More than 1,000 schoolchildren to perform on Republic Day

Updated on: Tuesday, January 17, 2012

A folk ritual from Tamil Nadu to please the Goddess of health and rain, dance of the fishing community from Maharashtra and an Oriya ritual around 1,200 students from across the country will bring live the rich cultural persity during this year's Republic Day parade.
 
Students in the age group of 12-20 years from West Bengal, Orissa, Delhi and other states will perform five cultural programmes during the parade.
 
Last year, 800 students were part of the parade. Of the total 1,200 students, 340 of them are from Delhi.
 
Based on the ideals of meaningful education espoused by Mahatma Gandhi, students of Kendriya Vidyalaya in Delhi's R K Puram will be presenting an item on mass literacy.
 
Through their song and formation they will invoke a world where every person is educated in letter and spirit, where everyone would touch the height of prosperity and enlightenment.
 
Students of Government Sarvodaya Vidyala in Hastsal will bring the colourful 'Kodiyancha Karavan', a folk dance of Maharashtra fishermen.
 
A group of students will also present 'Karagam', a folk dance of Tamil Nadu which originated as a ritual dedicated to Mariamman, the goddess of health and rain.
 
Another performance is that of 'Thakurani' a combination of 'Animal Dance', 'Ranapa Dance' and 'Jodi' which is connected with the religious procession of Thakurani Jatra in Ganjam district of Odisha.
 
'Gudum Baja', a traditional tribal dance in Mandla and Shahdol Districts of Madhya Pradesh, will also be showcased during the parade.

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