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June 2019
THE GANDHI CENTRE
THE HAGUE
Parkstraat 99 (First floor), 2514 JH, DEN HAAG
The Gandhi Centre was set up on 2nd October, 2011 with primary objective of establishing,
reviving and strengthening the cultural relations between India and Netherlands. The ICCR
has set up such 35 Indian cultural centres in different parts of the world.
The objective of the Gandhi Centre is to promote awareness of India's composite
cultural heritage in The Netherlands. The activities of the cultural centre include
showcasing various art forms of India such as dance, drama, music, films and free classes
for the public and organising lectures, talks, panel discussions and seminars on subjects
related to India. The Gandhi cultural centre functions under the Embassy of India and is
established by the ICCR.
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Programme Schedule
You are cordially invited for the following:
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Tabla Concert by Souvik Datta
&
Sarode by Mayukh Gangopadhyay
The Gandhi Centre, Embassy of India, The Hague cordially invites you to a Tabla Concert by Souvik
Datta & Sarode by Mayukh Gangopadhyay.
Souvik Datta is a versatile, vibrant and innovative percussionist who is well-known in the field of
tabla today. He was blessed to have received the much-coveted guidance from the Legend of Tabla
– Pandit Shankar Ghosh.
Mayukh Gangopadhyay is a Young `Sarod’ player, learning more than 17 years belonging to Maihar
Gharana. Now, he is under the tutelage of Smt. Troilee Dutta, who is one of the eminent disciples of
Late Pt. Kamal Mallik. He is taking also advance Talim in Imdadkhani style under the Guidance of
Pandit Hindol Chattopadhyay, who is a disciple of The Legend Ustad Vilayat Khan.
Date : Saturday, 1st June 2019
Time : 17 00 – 18 00 hrs
Venue: Auditorium
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Kathak by Tejaswini Sathe & Group
&
Bharatanatyam by Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan
The Gandhi Centre, Embassy of India, The Hague cordially invites you to an evening of Kathak &
Bharatanatyam Performances by Tejaswini Sathe & group and Vaishanavi
Vaidyanathan.
Tejaswini has been trained under the able guidance of Guru Pandita Maneesha Sathe who is also her
mother-in-law. She has pursued her Bachelors and then Master’s degree in Kathak dance from Lalit
Kala Kendra, Pune University along with the Master’s degree in Kathak. Tejaswini is a proud
recipient of the Coveted "Singarmani" award.
Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan, a disciple of world-renowned Vidwan Keshav Kumar and Vidushi Dhattar
Sisters from Karnataka, India, is an internationally acclaimed Bharatanatyam dancer. She has won
many recognitions including "Vishwakalaaratna"(national award) and "Karnataka Naatya Myuri"
(state recognition) titles.
Date : Saturday, 4th June 2019
Time : 16 00 – 18 00 hrs
Venue: Auditorium
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Dhrupad Vocal by Sumeet Anand
&
Pakhawaj by Sandip Bhattacharya
The Gandhi Centre,Embassy of India,The Hague cordially invites you to Dhrupad Vocal by Sumeet
Anand and Pakhawaj by Sandip Bhattacharya.
Sumeet Anand Pandey has fast emerged as a promising young Dhrupad vocalist in India. He belongs
to the illustrious Darbhanga Dhrupad Tradition, tracing its origin to legendary Tansen (Gauhar Vani).
A disciple of Pandit Abhay Narayan Mallick (SNA awardee and disciple of late Pandit Ram Chatur
Mallick (PadmaShree, SNA awardee), last court musician to King of Darbhanga), he also received
early training from his grandfather Shri Birendra Mohan Pandey and maternal grandfather late Pandit
Siyaram Tiwari (PadmaShree, SNA Fellow. He is also Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR)
empaneled artist in Hindustani Classical Vocal Music.
