The most colourful, vibrant and lively festival of Udaipur, Shilpgram Utsav, will begin from 21st December 2019 at Shilpgram, Udaipur. The 10-day long Cultural Fest of Udaipur will witness an amalgamation of culture, craft and food from around the country.
Also known as Shilpgram Mahotsav, the art and craft fair is organised by West Zone Cultural Centre, Udaipur. Like every year, this year also, the fair will have activities and events showing the cultural heritage of different states of India. The festival allows artists and craftsmen to showcase their art without any intermediary market.
The event will start at 10 AM and will be open till 10 PM.
Here is the schedule of the events:
21st to 23rd December 2019
Bai Mejei (Nagaland), Odissi Dance, Gotipua (Odisha), Sambhalpuri (Odisha), Cherraw (Mizoram), Manipuri Ras, Pung, Thangta, Stik (Manipur), Chhau (Jharkhand), Khol Vadan (West Bengal), Hojagiri (Tripura), Dhal Thungri, Bardoi Sikla and Folk Instruments (Assam).
Kathak, Rauf (Jammu & Kashmir), Chhapeli (Uttarakhand), Jabro and Flower (Ladakh), Bhangra and Gidda (Punjab), Mayur (Rajasthan), Ghoomar (Haryana).
29th and 30th December 2019
Bhapang (Rajasthan), Kalbelia (Rajasthan), Bihu (Assam), Pung Cholam (Manipur), Stick (Manipur), Singari (Odisha), Bhagra+Gidda (Punjab), Mewasi (Gujarat), Natuwa (West Bengal), Chari (Rajasthan), Symphony and Classical Instrument Ensemble.
Besides, there will also be ‘Yuva Pratibha Puraskar Competition‘ on 22nd, 23rd and 24th December at Banjara Rangmanch. There will be food stalls serving the local cuisines of various states of the country.
All of these activities, events, performances along with the amazing food, make Shipgram, a must-visit place of Udaipur.
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
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
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
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 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).
Shilpgram Utsav In Udaipur • December 21 to 30 December 2017
All roads led to Shilpgram, craftsmen’s village, a huge ethnographical museum that comprises over 31 rural dwellings from the four-member Western States of India viz Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, re-erected in 70 acres of picturesque countryside amongst the foothills of the Aravalli range, just 5 km west of Udaipur. The ten-day long Shilpgram Utsav in which 600 folk artist from 18 states and 400 artisans participate was inaugurated on Dec. 21st by Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh.
According to Mohd.Furqan Khan DirectorWest Zone Cultural Centre Udaipur, the annual festival was organized with the aim of displaying the handicrafts of craftsmen from all over the country and marketing their products directly without any middlemen.The Shilpgram Utsav was staged with the cooperation and contribution of the seven zonal cultural centers, the ministry of Culture Govt. of India, Development Commissioner Handicrafts New Delhi, Development Commission Handlooms, New Delhi and National Wool development Board New Delhi and in it over 1000 folk artists participated.
A new feature introduced this year in the Utsav was the Kamal Kothari Memorial (Life Time Achievement) Lok Kala Award. Dr. Kamal Kothari was born in Jodhpur and educated in Udaipur, devoted his whole life to the preservation of Rajasthan’s folk arts, folk music, and folk music instruments, research in folk arts and their development collection of folk songs and research in all these areas. With Indian’s one of the greatest story writers are Vijaidan Detha he launched Prerna Magazine with the aim of collections, recordings and making a musical notation of folk songs. He worked for Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Academy. It was due to him that Langa Mangniiyar musicians became famous all over the world. He was honored with Padma Shree and Padma Bhushan Awards. He was given Nehru Fellowship for the collection of Rajasthani Literature, folk songs, folk tales etc. The Govt. of Rajasthan honored him with Rajasthan Ratna in 1989 Columbia University, made a documentary named ‘Kamal Da’.
