F.No.9-114/2010-S&F Government of India Ministry of Culture Dated 8th November, 2010 MINUTES OF THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE EXPERT COMMITTEE UNDER THE CULTURAL FUNCTIONS GRANT SCHEME (CFGS) HELD ON 27 th OCTOBER, 2010. A meeting of the above Expert Committee was held on 27 th October, 2010 under the Chairmanship of Shri Nihal Chand Goel, Joint Secretary to consider the proposals for financial assistance under CFGS for the year 2010-11. The following members were present:- 1. Shri Nihal Chand Goel, Joint Secretary (Culture) Chairman 2. Shri Suresh Bhardwaj, Faculty Member, NSD Member (represented Director, NSD) 3. Ms. Helen Acharya, Deputy Secretary, SNA Member (represented Secretary, SNA) 4. Ms. Gitanjali Chatterjee, Deputy Secretary, SA Member (represented Secretary, SA) 5. Shri Shailendra Dashora, Director (WZCC) Member 6. Shri D.S. Saroya, Director (NZCC) Member 7. Shri Anand V. Shukla, Director (NCZCC) Member 8. Shri Shrikant Pathak, Director (SCZCC) Member 9. Shri Anup K. Matilal, Director, (EZCC) Member 10. Shri Som Kamei, Director, NEZCC Member 11. Ms. Anita Sinha, Director (Culture) Member-Secretary 2. The Expert Committee considered 135 applications which were complete and supported with all documents as required under the Scheme. The Committee examined each proposal individually before taking a decision and recommended the following 74 proposals for financial assistance under the scheme:- (Rs. in lakhs) Sl. Sl. Name of Organizations Subject of Proposed project Time/Duration Grant No. of the Project Recom- mended ANDHRA PRADESH 1. Mother’s Lap Charitable Andhra Folklore Cultural Festival 04.11.2010 to 1.00 Organisation, Andhra Pradesh 05.11.2010 2. Brahimini Culture Development Seminars, Festivals Dance - 1.00 Society, Andhra Pradesh Heritage, Modernity and 1 Creativity ARUNACHAL PRADESH 3. Hime Ohho Mi Enki SA Society, Seminar on “Revival of 5 days 1.50 Arunachal Pradesh Indigenous Culture & Knowledge System of Arunachal Pradesh” 4. Hayang Memorial Agro Industry Workshop on Art, Artisan and 7 days 2.00 and Education Trust “HAMRE”, Handicraft Arunachal Pradesh ASSAM 5. Barak Valley Welfare Development Folk Festival/Exhibition of Folk 03.11.2010 to 4.00 Society, Silchar, Assam Artifacts/Seminar/Workshop on 04.11.2010 Folk Traditional of Assam BIHAR 6. Prangan, Bihar Pataliputra Natya Mahotsav 07.02.2011 to 5.00 12.02.2011 CHHATISGARH 7. Maithil Pravahika Chhatisgarh National Seminar and All India 2 days 4.50 Multi language poets meets DELHI 8. Yashica Education Society, New Workshop and Seminar for 15.12.2010 to 3.00 Delhi kathak and vocals 23.12.2010 9. ALPANA (Association for Sambhav 2010 An international 13.11.2010 to 5.00 Learning Performing Arts & Event: seminar, exhibition and 14.11.2010 Normative Action), New Delhi performances by physically & mentally challenged artistes 10. Dhwani, New Delhi Pilot Project - 5.00 11. Nrithya Ranjani, New Delhi Festival 3 days 4.00 12. Rangashree, New Delhi Symposium/Seminar on “History 25.11.2010 to 1.00 Literature and Contemporary 26.11.2010 Thoughts” 13. The Energy and Resources Institute International Conference on 11.01.2011 to 5.00 (TERI), New Delhi Digital Library Management 13.01.2011 2011 14. Darpan, Delhi Seminar