Date : Wednesday, 12th June 2019
Time : 17 00 – 18 00 hrs
Venue: Auditorium
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Veena Concert
by
Dr. R.J. Rajkumar
The Gandhi Centre, Embassy of India, The Hague cordially invites you to a Veena concert by
Dr. R. J. Rajkumar.
Raj Kumar started playing Veena in the early years by learning basics from his mother Mrs.
Shyamala Jayaraman. His father is a music connoisseur. He got his tutelage from Ms. Shrimati., Mrs.
Susheela & Mr. Venkatraman. He has played before the President of India Dr. Abdul Kalam in the
Rashtrapati bhavan and before the princess of Travancore Samasthanam in the Padmanaba Swamy
temple in Trivandrum. He has done more than 2000 public programmes and has worked with Music
Directors like M.S. Viswanathan.
Date : Saturday, 22th June 2019
Time : 17 00 – 18 00 hrs
Venue: Auditorium
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Sarangi Concert by Sabir Sultan Khan
&
Tabla by Heiko Dijker
The Gandhi Centre, Embassy of India, The Hague cordially invites you to a Sarangi Concert by Sabir
Sultan Khan and Tabla by Heiko Dijker.
Sabir Sultan Khan is an Indian Sarangi player. He belongs to Sikar gharana (school) of music which
has given several stalwarts to Indian classical music. Born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. He trained under
his father, Legendary sarangi player & vocalist Padma Bhushan Ustad Sultan Khan Saheb & his
uncle Ustad Nasir Khan. He is the ninth generation to take up Sarangi. He has been honoured by
Ustad Bismillah Khan yuwa puraskar & Sangeet Natak Academy Yuwa Puraskar.
Heiko Dijker is an Amsterdam based Tabla player whose playing is marked by enthusiasm and
energy, depth of knowledge and rhythmic poetry. After years of traditional training with Shri
Bhaswaraj Bhendigeri in India & continued to learn with grandmaster Faiyaz Khan in the Guru-
Shisya (Master Disciple) system.
Date : Saturday, 29th June 2019
Time : 17 00 – 18 00 hrs
Venue: Auditorium
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Film Club
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An overview of events held in
May 2019
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Kavya Goshthi 04th May 2019
The Gandhi Centre organized
Kavya Goshthi – A meeting of Urdu &
Hindi Poetry Appreciation club to
discuss on the Poems of Ahmad Faraz.
His poems were read in the meeting. As
part of the poetry appreciation series 25
budding poets participated. Eminent
scholars Chand Jiya and Dr. A
Siddique threw light on Ahmad Faraz’s
poems.
Rabindra Jayanti 04th May 2019
The Gandhi Centre celebrated
Rabindra Jayanthi in association with
Sangeeti school of Music headed by
Prajna Bhattacharya. The event
included group music songs on
Ravindranath Tagore’s works. Two
dance dramas were enacted by the
performers of Sangeeti Music. Kids
also enthusiastically sang on Tagore’s
Songs. Dr.Saroj Thapa, educationist
spoke on the occasion and felicitated
the key performers. The Embassy
officials & Counsellor of Bangladesh
joined the Celebrations.
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Talk on “Gandhi and Spinning” by Miriam Haenen
10th May 2019
The Gandhi Centre organized a
Talk on “Gandhi and Spinning” by
Miriam Haenen in celebration of the
150th Birth Anniversary Mahatma
Gandhi. Ms. Haenen elucidated the
process of Charka – the wheel and the
spinning. She also demonstrated the
wheel operations in making a Khadi.
Ms. Haenen also answered the
audience queries on spinning of the
wheel.
Prof. Nirmala Sharma, Director
(TGC) felicitated Ms. Miriam Haenen.
Bansuri Concert
11th May 2019
The Gandhi Centre organized a
Bansuri Concert by Aura Rascon and
Tabla by Tarang Poddar.
It was the perfect synchronization
of music and both the performers played
in harmony and with elan. Aura
concluded the Concert by playing the
Favorite Bhajans of Mahatma Gandhi.
