Famous poets (L to R) Shri Bekal Utsahi, Famous Kavi & BKK cultural secretary Shri Presenting Kunal Braj Bibhuti samman to Shri Shri Sahib Singh Verma ex chief minister Delhi Padam Shri Gopal Das Neeraj & Shri Uday Ashok Chakardhar at BKK function 2010. Sant Jai Kisan Das, President (Yammuna at Holi Braj Kala Kendra function with Nagara Pratap Singh at BKK Kavi Sammelan. Rakshak Dal) at Holi function Delhi - 2014. party.
Manipuri Nritya by famous artist Shri Singhjeet Famous Charkula Dance by Braj artist at BKK Famous dancer Shobhna Narain at BKK Famous Mohini Yatyam Dancer, padamshri Singh & Smt. Charu Mathur at BKK function function 2012. function in 1994 at Delhi. Bharti Shivaji at Braj Kala Kendra Holi function during 2006. at Delhi in 2007.
Shri Safdar Khan V P India Islamic Cultural Smt. Kapila Vatsyayan at Seminar on Famous Dancer Smt. Uma Sharma at BKK Core group members of BKK for rebirth of Centre & President Minority Commission, “Bhartiya Sanskriti mein Braj Ka Yogdan”, with function during 2002. Delhi branch at BKK function 1994. chief guest at Braj Mahotsava at Delhi 2013. Shri Basudev Garg. Shri Srivats Goswami.
Late Shri Moti Lal Jee Late Seth Shri Govind Das Shorawala, pattron & Donor founder & president of BKK of land for BKK Auditorium in 1960 - 1964. at Mathura. Estd.-1962
Braj Dham 600 seats Auditorium under construction at Mathura BRAJ KALA KENDRA Representative Body for Braj Art, Culture, Literature, Development & Heritage DELHI • MATHURA • VRINDAVAN Regd. Office: Braj Dham, Masani Tiraha, Vrindavan Road, Mathura-281003, Tel: 0565-3241271 Mobile : 9219563164 Delhi Office: 305, Manjusha 57, Nehru Place, New Delhi-110019 Tel: 011-26233058, 0120 4257131. Mobile: 9873490132 The Oldest Cultural Organization of Braj E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.brajkalakendra.com BRIJ 05/01/2015 www.facebook.com/pages/Braj-Kala-Kendra/413081998706556 BRAJ KALA KENDRA is an approved NGO exclusively committed and devoted for the preservance and development of Braj Culture , Art Literature, Heritage of Shri Krishna, Buddha, Jain cultures & great saints of Braj. It was established in 1962 by Late Shri Ram Narayan Agarwal “Bhayyia Ji” & it’s founder president was Late Shri Seth Govind Das ji, Padam Bhushan, lifelong member of Parliament and Speaker of Lok Sabha after Independence. It was formally inaugurated by Shri Morarji Desai at Sapru House, Delhi. In its formative years it had the blessing of Dr. Rajendra Prasad & Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. It is the oldest cultural organisation of Braj and working since more than 50 years. It is a registered body under Societies Act and approved under I.T. Act for Tax exemption under 12 A & 80 G. It's having branches at Mathura & Delhi. It is recognized by the centre, U.P., M.P. & Rajasthan Goverments.
Programme Braj Darshan on the life of Budh Presenting Sammaniya Sanrakshak Braj Vikas Gosthi at Mathura 2003, LtoR Shri Exhibition of pictures of Braj mandirs & by Braj Kala Kendra in collaboration with IIC & Sadasaya Samman to Shri Suresh K.Goyal Tejpal Singh M.P., Shri Ram Prasad Kamal, festivals at IIC Delhi 2012. Natya Ballet Center-2013. Director ICCR New Delhi 2010. Shri B.P.Singhal (M.P.) & Shri R. Bhandari.
Shri Atal Bihari Bajpai ex prime minister Famous Dancer-Smt. Sarmistha Mukherjee at Shri Shyam Sunder Goyal inspirator of Braj Guests & members in Braj Kala Kendra presenting award to Shri Ram Narain Agrawal BKK function at 2012. Dham Project & welcoming the guest during programme Shri Mahashaya Dharampal Jee ( Bhaiya Jee ) Founder. Ratnakar Samaroh 1986. (MDH Masala Group).
A view of the audience at Krishna Leela Presenting Shyam Braj Bibhuti samman 2005 Famous Bhajan singer – Piyush, Kailash, Anuj Shri T N Chaturvedi Ex-Governor Karnataka & cultural programme of Braj Kala Kendra - to Swami Shri Ram Swaroop Sharma. at BKK function July,1994. President BKK at a Radha Mahotsava at 2009. ISCON-2008.
BRAJ KALA KENDRA has taken a great project of constructing 600 seat Auditorium at Mathura, equipped with all modern facilities, named as "Braj Dham Cultural Centre and Research Institute" . The land measuring about 4200 yards, has been donated by Seth Shri Motilal Jee Shorawala. The Auditorium complex includes, facilities like meeting & conference rooms, residence facilities, library, up keeping of archives,
Braj Kala Kendra founder members (L to R) Hasya Kavi Shri Surinder Sharma with Presenting Vishisht Sanrakshak Sadasaya Sapera Nafiri Been party (Guinness World exhibition hall etc. It will be an exclusive place of its kind in whole Braj area. A part of the project is completed and main auditorium building's Shri Gopal Prasad Mudgal, Shri Ram Prasad Manisha Dubey (Anchor) at a Braj Kala Kendra Samman to Smt. Meera Goyal by Shri N.P. Record) at BKK function 2012. civil work has also been completed. Kamal, Late Shri Ram Niwas Bansal. programme. Bhargava (VSS) Holi 2014 at Delhi. To promote music & dance, BKK has established an institute "Braj Sangeet Vidyapeeth" which is well recognized by institutions & Universities. It is devoted for the education of vocal & instrumental, music, dance & drama.
BKK is regularly organising various cultural programs, seminars, exhibitions & festivals of all various cultures of Braj & also events in memory of great Saints, Poets of Braj to name a few as Swami Haridas, Soordas, Raskhan & Tulsidas. It is also working for the Yamuna cleanliness drive and making all efforts for this purpose. It is having support & cooperation from institutions like Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR), India Islamic Cultural Centre (IICC) & India International Centre, Delhi. BKK is making all efforts to make Braj Academy get established by the Governments of U.P. & Delhi.
Shri Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi with Shri Famous Dancer- Sushri Pratibha Prahlad at Mayur dance at Krishan Leela programme at Nafiri vaadan instrumental music by famous Ramnarain Agarwal at Braj Kala Kendra Holi BKK Holi function at Delhi in 2008. BKK Delhi. Artists from Braj (Raya District Mathura). function-2000.