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Here Is All You Need To Know About Shilpgram 2021

In English, the term ‘Shilpgram’ translates to the village of artisans. Shilpgram, in Udaipur, is spread over 70 acres of land on undulating terrain. It’s a huge market that takes place from 21st December to 31st December every year. The fair is ethnographic at its core. It’s ten days brimming with culture, music, art, handicrafts, Rajasthani food, clothes of a variety of materials, and many more exquisite activities for people to explore. As a resident of Udaipur, I can vouch that Udaipurites love and wait desperately for this particular fair all year round. 400 artists and 300 artisans will take part in Shilpgram this year. Diversity can be expected at its finest.

The entry ticket ranges from 15 to 55 rupees only, and it starts at 11 in the morning and goes on with all its glory till 9 in the evening. Tickets can also be booked online from Shilpgram’s website*. Artisans from all over India travel here to set up their shops and offer familiarity with their culture. Udaipurites love shopping earthen pots, hand-printed crockery, miniature art paintings, pashmina shawls for the famous Udaipur winters, jute handbags, exceptional oxidized jewelry, and plenty of other distinctive artistry. 

Tired yet enthusiastic shoppers quench their thirst and hunger, and get their energy stirred-up at different stalls to enjoy Sugarcane Juice, Chana Jor Garam, Popcorn, Sliced Pineapple, Sweet Corn, the whole lunch is cooked at certain stalls, and many varieties of sweets, Raabs, Chai and flavored Milk. Both tourists and locals eat at Shilpgram with great fondness. 

The night shows are worth the stay till 11 at night. Performers from different backgrounds take the stage to demonstrate the best quality of dance, music, and theatre. All ten days are filled with great cultural performances. Taking a day out for Shilpgram is worth skipping almost everything. From dawn to dusk there isn’t a pinch of boredom felt. All the shopping, in turn, helps the artisans get loads of art appreciation and helps them with business. This year, the cultural performances will happen in two rounds to adhere to the guidelines provided for Covid-19. On 21st December 2021, the Inauguration will take place on Muktakashi Rangmunch. After this, from 22nd to 30th December, the cultural program will be held in Darpan Sabhagaar in two rounds; 4 pm to 5 pm and 7 pm to 8 pm. Entry will be allowed on a first come first basis. In the afternoon, from 12 pm to 12:30 pm and 1 pm to 1:30 pm, performances will be held at Muktakashi Rangmunch. 

Shilpgram is a place to make plans with both friends and family. So brush up your bargaining skills, take out those eco-friendly bags and work up a good appetite for both art and food as the Fair of Shilpgram is starting from tomorrow. 

A few things to be kept in mind before making a plan for Shilpgram:

  1. Entry will be prohibited without a mask. 
  2. Do carry a sanitizer. 
  3. Certificates of both doses of vaccination will be asked at the entrance.
  4. Entry for the cultural shows will be given according to a first come first basis.

*Instructions to book tickets online

  • Shilpgram Utsav entry fee is – Rs. 55/-
  • Ticket handling charges – Rs. 1.30/-
  • When you visit Shilpgram’s website, for booking the tickets, click on ‘Book now’, then select the date you wish to visit Shilpgram on. After that, you’ll need to fill in the required details and make the payment.
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Sharad Rang – The Art, Food and Music Festival to begin from 8th November

Sharad Rang

Udaipur is the city of fairs and festivals. With its rich culture and heritage, it has many occasions and reasons to celebrate these festivals.

Sharad Rang Utsav is one such festival that celebrates the culture, art, food, and music. Organized by West Zone Cultural Centre (WZCC), Sharad Rang is a fest for food and cultural program lovers.

This year, Sharad Rang 2019 – the art, fusion and food festival, will be organized from 8th to 12 November at Shilpgram, the cultural hub of Udaipur. The festival will feature exotic traditional Indian delicacies, melodious live music, live band and other cultural events.

The event will have some amazing performances by renowned artists. The artist lineup this year includes the famous sitar and flute player, Chandrashekhar Phanse. The melodious sound of his ‘singing sitar’ renders popular Bollywood songs of the yesteryears as well as the recent past.

Chandrashekhar Phanse
Chandrashekhar Phanse

The brothers from Banaras, Rajan Sajan Mishra, who belong to a 300-year-old legacy of the Benaras Gharana will bring alive the different elements of Hindustani classical music with their Banaras style of singing.

Rajan Sajan Mishra
Rajan Sajan Mishra

Radhika Chopra will please the connoisseur with her traditional puritan raga based singing. Her finesse and excellence prevail in not just Ghazal singing but also Thumri, Dadra and Sufiana kalam.

