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SUMMARY:Avadhānaī Śikṣā Workshop
DESCRIPTION:1st to 5th July 2024 (Offline)\n\nThe Avadhānī Śikṣā
 workshop was organised from 1st to 5th July 2024 at Ritaṃbharā Retreat\,
 Bengaluru. It was a fully residential workshop organised by the Centre for
 Indian Knowledge Systems\, Chanakya University\, headed by Dr.
 Vinayachandra Banavathy. The intention of the workshop was to encourage and
 nurture individuals having a flair for the art of avadhānam. 13
 Participants were selected out of over 80 applicants from across India. The
 resource persons for the workshop included renowned scholars like
 Śatāvadhānī Dr. R. Ganesh\, Śri Shashi Kiran B.N.\, Dr. Shankar
 Rajaram and Dr. Ramakrishna Pejathaya. Saṃskṛtam was the medium of
 instruction for most part of the workshop. In the welcome address\, Dr.
 Vinayachandra Banavathy spoke on what the workshop aimed to bring about\,
 followed by a discourse on avadhāna kalā by Śatāvadhānī Dr. R.
 Ganesh. The sessions were oriented around the themes of Citrakāvya\,
 Samasyā-pūraṇaṃ\, various Chhandas and the aesthetics of poetry along
 with deep discussions on creativity and critical thinking in language. The
 participants were encouraged to compose original verses and had an
 opportunity to present them to the experts and receive critical feedback.
 Evening Bhajan sessions provided the much-needed refreshment after the
 rigorous hours of thinking and composing. The participants’ feedback was
 encouraging and reflected their gratitude for the opportunity to closely
 interact with the experts in the field and gain tremendous insights in the
 art form.
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CATEGORIES:Indian Knowledge Systems
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