Music Festivals and 10.02.011 to 4.00 Exhibition 15.02.2011 15. Centre for the Study of Developing Research project - Archiving the 21 days 2.25 Societies (CSDS), Delhi Bombay Talkies papers in Melbourne 16. Spic Macay, Delhi ‘Sari’ project performance October 2010 3.75 through dance 17. Society for Indian Ocean Studies, Maritime Cultures and Traditions 22.04.2011 to 5.00 New Delhi of the Bay of Bengal 23.04.2011 18. Prasiddha Foundation , New Delhi Delhi International Arts Festival 12 days 5.00 2010 19. Pratibha Sanskritik Sansthan, Delhi Sanskrit Drama Festival and 3 days 2.00 Seminar 2 20. Jana Natya Manch, New Delhi 8-days Theatre Festival in December 2010 5.00 Mumbai – SARKASH GUJARAT 21. The M.S. University of Baroda, 4-Days Theatre & Seminar 4 days 5.00 (Dept. of Dramatics) HARYANA 22. Haryana Yuva Shakti, Haryana National Cultural Festival 24.11.2010 to 3.00 29.11.2010 HIMACHAL PRADESH 23. International Roerich Memorial Programme of the Celebrations of 08.10.2010 to 1.50 Trust, Himachal Pradesh Nicholas Roerich’s Birth 10.10.2010 Anniversaty KARNATAKA 24. Vikasam, Karnataka JANAPADA GEETHEGALA 4 days 3.20 JATHRE 25. Karnataka Barahagarara Mattu National Folk Festival & Seminar 03.01.2011 to 3.50 Kalavidara Sangh, Karnataka 05.01.2011 26. Sri Ram Lalitha Kala Mandira, Music Festival November and 2.00 Bangalore, Karnataka December 2010 27. India Foundation for the Arts, New Performance Festival 18.11.2010 to 4.00 Karnataka 21.11.2010 28. Desi Samskruthi Adhyayana Research project on ‘Indigenous 2010-11 and 5.00 Kendra, Kurubanakatte (Kannada Culture: Encyclopedia Series’ 2011-12 University, Hampi, Vidyaranaya, (two years) Hosapet Taluk), Karnataka KERALA 29. Attakkalari Public Charitable Trust Body, Performance and Writing – 3 days 3.00 of Contemporary Performing Arts, A Three day international seminar Kochi, Kerala on thought, practice and articulation 30. Rangaprabhath Children’s Theatre, Production oriented children 17 days during 2.00 Kerala theatre workshop January and February 2011 31. Lasya Akademi of Mohiniyattam, Lasyotsavam 2011 - Nritta, 5 days 4.00 Kerala Nritya And Natya Concept in Indian dance traditions MADHYA PRADESH 32. Prantiya Kalakar Sangh, Madhya Bindhya saanskritik mahotsava 2 days 3.00 Pradesh 33. Natraj Yuva Mandal, Madhya Taansen Sangeet Samaroh 1 day 2.00 Pradesh MAHARASHTRA 34. Tejas Foundation, Mumbai, Organize Indradhanush based on 11.12.2010 to 5.00 Maharashtra Laavani and classical dance 12.12.2010 festival along with seminar, 3 Marathi bharatanatyam recital composed by bhosale kings of tanjore on the occasion of Maharashtra swarna varsha mahotsava (Golden Jubilee Celebration) MANIPUR 35. Organisation for Tribals Benefit Workshop cum production of - 3.00 Programme (OTBP), Manipur Anal-Lamkang & Chothe Tribal Dance festival 36. The Gulapi Nata Sankirtana Maha Dhrumel Hari Sankirtana 22.12.2010 to 3.50 Academy, Imphal, Manipur with Asthakaal Leela Mahotsav 23.12.2010 37. Laihui, the centre for research on Laihui Festival 2010 15.12.2010 to 2.50 traditional and indigenous arts, 19.12.2010 Manipur 40. Huyel Langlon Thang-ta Festival of Thang-ta art 5 days 2.00 Association, Manipur NAGALAND 39. Hozam Rising Club, Peren, Proposal on Cultural awareness, 5 days 2.00 Nagaland