Schedule
Registration starts at 9:00 am.
Exhibition Full Day
Sessions
Inauguration and Lighting of the Lamp - 10-10.30 am.
10:15 am to 12:45 pm
Students Engagement Competitions (Creative Writing and Slogan Writing- Hindi / English) on “Green living” and SDGs- Sustainable Development Goals
10:00 am to 12:45 pm
Wellness Sessions- Yoga by Acharya Rakesh Tripathi; Panchgavya Therapy by Gavyasiddha Sh. Subhash Chauhan; Healthy Food by Sh. Rahul Sharma, etc.
Parrallel Session 10-12.30 pm
Household engagement led by Mrs. Ranju Minhas :
Activities on Sustainable households, composting, Green Housing, Vertical / Kitchen Garden, Upcycling, Products from Waste, etc.
10:00 am to 12:45 pm
Wellness Sessions-
10am - Laughter Yoga by Shri Prem Saini- 15 minutes.
Yoga by Acharya Rakesh Tripathi; Panchgavya Therapy by Gavyasiddha Sh. Subhash Chauhan; Healthy Food by Sh. Rahul Sharma, etc.
Parrallel Session 1
10-12.30 pm
Household engagement led by Mrs. Ranju Minhas :
Activities on Sustainable households, composting, Green Housing, Vertical / Kitchen Garden, Upcycling, Products from Waste, etc.
The Session will be Moderated and Coordinated by Shri Prem Saini
01:00 to 1:45 pm
How to live: Khushigram way by Sh. Ajit Kumar, Founder, Khushigram (This is first motivational and problem solving session, only by invite) In Conversation with Sh. Kumar Amitabh, Sr Journalist and Energy Entrepreneur (Founder, Arkpatra)
02:00 pm to 3:20 pm
Sustainable Development Conference: Round table on SDGs and the Mantra of Parampara, Dr Sachin Chaturvedi, Shri Adil Firoze, Dr. KK Upadhyaya, Shri Binay Pattanayak, Smt Priyanka, Dr. VV sadamate. Shri Himanshu Shekar
Opening by Shri Himanshu
Moderator Shri Ajit Kumar
3:25 to 04:25 pm:
Award Function and Chief Guest's Address
First award to Dr Mani Dipa Banerjee Assistant professor Kusuma School of biological sciences leading research in virology at IIT Delhi
Second award to Ms Usha Ohri volunteer at Indian Cancer Society for exceptional contribution towards community service
Education Awards to be announced at the Venue.
Session In charge - Shri Tarun Singh and Shri Anil Attavar
The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention in New Delhi on September 29, 2018.
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that achieving universal access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene by 2030 is a major challenge in many parts of the world. Drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene are central to Sustainable Development Goal 6, especially targets 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3. Target 6.2 of the Sustainable Development Goals calls for countries to end open defecation, ensure everyone has access to a basic toilet and put in place systems for safe management of excreta.
The President said that improving access to sanitation and eradicating open defecation have enormous implications. They are critical social and economic investments. The absence of a suitable toilet and appropriate hygiene and sanitation practices can lead to malnutrition and life-long disadvantages. Therefore, for us in India – as elsewhere – a mission such as Swachh Bharat is critical to securing our human capital and our demographic dividend – and to giving our children a better future. No young girl should have to give up school only because a girls’ toilet is not available. Such an occurrence would be a scar on our collective conscience.
The President said that Swachh Bharat is a revolution playing out in real time. As an instrument of mass mobilisation, as a people’s movement, and as a national goal towards which there is near total commitment, Swachh Bharat represents the spirit of our Independence movement. India is striving to eliminate open defecation in its entirety by October 2, 2019. This is the best 150th birthday gift we can give Gandhiji.
