rajasthani and Sufi folk music evenings and experiences with Shekhawati folk performer, Kinkar Lal Bhopa Troupe.
Renowned Classical Musician of Banaras Gharana
KINKAR LAL BHOPA GROUP
With the
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
KINKAR LAL BHOPA GROUP With the
JASON DONELLY, IS THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND LEAD OF THE TADA DANCE COMPANY IN NORTHERN IRELAND!
DANCING FROM A YOUNG AGE, JASON REACHED THE PEAK OF THE COMPETITIVE SCENE AND QUICKLY MOVED ON TO PURSUE A CAREER AS A PROFESSIONAL DANCER, JOINING SOME OF THE BIGGEST TOURING SHOWS IN THE WORLD INCLUDING MAGIC OF THE DANCE, RHYTHM OF THE DANCE AND CELTIC LEGENDS. AFTER YEARS TOURING AS THE PRINCIPLE DANCER AND DANCE CAPTAIN WITH CELTIC LEGENDS, JASON HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO JOIN RIVERDANCE FOR THE WORLD RECORD BREAKING RIVERDANCE LINE.
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 1800s and early 1900s of the Oleographs of Ra ja 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.
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.
A Healing and Nutriton workshop with
Travel to the towns of Mahansar, Fatehpur, Churu for an unforgettable experiences of Shekhawati Heritage Sites
Candle-light Chanting and Meditation
9.15 pm
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