seminar and workshop at Jalukie 40. Mind Blowers Club, Nagaland Seminar cum workshop on art 11.12.2010 to 3.50 fusion music of Nagaland 17.12.2010 ORISSA 41. Orissa Sangeet Natak Akademi, Dying folk art festival 20.01.2011 to 4.00 Bhubaneswar, Orissa 24.01.2011 42. UKIA, Orissa Dalkhai Festival – 2010 29.10.2010 to 3.50 31.10.2010 43 Society for Development of Rural Guru Gangadhar Pradhan 29.10.2010 to 4.00 Literature, Orissa Memorial State Level Pala 30.10.2010, Competition for Revival of Pala 06.11.2010 to in Orissa 07.11.2010, 20.11.2010 to 28.11.2010 & 20.12.2010 to 24.12.2010 44. Orissa Dance Academy, Orissa 7th Dhauli Mahotsav 12.12.2010 to 5.00 14.12.2010 PUDUCHERRY 45. Adishakti Laboratory for Theatre Support Towards Adishakti’s February, 2011 5.00 art Research, Puducherry Inter Asian Ramayana Festival 46. Drama Arts Association, Performing Arts, Research & - 2.00 Puducherry Survey in Theatre Art Forms RAJASTHAN 47. Indian National Trust for Art and Ranthambhore Festival 5 days 2.00 4 Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan TAMIL NADU 48. The Craft Council of India, International Jewellery Summit – 04.02.2011 to 5.00 Chennai Abhushan-Design Dialogue in 06.02.2011 Jewellery UTTAR PRADESH 49. Alaknanda Institute for Performing The Natraj Dance Festival 2010 10.11.2010 to 1.80 Arts, U.P. the male dancers of the world 14.11.2010 50. Kalika Bindadeen Paramparik Kathak Natvari Workshop - 5.00 Kathak Natvari Lok Nritya Kala Kendra, U.P. 51. Ashok Evm Tripurai Maharaj Sultanpur Mahotsava 01.03.2011 to 5.00 Shiksha Paramparik Kathak Natya 10.03.2011 Sanskritik Kendra, U.P. 52. Purvanchal Jan Vikas Sansthan, Seminar cum Exhibition on Art 5 days 2.00 U.P. and Culture of Uttar Pradesh 53. Samoohan Kala Sansthan, U.P. 150 th Anniversary of Guru 5 days 5.00 Rabindranath Tagore WEST BENGAL 54. Aneek, Kolkata, West Bengal 2nd All Bengal Short Drama 20.02.2011 to 3.50 Festival 27.02.2011 55. Nandipat, West Bengal Narir Mancha - 3.50 56. Kalyani Kalamandalam, West 6th international children’s theatre 27.10.2010 to 2.00 Bengal festival on Tagore’s 150th Birth 31.10.2010 Centenary 57. Ananda Shankar Centre for Seminar and festival on culture November / 5.00 Performing Arts, Kolkata, West December Bengal 2010 58. Lokkrishti, Kolkata, West Bengal 13 th Drama Festival “Natyotsav - 3.00 2011” 59. Ananda Niketan, West Bengal Annual celebration, children’s 06.01.2011 to 1.50 fairs and youth, art & science 09.01.2011 exhibition 60. Berhampore Kalakshetra, West Berhampore Kalakshetra Dance 06.01.2011 to 2.00 Bengal Festival 10.01.2011 61. Kalna Sahajog Organisation, West Organizing long Drama Festival, 3 days 1.00 Bengal Seminar & Felicitation Programme 62. Cine Guild, Bally, West Bengal Organize various cultural - 1.50 programmes 63. Anya Theatre, Kolkata, West Natyaswapnakapo - 2010 31 st December 4.00 5 Bengal 2010 64. Ritwik, West Bengal Desh Bidesher Natya Mela 11.12.2010 to 4.00 22.12.2010 65. Saptayan, West Bengal Shastriya Sangeet Mahotsav 21.12.2010 to 2.00 (classical music conference), 24.12.2010, Extensive workshop on Voice 11.12.2010 to culture and voice engineering for 17.12.2010 & Indian classical music, Seminars 01.12.2010 to (New Trends in Indian music 05.12.2010 since independence) 66.