The President said that the Swachh Bharat Mission has been shaped by among the world’s leading specialists on sanitation. It has been scripted by common Indians of uncommon quality – men and women of rare courage, of foresight, social empathy and civic pride. Individually and collectively, they have worked to free their neighbourhoods, their villages and their towns and cities from open defecation. Inch by inch, day by day, person by person, family by family, they have persuaded fellow citizens to adopt behaviour change. Our sanitation champions come from all regions of the country, all sections of society, all communities and all social and economic groups.
Addressing Ministers and delegates from 68 participating countries, the President said that our successes with Swachh Bharat, our attainments in the sphere of sanitation, our methods and our mechanisms, are available to all of them to use as they deem necessary. Access to improved sanitation is not a target and a goal for one country or the other – it is the interlinked destiny of humankind.
The President suggested five important themes that countries may choose to adopt while meeting the problem of insufficient sanitation. These are - ensure people lead the planning, implementation and management of sanitation programmes; use smart and affordable technologies for effective and efficient service delivery; eliminate all forms of inequalities in service delivery; create innovative financing instruments to fund and sustain the sanitation movement; and develop capacities within the government to plan, implement and monitor sanitation programmes.
The Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention is being organised by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to mark the beginning of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi, also coinciding with the fourth anniversary of the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission.
Union Minister for HRD Prakash Javadekar attended the Conference on Academic Leadership on Education for Resurgence in Vigyan Bhawan today. While addressing the valedictory session Javadekar said that education must be connected with a social cause to achieve a developed society. He emphasized all Vice Chancellors to promote their educational institutions to connect with society. He said that it can be done through various mediums like using of social media, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, Swachh Bharat Internship and Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat. He further suggested that local parenting also can be a good medium of connecting and educating society. Individual can adopt some bright poor students so that they can get good education.
The Minister said that research is the necessity of our society and without research no country can become developed society. Government is promoting research through various schemes like Smart India Hackathon and IMPRINT. He said that under Smart India Harkaton students are doing research on problem statements which are given by government organisations and private industries. Javadekar said that our aim is to produce quality and pure research so that they can add real contribution in the field of research.
The Conference on Academic Leadership on Education for Resurgence was inaugurated by Prime Minister in which the Vice-Chancellors / Directors from more than 350 universities participated. The conference was organized jointly by UGC, AICTE, ICSSR, IGNCA, IGNOU, JNU and SGT University. Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar and MoS, HRD Dr SatyaPal Singh were also present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi said that when one thinks of resurgence or revival, the first image that comes to mind is of Swami Vivekananda, who presented before the world, the strength of Indian thought.
The Prime Minister recalled Swami Vivekananda’s emphasis on self-reliance, character building, and human values, as elements of education. The Prime Minister said innovation is another vital element of education today.
Recalling the ancient Indian texts, the Vedas, the Prime Minister said that we cannot imagine our society, our country, and even our lives, without knowledge. He said that our ancient universities such as Taxila, Nalanda and Vikramshila, gave importance to innovation, besides knowledge. The Prime Minister also recalled the views on education of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, Deendayal Upadhyay, and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia.
Narendra Modi said that today, no country or person can live in isolation. He mentioned the importance of thinking in terms of ‘global citizen’ or ‘global village.’ He said our Universities and Colleges should be leveraged to find solutions to the challenges facing us. We should “Interlink Institutions to Innovate and Incubate”, he added.He urged students to link their classroom learnings to the aspirations of the country. He also mentioned Atal Tinkering Labs which have been set up to encourage children to innovate. He mentioned the RISE – Revitalization of Infrastructure and Systems in Education -programme for improving education infrastructure.He mentioned the steps taken for higher education.
The Prime Minister emphasized the importance of preparing good teachers for society. He also said that scholars and students can take responsibility for spreading digital literacy, and generating greater awareness of government programmes that can improve ease of living.
The Prime Minister said that the youth has given “Brand India” a global identity. He mentioned schemes such as Start Up India, Stand Up India and Skill India, which are aimed at nurturing young talent.
The theme of the Conference is to deliberate on the challenges facing the Indian education system and to work out a plan for a paradigm shift both in terms of achieving academic outcomes and also in regulation of education.