Radhika Chopra
Radhika Chopra

Sadhya, a leading contemporary dance company of India, will give its famous Mystical Forest performance to allure the audience with their contemporary dance style. Mystical Forest is a dance performance that explores life within the forest. The music, choreography, movement, lights & costumes all attempt to bring to the audiences the natural & simple life of its inhabitants.

Mystical Forest
Mystical Forest by Sadhya

‘Smritiyan’, a special performance of music and classical dance will be held to mesmerize the audience with Tabla and Bansuri.

Various handicraft products made by the local artisans will be put up for sale. There will be some amazing mouth-watering delicacies from Lucknow, Rajasthan, and Kashmir to tickle the taste-buds of the people.

The event will start at 12 noon and will be open till 10 PM for all the 5 days (8th to 12 November 2019).

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शिल्पग्राम में ‘ऋतू वसंत’, होगा क्लासिकल डांस और म्यूजिक फेस्टिवल

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photo credit: shilpgram

अगर आप उदयपुर में रहते हो तो भाग्यशाली हो। भाग्यशाली इसलिए क्योंकि यह शहर आपको कभी यह सोचने पर मजबूर नहीं करेगा कि ‘कुछ है नहीं करने को तो क्या किया जाए’? यह शहर त्योहारों और उत्सवो का शहर है। शायद ही साल का कोई ऐसा एक महिना भी होगा जो बिना किसी त्यौहार, उत्सव या मेले के जाता हो।

ऐसा ही एक और उत्सव मार्च में आने वाला है, ‘ऋतू वसंत’। जिसे पश्चिमी क्षेत्र सांस्कृतिक केंद्र आप लोगो के सामने लेकर आ रहा है। शिल्पग्राम इस फेस्टिवल को होस्ट करेगा। यह एक तीन दिवसीय फेस्टिवल है जिसमें देश के ख्यातनाम, विश्व प्रसिद्ध शास्त्रीय कलाकारों की प्रस्तुतियां होंगी। यह सभी प्रस्तुतियां शाम 7 बजे से शुरू होंगी। इस दौरान पद्म विभूषण सम्मानित डॉ सोनल मानसिंह भी आएगी।

कुछ इस तरह रहेगा ‘ऋतू वसंत’ –

dr. sonal mansingh at ritu vasant, shilpram
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9 मार्च पहला दिन: पद्म विभूषण सम्मानित डॉ सोनल मानसिंह की कथाअट्टम प्रस्तुति होगी।

 

 

shuchismita das at ritu vasant, shilpram
photo credit: shilpgram

10 मार्च दूसरा दिन: शुचिस्मिता दास की शास्त्रीय गायन प्रस्तुति होगी ।

 

 

anupama bhagwat at ritu vasant, shilpram
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11 मार्च तीसरा दिन: सितार वादन की प्रसिद्ध कलाकार अनुपमा भागवत अपनी कला से लोगों को लुभाएँगी साथ ही जयपुर घराने के प्रसिद्ध कलाकार हरीश गंगानी व दल के द्वारा होगी शानदार कत्थक प्रस्तुति।

 

9 मार्च तक होली का पक्का कलर भी उतर ही जाएगा। तो क्यों न क्लासिकल डांस और म्यूजिक के सात रंगों में खुद को रंग लिया जाए, उम्मीद है यह रंग लम्बे समय तक आपके दिलो-दिमाग पर छाया रहेगा। 🙂

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Shilpgram Utsav Program Schedule: Showcasing the Beauty of the Eclectic Indian Culture

Shilpgram Utsav: Showcasing the Beauty of the Eclectic Indian Culture
Shilpgram Utsav: Showcasing the Beauty of the Eclectic Indian Culture

Lying beneath the blanket of globalization and modernization is the heart and soul of the simplicity of the Indian Culture. The artforms, handmade products, the ‘Desi’ snacks and fine jewelry is something that is away from the running and crashing city life. Such a tranquil yet peppy ensemble of the culture of various states and their cities can be seen at the Shilpgram Utsav every year in the month of December.

The fest has managed to celebrate its mesmerizing and lively appearance for decades in the same month from 21st Dec to 30th Dec. This 10-day fiesta attracts people from different parts of the world to gather and witness artisans and craftsmen from entire India. Every evening a cultural program is organized at the Shilpgram amphitheater. The bazaar starts around 12 noon where craftsmen showcase handloom, handicraft, jute, silk, pashmina, pure wool, Kashmiri clothes, eco-friendly items and so much more.

This year, at the Shilgram Utsav 2017, 600 folk artists from 18 states and 400 craftsmen from 21 states are going to entice you with their strikingly wonderful art and craft. The first-day entry from 3 pm was free for the general masses, unlike other days when the entry is ticketed.

