Three major autonomous bodies of the Ministry of Culture organized a variety of programs at the India Gate Lawns on the 12th and 13th of November which concluded today.
These included Street Play by the National School of Drama, musical band Performances by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, and ‘Portrait Painting’ by the Lalit Kala Akademi.
These Cultural performances are part of a campaign named, Kalanjali, under which cultural programs are to be organized at Central Vista every week.
The Lalit Kala Akademi also hosted a ‘Portrait Painting’ program in which 10 artists created different paintings such as Pencil sketching, Charcoal sketching, and Watercolor paintings.
The Ministry of Culture has frequently organized programs at India Gate commemorating Mahatma Gandhi, Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, and Raja Ram Mohan Roy at India Gate.
They are linked to many social issues and topics ranging from great freedom fighters such as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose to Women Empowerment and Cybercrime.
Another event was organized by Sangeet Natak Akademi was the music performance by the famous Been player Shri Ramvir Nath Jogi and his team on 12th November.