While addressing the gathering, Prakash Javadekar lauded the vision and mission of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in providing holistic development in education sector with a stress on research and innovation. Javadekar said that without innovation a nation cannot achieve sustainable growth, so the Ministry of Human Resource Development has taken a number of initiatives like IMPRINT, Smart India Hackathon (SIH), GIAN, SWAYAM and National Digital Library (NDL)to change the structure of the entire education system in this direction. The minister said that high technology research labs are being developed to promote brain gain as innovation in higher education is a key focus to support research within the country. He also informed that the budget allocation of Rs 1,00,000 crore for Revitalising Infrastructure and Systems in Education (RISE) will also help to step up investment in research and related infrastructure. Government is promoting quality education in identified aspirational districts through RUSA, he added.
Javadekar said that to ensure quality education, the ministry has developed learning outcomes, which will fix accountability on education providers.He also informed that for the overall development of students government has started ‘ Samagra Siksha’ in which government is providing financial assistance to all government schools for library and sports and extended hostel facility for Katurba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya. The Union Minister congratulated all organizers for organizing the conference.
The Conference inaugurated by the Prime Minister,had several sessions covering eight thematic areas namely:
1) Improving pedagogy for learner centric education – use of artificial intelligence
for customized learning
2) From job seeking to job creating – improving innovation and entrepreneurship
3) Improving quality of research – focus on requirements of India
4) Bringing synergy among educational institutions – pooling of academic resources like sharing of libraries and exchange of knowledge
5) Building inclusive and integrated campuses – taking up activities which could bring emotional attachments of students to the campus
6) Participatory Governance models – facilitating participation of students in governance processes
7) Building robust financial models – supplementing Government resources by getting funds from alumni and also from corporate (CSR)
8) Promoting value education by building in universal values and life skills into education.
This Conference is in continuation of the efforts being made by the Ministry for evolving an action plan for transformation of the higher education sector. The first among this was held in Delhi during Vice-Chancellors’ Conference from 26-28 July, 2018.
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, arrived in Jodhpur today to attend the Combined Commanders Conference.
He inspected a tri-services guard of honour on arrival at the Air Force Station in Jodhpur.
He paid homage to martyrs at Konark War Memorial. In the visitors book, the Prime Minister wrote that the country is proud of the Armed Forces who are dedicated and committed to protecting the Motherland. He also recalled and paid homage to the braves who have made the supreme sacrifice, and are symbols of inspiration, for generations.
At Konark Stadium, the Prime Minister inaugurated the Parakram Parv. He witnessed an exhibition set up on this occasion.
A meeting between Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad and the Minister for Development of Information Technologies and Communications, Uzbekistan Shuhrat Sadikov was held in New Delhi for strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two countries in ICT sector.
The Uzbek side appreciated India’s achievement under the Digital India programme and expressed interest for cooperation in the area of IT-ITeS trade promotion, e-Governance, HRD and Capacity building, Telemedicine etc. Further, the Uzbek side showed keen interest in techno-park cooperation.
Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad assured his counterpart that India will provide all possible technical support from the Indian side in the digital growth of Uzbekistan. Subsequently, in presence of both the Ministers Two Memorandum of Understandings (MoU’s) were signed: -
a) Agreement between National Informatics Centre (NIC), India and e-Government System development centre of the Ministry for Development of Information Technologies and Communications of Uzbekistan for strengthening e-Governance cooperation.
b) Declaration of Intent between CDAC, India and Tashkent University of Information Technologies, Uzbekistan for cooperation in the area of capacity building in ICT sector.
Prasad said that India will assist in creating technology parks in Uzbekistan and a pre-agreement was also signed with STPI in this regard.
