The Shravan Cultural Festival, at Jai Singh Ghera concluded on a high note on Thursday, with its fortnight long Raas Lila attracting large crowds. Raas Lila is a popular form of folk theatre in Vraja. The Cultural Festival organized on the occasion of the Jhulanotsava, was held at the Gambhira in … [Read more...]
Hema Malini wants Braj folk music to be promoted
Mathura, 2016.08.08 (IANS): Actor and Mathura MP Hema Malini on Sunday said traditional Braj folk music and songs needed to be promoted, and local cultural streams enriched. She said there should be no mixing of film music with traditional folk songs Hema Malini was speaking at a program in … [Read more...]
Hargovinda Swami and introducing Gauranga Lila to the world
Vrindavan, 2016.07.26 (VT): Much is being said to glorify Hargovinda Swami, who just entered the nitya Dham on Monday night. But perhaps the most important thing for many devotees is his innovative spreading of the glories of Gauranga Mahaprabhu. In this year (2015-2016), which commemorates the … [Read more...]
In the Spirit of Vrindavan: Discovering the Radhavallabha Musical Experience
This is a brief account of how I came to study and love the music of Vrindavan, and what led me to collect and publish a large anthology of songs and recordings from the Radhavallabha tradition. Founded by Sri Hit Harivansh in the sixteenth century, the Radhavallabha Sampradaya is likely the … [Read more...]
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Hema Malini to perform in Vrindaban Rasotsav
Vrindavan, 2013.03.12 (PTI): Actor-turned-politician Hema Malini and artist from her dance school perform in Virndaban Rasotsav, which is starting tomorrow. Malini, who also an MP from Mathura, said through her performance, she will highlight ‘Brij’ where Lord Krishna incarnated. “She would … [Read more...]
Hema Malini to release Krishna app on ISKCON’s 50th anniversary
Mumbai, 2015.01.27 (India Express): Veteran actress Hema Malini and her love for Lord Krishna is quite well known. The legendary actress has paid her ode to the Krishna through many of her classical dance performances. Taking her love a step forward, the actress-danseuse will release Krsna mobile … [Read more...]
Bhajans from Krishna bhaktas get Grammy nomination
Vrindavan, 2015.12.17 (TOI): 'Bhakti without Borders' is a rather apt name for an album of bhajans that has been nominated for the 58th Grammy Awards, to be held in Los Angeles next year on February 15. Eleven bhajans dedicated to Lord Krishna have made it to the prestigious list released on … [Read more...]
Kathak Raas with Birju Maharaj Parampara
Vrindavan, 2015.11.24 (VT): Much as I would like to have multiple expansions and be able to attend all the activities that are going on in Vrindavan right now, I have been particularly fascinated by the variety of performances that have been put on display at the Vrindavan Prakash Mahotsav at Fogla … [Read more...]
Suman Bhattacharya: Vaishnava padavali at Prakash Mahotsav
Vrindavan, 2015.11.21 (VT): It has been hard to keep up with the Vrindavan Prakash Mahotsav. So many activities are going on, it is hard to decide where to go to relish the Harikatha and kirtan. Since Fogla Ashram is right in my neighborhood, it is easiest to go there, and I have found that once I … [Read more...]
Kirtan and folk artists shake up Fogla Ashram
Vrindavan. 2015.11.19 (VT): At Fogla Ashram on Thursday night, Vrindavan residents and visitors to the Dham had the privilege of participating in a concert given by numerous groups from different parts of the country doing sankirtan or folk music forms derived from the pan-Indian Harinam Sankirtan … [Read more...]
Hema wants to create a dance academy in Mathura
Mathura, 2015.11.11 (PTI): Noted actress-politician Hema Malini has expressed her desire to open dance academies in Mumbai and Mathura. "I have an aim to open a dance academy here in Mumbai by the end of this year. I would also like to open a dance academy in Mathura. People over there have … [Read more...]
Prakash Mahotsav: Light and sound at Kusum Sarovar on 17th
Govardhan, 2015.11.07 (VT): The 500th anniversary of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's arrival in Vrindavan will see numerous celebrations conducted by several groups of devotees following in his tradition. One of the principal festival organizing committees is the Vrindavan Prakash Mahotsav, which is … [Read more...]
Glorious Humanist of Krishna’s Abode
Vrindavan, 2015.11.01 (Padmashri Geeta Chandran, Indian Express) It was about twenty years ago that I began visiting Vrindavan often to have a dialogue with Shrivatsa Goswami at the Caitanya Prema Samsthana, the foundation that he runs from the place that is celebrated in Indian mythology as the … [Read more...]
Making the Mathura Mahotsav a permanent institution: Hema
Lucknow, 2015.10.06 (Amar Ujala): Ordinary people may have looked on the two-day Mathura Mahotsav (net, FB) festival held on the Akshay Patra grounds in April as an extraordinary event, but for its organizer, MP Hema Malini, it was nothing more than a rehearsal for a Braj of the future. Hema … [Read more...]
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