The beauty of these stalls is that it draws the attention of every age group. In between these crafts and food stalls lies the essence of the fair- the artists performing folk songs and playing folk instruments. One shall find astounding performances by Rajasthani men and women playing instruments, singing, acting out roles and clowns or imposters roaming- the fair is an amalgamation of so much happening!

The food court serves great food for the people coming to the fair. As Shilpgram is a mammoth place sprawling in acres, one cannot walk miles without munching something. The food stalls will serve you some delicacies like ‘Makkhan Malai’ and ‘Raab’.

This 10 day fair is surely a ‘must visit’ for the local people as well as people from other parts of the country.

Here is the schedule of the programs for the next 9 days.

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Shilpgram Utsav Schedule 2017

The beauty of India lies in its people, their indigenous art which makes them distinguished and gives them their identity. The beauty of Shilgram is in the feel of the searing sun and the aroma of the Rajasthani Land.

Enjoy the 10 days at the Shilpgram Utsav!

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Shilpgram : The Ethic Culture

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shipgram udaipur

Colors of the handmade khadi, radiance of the silky banarasi, Dazzle of the mirrored Khachhiwar, spicy smack of the Punjabi chaat and parathas, the original taste of the sour and salty makki ki raab, sweetness of the American corn, chhaach, lassi and almond milk in kulhad, the hand crafted pots, the embellishing articles of mud, frames, antiques and god idols made of wood, the classy bags, baskets and wall hanging articles of the jute, the heritage embroidered jackets and leather jutiyas, the colorful paper lamps and mashy pots, the paintings of brain teasing’s gods and the riddles, the ancient clocks, swords and armor, the ancestral songs, nukkads, kal beliya, gair and ghoomar, the caricatures and portraits of highly skilled artists, the block printed and bright cotton kurtas, the handmade clothes, flowers and bouquets, the brick and sand streets, the museum of the finest and delicate paintings from all over the country.

If you find yourself standing in the middle of all of these, then you are in one of the best fair festival of India, The Craftsmen Heaven, Rajasthan’s pride Shilpgram. Spread in area of 70 acres, Shilpgram is located 3kms to the west of the city of Udaipur near Hawala Village and makes the scene every year end since 1985. This roaring and hustling carnival is gifted by the West Zone Cultural Centre to enhance and aid the talent, skill and hard work of a craftsman not just from Rajasthan but from all 28 states of India. To reach the masquerade, you can easily find buses, auto rickshaws, carts etc that will directly take to the main archway of shilpgram. A low cost ticket or a pass will allow you open to whole of the fair till the day’s end.

At the main entrance, you will find a stage set for your welcome, where some traditional dances like kachi ghodhi, ghumar and gavri will flabbergast you. You may find numerous and diverse stalls to make you lick your fingers but you will also find a 365 days open restaurant not so far from the main archway where you will find almost every Indian exotic and scrumptious meal like daal baati, makki and bajre ki roti, raab, kadhi, besan gatta etc to overflow your belly with nourishment.

The Shilpgram Festival will mainly pledge you in hand loom clothes, ornaments and handicrafts carved of infinite materials. You may grease your hands all day in small emporiums which will never stop to delight you and force you to spend your money but at the end of the day, the festival will come to life to rejuvenate you with some never-before-seen performances and put you on your toes before you leave to put the day at rest. These astonishing and breath-taking performances start at 6p.m. to 8.30pm.

The inaugural day is known as The Welcome day where the chief guest commences the main stage ceremony and welcome performances are produced. Then after, the rest of the evenings are named after the theme and affair of the day. The show consists of folks and dances of different states, carried and executed by the residents of the particular state of which the folk is of.  The festival lasts usually for 10 days till the last date of the year. For the year 2012, the carnival starts from 21st December 2012. Being a part of this lovely culture, one should definitely visit this festival and get memories of lifetime. This will surely rejuvenate the cultural spirit in oneself and make it a worthy experience.

Post By: Lakshya Sukhija

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[Pictures] Shilpgram Day 6 – Lok Tarang

Shilpgram Day 6

Here are the pictures of Shilpgram Day – 6 : Lok Tarang 🙂 Clicked by me… 😀 I Hope you Like them … Check out the Schedule of Shilpgram By Clicking Here. The Shilpgram festival will last till this Friday so enjoy this Cultural Extravaganza 🙂

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[Pictures] Shilpgram Day 4 – The Gujarat Day and Day 5 – The Rajasthan Day