The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that Dr. M.S. Subbulakshi with her divine and enchanting voice brought a huge transformation on the cultural canvas of this country. He was addressing the gathering after conferring Sri Shanmukhananda Bharat Ratna Dr. M.S. Subbulakshmi Fellowship in Music, in Mumbai today, organized by the Sri Shanmuukhananda Fine Arts & Sangeeth Sabha. The Governor of Maharashtra, Ch. Vidyasagar Rao, the Minister for Housing, Maharashtra, Prakash Mehta and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
The Vice President presented degrees to 50 Young and promising musicians on the occasion of 102nd birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr. M.S. Subbulakshmi and he told them to draw inspiration from Dr. M.S Subbulakshmi’s life and strive hard to reach supreme levels of acclaim during their musical career.
The Vice President said that young musicians of today should not merely continue the musical legacy left behind by Dr. Subbulakshmi but also imbibe qualities of her head and heart, her compassion for the Rasikas, her philanthropy and the abiding interest she had in her fellow artistes.
The Vice President stressed on the need to preserve the fascinating diversity, culture, art and the extraordinary breadth and incredible depth of Indian music. He further said that the electronic era has brought new dimensions to music concerts. Technology has transformed the way in which music is produced and consumed, he added.
The Vice President said that art unites hearts and Music transcends the conventional boundaries of geography and history and has a unique timeless relevance like many of our ancient scriptures. He further said that it enriches the quality of our lives and it has no religion. Constant process of synthesis is required to make sure that music remains alive and is constantly enriched, he added.
Saying that the vast universe of music should reinvent itself making use of the opportunities of the day, the Vice President highlighted the need to take tangible action by the governments, private bodies, Sabhas and gurus. He further said that we are already using technology to spread this knowledge and more students in India and abroad are learning Indian classical music through online resources and tutors. These efforts need to be further expanded, he added.
Saying that Indian classical music, especially Carnatic music, has blended melody with message, rhythm with reason, sound with spirituality, the Vice President said that Dr. M.S. Subbulakshmi epitomized the best in Carnatic music and shines as one of the brightest stars in the vast firmament of Indian Classical Music. Her music opened a vibrant dialogue between the north and the south and the west and the east and she continues to live in the homes, and hearts of all music lovers, he added.
Following is the text of Vice President's address:
"It gives me great pleasure to be with you this evening as the Sabha celebrates the 102nd birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr. M. S. Subbulakshmi and also confers the Sri. Shanmukhananda Bharat Ratna Dr. M. S. Subbulakshmi Fellowship in Music to 50 young and promising artistes.
The classical music and dances of India, like India’s philosophical and religious thoughts, have flourished over two millennia. Believed to have roots in the ancient Vedas, they evolved with time to enrich India’s religion, rituals, folklore and art forms.
India is indeed blessed with two distinct systems of classical music, Carnatic and Hindustani which have always enjoyed the status of being highly cultivated art forms. Thanks to the pioneers like the late Bharat Ratnas Dr. M.S Subbulakshmi, Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Indian music has become popular throughout the world.
More and more scholars from both India and the west have studied and mastered these arts. Many universities and institutions like your Sabha have kept alive and added further richness to the grand tradition.
Like every facet of India, there is a fascinating diversity, extraordinary breadth and incredible depth in Indian music.
Carnatic music which traces its origin to the Gandharvaveda also displays significant aspects of ancient Tamil music. Hindustani music has drawn much from the musical traditions of Persian and Arabian cultures. Ustad Ali Akbar Khan once said “It is not the question of Indian music, or American music, like that. Any type of music, in tune and in rhythm, gives you food for your mind, heart and soul.”
Indian music has a vast repository of songs that has been providing continuous nourishment to the mind, heart and soul. In many ways, the Indian musicians have given the world a rare menu of soul stirring musical masterpieces.
I am glad that this ancient tradition is being continued without a break. However, I am aware of the innovations being tried out within this tradition.
The electronic era has brought new dimensions to music concerts. In many ways, technological innovation has transformed the way in which music is produced and consumed. There should be a constant process of synthesis to make sure that music remains alive and is constantly enriched.
‘I do not subscribe to the superstition’, said Mahatma Gandhi, ‘that everything is good because it is ancient and I do not believe either that anything is good because it is Indian’.
