HERITAGE QUIZ ON THE 19TH FOUNDER’S DAY OF THE PALACE SCHOOL
Press Release As many as 54 students from 27 schools of Jaipur participated in an Inter-School Heritage Quiz held at City Palace. The quiz was held on the occasion of the 19th Founder’s day of the Palace School which also happens to be the birthday of Princess Diya Kumari. Maharaja Sawai Man Singh (MSMS) II […]
A MESMERIZING MOHINIYATTAM DANCE PERFORMANCE WINS THE HEARTS OF THE AUDIENCE AT JKK
Press Release On the ninth day of the ongoing cultural Pink City Festival, a mesmerizing dance performance was presented by renowned Mohiniyattam exponent, Jayaprabha Menon. Director General, JKK, Ms. Kiran Soni Gupta and Additional Director General (Admin), Mr. Lalit Bhagat was also present on the occasion. The classical dance recital began with ‘Ganesh Vandana’ which […]
SCINTILLATING FOLK DANCES ‘SIDDHI DHAMAL’ AND ‘SIRMOUR NATI’ ENTHRALL THE AUDIENCE AT JKK
Press Release Brilliant dance performances were presented by the talented local artistes from India at the Pink City Festival.The audience enjoyed vibrant folk music, dances and picked up unique products made by local artisans at the exhibition. Shabbir’s ‘Siddhi Dhamal’ performance from Gujarat offered a mesmerising peek into this popular tribal dance of India. Faces […]
MINISTER OF ART & CULTURE INAUGURATES ‘GANDHI UTSAV’ AT JKK
Press Release A week long ‘Gandhi Utsav’ was inaugurated by the Minister of Art & Culture, Government of Rajasthan, Dr. BD Kalla at Jawahar Kala Kendra. As a part of the Utsav, three exhibitions on Mahatma Gandhi – ‘Gandhi Parv Exhibition’, ‘MG @ 150’, ‘Gandhi Virasat Kagazkala’ are being held till 30 January at the Alankar […]
HANDICRAFTS AND CULTURAL PERFORMANCES WIN HEARTS AT JKK
Press Release On the third day of the 10-day ‘Pink City Festival’, a combination of colourful costumes and local instruments won the hearts of visitors at Shilpgram, Jawahar Kala Kendra (JKK). The audience enjoyed the numerous traditional and cultural folk dances, theatrical and musical performances at the festival. At the festival, folk artistes performed ‘Kuchamani […]
COLOURFUL AND CULTURAL FOLK DANCES, DRAMA AND MUSIC SHOWCASED AT JKK
Press Release The second day of the ongoing 10-day Pink City Festival witnessed a melange of colourful and cultural folk dances, drama and music performances at Shilpgram, Jawahar Kala Kendra (JKK). The visitors also had the chance to learn about the various handicrafts of Rajasthan like handmade leather items and traditional block printing. The evening […]
11th WORLD WILDERNESS CONGRESS TO BE HELD FROM 19 TO 26 MARCH IN JAIPUR
Press Release The 11th World Wilderness Congress (WWC) will be held from 19 March to 26 March at Birla Auditorium in Jaipur this year. The Congress will present solutions to the accelerating and existential threats of climate breakdown and species extinction. It will also pave the way for a historic opportunity to build a new movement […]
“IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MOTIVATE HANDICRAFTS AND COTTAGE INDUSTRIES” – Minister of Art & Culture, Government of Rajasthan
Press Release In a country like India the importance of cottage industries will never cease to exist. It is our responsibility to motivate handicrafts, cottage and Khadi industries. The Pink City Festival aims to bring together all artisans connected with handicrafts, motivate their work and encourage people to utilise their products in their daily lives. […]
EXHIBITION OF ARTEFACTS MADE DURING ‘CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL’ BEGAN AT JKK
Press Release After the 9-day Children’s Festival held from 5January to 13 January at JKK concluded on a high-note, an exhibition displaying the artefacts made by the participants during workshops was inaugurated at Chaturdik Gallery, JKK. The exhibition was inaugurated by the Director General of JKK, Ms. Kiran Soni Gupta. The exhibition will be on […]
“GANDHI WAS ALWAYS AGAINST THE DIVISION OF INDIA”-Rajmohan Gandhi
Press Release Mahatma Gandhi was always opposed to the division of India. His efforts to prevent the Partition were incomparable to any other. He always tried to spread happiness and eradicate hatred. In this mission, he visited villages, various parts of India to spread the message of friendship and unity among the people. Gandhi left […]