She kept the audience spell bound.
Prof. Nirmala Sharma, Director,
The Gandhi Centre felicitated the artists.
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Bharatanatyam Performances
24th May 2019
The Gandhi Centre organized
Bharatanatyam Performances by Saritha
Choudhry and Revanta Sarabhai. Saritha
gave an energetic performance dedicated
to lord Shiva. Revanta performed on the
classical Bharatanatyam songs and also
on the contemporary themes
choreographed by him. Both the
performers enthralled the audience.
Prof. Nirmala Sharma, Director
(TGC) felicitated the artists.
Sitar and Tabla Concert
25th May 2019
The Gandhi Centre organized a
Sitar and Tabla concert by Kalyanjit Das
on Sitar and Tabla by Sandeep Banerjee.
The performers delighted the audience
with their perfect blend of music in
absolute synchronicity.
Prof. Nirmala Sharma, Director,
The Gandhi Centre felicitated the artists.
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Vocal Concert
25th May 2019
The Gandhi Centre organized a
Vocal concert by Somadutta. Somadutta
played the guitar and sang Ravindranath
Tagore’s songs. The melodious songs
kept the audience mesmerized.
Prof. Nirmala Sharma, Director,
The Gandhi Centre felicitated the artist.
Talk by K. S. Radhakrishnan
27th May 2019
The Gandhi Centre organized a
Talk on “Museon – a Muse” by K.S.
Radhakrishnan, an eminent Sculptor.
K.S.Radhakrishnan spoke elaborately on
MUSEON - A character which is a
regular part of his Sculpture creations.
His talk was well liked by the audience
who had a Question & Answer Session
later.
The Ambassador of India,
H.E.Venu Rajamony felicitated the
Sculptor.
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Regular Classes
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The Gandhi Centre organizes regular classes in:
• Yoga
• Hindi Language
• Tabla (Indian percussion instrument)
These classes are open to each and every one at no cost. The classes are designed to cater to all age
groups as well as from beginners to advanced.
Yoga Classes Yoga is a science and art of healthy living with origins in ancient India. It is a stress
management therapy and its practice increase immunity and contributes to overall physical and
mental being.
The Yoga Teacher, Mr. Amit Khanna is a Yoga Therapist with 9 years of experience in Yoga.
He is also a Physiotherapist. He deals with various medical conditions and life style disorders and
suggests exercises to deal with them.
Yoga Class at The Gandhi Centre
Hindi Language Classes Hindi is the national language of India with origins in the ancient Indian language Sanskrit. It
is widely used in both India and Suriname.
Dr. Kanta Rani is an enthusiastic teacher in Hindi language. She has a Masters in Hindi, PhD
in education and over 25 years of teaching experience. She has spent several years in teaching Hindi
to non-Hindi speakers. She has also taught in ICC Suriname and her publications include three
textbooks and one Hindi conversation book.
Hindi Students writing Level 3 exam at The Gandhi Centre
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Tabla Classes
Internationally acclaimed Tabla teacher Mr. Heiko Dijker of Dutch origin has been trained
under Ustad Faiyaz Khan, the famous Tabla player of India. Along with his public performances,
he also teaches in Universities. He teaches Tabla at the Gandhi Centre. The students love him because
of his personal attention to every student.
Tabla Class at the Gandhi Centre
For more details of the classes, kindly visit:
http://indianembassy.nl/eoi.php?id=Gandhi
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Library
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The Gandhi Centre library has a rich collection of books on Foreign affairs, Politics, Philosophy,
History, Religion, Art, Culture, Dance, Monuments, Autobiographies, Personalities, Yoga, Hindi,
Fiction and others. There is a reading room and book issue facilities.
E-Mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
Reception Phone: +31 703229576
Dr. N Kanta Rani (Hindi Teacher): +31 684011857
Mr. Heiko Dijker (Tabla Teacher): +31 622801775
Mr. Amit Khanna (Yoga Teacher): +31 640106426