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TV, Dance Reality Shows no doubt all can dance your feet off. You will be stunned looking at those hip hop moves, those lift in salsa. But they want be able to give you the essence of our old tradition, the flavor of rich diversity that India bold and all this you can get at one place and this is non other than Shilpgram. After so many years, I got a chance to float in the melodies of cultural event held at Shilpgram. Performers in their beautiful woeful dresses sitting in the front row and it gave a glimpse of low dazzling. Starting with the dance from Kerala, is a state of 750 dance forms. We went on a journey of Maharashtra. Where dancers were paying rituals to their goddess. Colorful marks, dashing moves, everything they performed took my breath away. Indian culture would always  be incomplete without a dance form “Aapno Rajasthan”. “Sari Duniya mai bhaya ho rahi hai tar tar ” made the crowd stand up at their place and dance. The cultural programmes of the Gujarat Day(Day 4) and Rajasthan Day(Day 5) were really worth a visit. For those who unfortunately missed it, UdaipurBlog gets the best glimpses for you by our Mujtaba R.G. 🙂

: Day 4 pictures :

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: Day 5 pictures :

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Shilpgram Day 5

Shilpgram Day 5

Shilpgram Day 5

Shilpgram Day 5

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[Pictures] Shilpgram 2011 – Day 2 – The Maharashtra Day

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In the running colors of shilpgram it was Maharashtra to show it’s culture and tradition today. Even being the second day, there was a huge crowd of spectators who were there to see the maharashtrian art forms.

Maharashtra day was celebrated with great excitement and passion. One can hear the crowd shouting “Jai bhawani” and “Jai Shivaji”, and whole environment was coloured in the stream of Marathi madness.

Maharashtra day started with Ganesh Aarti followed by heart sizzling performance of Marathi performers. One can see the glance of Gudipadwa, Gokul Ashtami and Ganpati Utsaav in the performances, but the art form of the people of sangli snatched the breath of the audience. The ending was a grand success with combined performance of all Marathi artists.

Dance performances were full of colors and enriched in different art forms of Maharashtra, and were choreographed by Kavita Koli, a veteran in this profession by 25 years. While talking to Kavita koli she said that “My focus is to present the art forms in the best way I can, and the idea is to experiment with new elements to expand its horizon”.

The Maharashtra Day was inaugurated by Director of Cultural Affairs – Ashutosh Ghorpade(Maharashtra),  P. Laliakar.(Goa) and Furqaan Shaikh(Additional Director WZCC)

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Photos By : Mujtaba R.G.      —       Article By : Priyank Sharma

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[Pictures] Shilpgram Festival 2011 starts

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Shilpgram Festival – The most awaited arts and craftsmen festival of Udaipur celebrating its silver jubilee this year started yesterday. The festival was inaugurated by Shivraj Patil, The Governor of Rajasthan. There were various performances by the artists from all over the country. Vice Chancellor of MPUAT Prof. S. S. Chahal was the guest of honor for the function and Director of WZCC, Shailendra Dashora presented the outline of the program.   You can find the schedule of Shilpgram Festival Here. UdaipurBlog.com as promised you are presenting you some pictures of Shilpgram Festival by Mujtaba R.G. We hope you like it. 🙂

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Shilpgram Utsav 2011 Schedule

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Photo By : John Fernandes
Shilpgram Udaipur
Photo By : John Fernandes via Flickr

Udaipur is all set for its annual Shilpgram Festival which will be celebrating its Silver Jubilee this year along with many theme based events. So UdaipurBlog brings you up with the complete list of events and Schedule that will be taking place at the Craftsmen Village aka Shilpgram, Udaipur. Be tuned to your UdaipurBlog.com we will keep you updated with pictures, details and a lot more interesting things from this Shilpgram Festival 2011. 🙂

 Following is the overview and schedule for SHILPGRAM UTSAV – 2011

SHILPGRAM UTSAV – 2011 Overview:

21 DECEMBER. 2011- WEDNESDAY – WELCOME 

22 DECEMBER. 2011- THURSDAY – MAHARASHTRA DAY 

23 DECEMBER. 2011- FRIDAY – GOA  DAY 

24 DECEMBER. 2011- SATURDAY – GUJARAT   DAY 

25 DECEMBER. 2011- SUNDAY  – RAJASTHAN   DAY 

26 DECEMBER. 2011- MONDAY  – Lok Tarang

27 DECEMBER. 2011- TUESDAY  – Udaan

28 DECEMBER. 2011- WEDNESDAY  – Spectrum

29 DECEMBER. 2011- THURSDAY  – Heritage

30 DECEMBER. 2011- FRIDAY  – Symphony

The day-per-day details are as belows:

  • Day I : WELCOME

  • Day II : MAHARASHTRA DAY

  • Day III : GOA DAY

  • Day IV : GUJARAT DAY

  • Day V : RAJASTHAN DAY

  • Day VI : LOK TARANG

  • Day VII : UDAAN

  •  Day VIII : SPECTRUM

  • Day IX : HERITAGE

  •  Day X : SYMPHONY

Source: wzccindia.com