The vast universe of music should reinvent itself making use of the opportunities of the day. We need more tangible action by the governments, private bodies, sabhas and gurus. We are already using technology to spread this knowledge and more students in India and abroad are learning Indian classical music through online resources and tutors. These efforts need to be further expanded.
It is here that Sabhas like yours have a noteworthy role to play. You have over the last 66 years done that with distinction. I am confident that in the years ahead, you will take large strides to further the cause of the culture of our land. I am hopeful that many young people will be inspired to join the fascinating world of Indian musical tradition.
Today is an occasion to remember a great musical legend, Dr. M. S. Subbulakshmi who epitomized the best in Carnatic music and shines as one of the brightest stars in the vast firmament of Indian Classical Music.
She received all possible honours of the nation, from SangitaKalanidhi to Bharat Ratna. Yet she retained her rare innate qualities of humility, grace, simplicity and spiritual grandeur. Her voice was divine and enchanting. She used it to bring about a huge transformation on the cultural canvas of this country.
When she sang, there was a confluence of her heart and soul. Her rendition captivated all with enduring charm that is sweet, memorable, absorbing and magical. Whether it be alapana, kriti or swara, be they songs of the eminent composers or of the lighter variety, whether the theme be one of absolute patriotism or pure devotion, she was truly a maestro.
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru most beautifully confessed, “Who am I, a mere Prime Minister, to comment on the music of the Queen of Music?” What better tribute to her involvement to devotion and music could there ever be?
Sarojini Naidu surrendered her title ‘Nightingale of India’ after hearing her sing.
‘Her music is a gift of the Gods which she plays at the service of the nation’ said Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
MS Subbulakshmi’s music was about balance and proportion. The clarity of her pronunciation, the precision in the placement of her sruthi, her ability to sustain notes, and the superb control she had over her breath, combined with her unique vocalization made her renditions inimitable.
Her music opened a vibrant dialogue between the north and the south and the west and the east. She travelled all over the world enthralling audiences with her music. She was invited to render a concert before the UN General Assembly, where she performed masterfully before a spellbound audience. The bhava and rasa which her music inspired, overwhelmed the Rasikas and often left them in tears. A ‘Bhajagovindam’ or a ‘Bhavayami’ elevated the listener to a higher plane of emotion or bhakti. Her ‘Suprabhatam’ woke us up to a deeply spiritual reality. She continues to live in the homes, and hearts of all music lovers.
As I went around the Auditorium, I was happy to see several new additions. You have, infact, converted the entire auditorium into a virtual museum for the Nightingale of Music. The exhibition on Subbulakshmi showcasing all facets of her personality, particularly those details of her life that are not easily available in the public domain, create an engaging narrative of her extraordinary life.
I am pleased that you have instituted the Sri. Shanmukhananda Bharat Ratna Dr. M. S. Subbulakshmi Fellowship in Music carrying an annual grant of Rs. 1,00,000/- per fellow for 3 years.
50 Young and promising musicians who are decorated with this fellowship will certainly draw inspiration from Smt. M.S Subbulakshmi’s life and would strive hard to reach supreme levels of acclaim during their musical career.
The young musicians of today should not merely continue the musical legacy left behind by Subbulakshmi but also draw inspiration from the qualities of her head and heart, her compassion for the Rasikas, her philanthropy and the abiding interest she had in her fellow artistes.
I congratulate all the fellowship awardees and I am confident that they shall, through their riyaaz or saadhana perfect the art and emerge as great musicians of our times.
Art unites hearts. Music transcends the conventional boundaries of geography and history and has a unique timeless relevance like many of our ancient scriptures. It enriches the quality of our lives.
Indian classical music, especially Carnatic music, has blended melody with message, rhythm with reason, sound with spirituality.
Organizations like your Sabha are
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Dr. M.S. Subbulakshi brought a huge transformation on the cultural canvas of this country with her divine and enchanting voice: Vice President
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