This year’s Kothari Life Time Achievement Award worth 2.51 Lac was given by Rajasthan Governor on 21st December to folk artist Bansi Lal Khiladi of Chvee village of Degana in Mansaur district, who has acted as Raja in folk plays. He has been a Mand singer and Ramleela player. Looking to his proficiency in Kuchamani Khayal style, his guru Nath Dasji made him the leader of the troupe. He has given thousands of presentations organized by different places. He has been honored by Rajasthan Sangeet Academy and Sangeet Natak Academy, New Delhi. His presentations on the first three days of Shilpgram Utsav were greatly appreciated by the audience.
One of the main attractions of the Utsav this year was the fusion of three kinds of styles, out of which the fusion of two classical and one semi-classical style was presented in place of that mixings of one ‘raga’ and ‘tal’ of two different styles. In this special presentation were added Lavni of Maharashtra, Gotipua of Orissa and classical Kathak. In this Lavni exhibited classical element with folk element while Gotipua was a fascination of classical elements that was mesmerizing. Kathak was a mix of beautiful step work and facial expressions. There was a similarity of musical instruments; the three styles produced a highly enjoyable effect.
Performances in the Shilpgram Utsav In Udaipur
The exhibition of wood statues prepared by artists from different parts of the country during a wood sculpture workshop organized earlier turned out to be another big attraction. Also on display in the Darpan hall were different paintings by well-known painters from all over the country painted in a workshop organized by the Centre from time to time.
For the first time in Utsav were on display the different characters such as Devi Amba, Raee, Budiya, Banjara, Chor-police, Bhiyawa of Gavari; made of sand. Gavari is a folk festival of the Bhil caste of Mewar that is min. Of dance, music, and actions and celebrated enthusiastically in the month of Shrawan.
Visitors got an exciting opportunity to showcase their talent in the ‘Hiwda Ki Hook’ programme when every afternoon they sang, danced and related their interesting experiences before a big audience. They were also able to win prizes in the Sanskritik Quiz.
For their own use and giving gifts, visitors were seen busy buying different handicrafts products from Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Bengal, Goa etc.
The crowds swelled during the last few days as they were able to get products they liked at a much lower price. Young and old were seen riding camels and horses with the huge variety of cuisine foodies had a whale of a time. A large number of tourists, both inland and foreign, also enjoyed themselves immensely.
With better marketing, this big Mela can easily become an even bigger national level Mela that would also boost tourism.
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.
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.
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. 🙂
‘Shilpgram’ literary meaning village/hub for art and craft come alive with the shilpgram utsaav at every year end since its inception. Here one can enjoy the vivid cultures in form of cultural program performed by different artists all round India strongly showing the integrity and prosperity of the nation.
In the chain of cultural program after witnessing the culture of Maharashtra now it is the time of its neighbor state, the smallest in all, land of orchards and water GOA. The Third day of Shilgram(23 December, 2011) was celebrated as Goa Day which started with Ganesh Vandana as we Indians believe that while starting the thing let us begin by the name of God. One of the major attractions on this day was Samai Dance form which is associated with the traditional brass lamps, a Goan Handicraft. The balance and the concentration required for holding the lamp on the head while performing the variety of moments amazed everyone present there. Though a state full of fishermen is small but is vast and vibrant in culture. The event also included performances by Rajasthani Folk Dancers. Check out the exclusive pictures clicked by me 🙂
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 is a hindi word which translates itself to Village Of Art And Craft. Shilpgram is situated 3kms west to the famous Fateh Sagar Lake in Udaipur.
It’s a State sponsored living musium stretched on a 70 acre land on the foothills of Aravali. Shilpgram or the Rural Arts and Crafts Village in Udaipur is one of the seven centers of the West Zone Cultural Center (WZCC), established by the government in 1986.
Every year in the end of the year, a 10-day festival is organised which shows glimpses of the complete rural India within the 70 acre itself. There are 26 representative huts of member states in this craft village, incorporating traditional architectural features of different ethnic groups residing within the Zone.
Artisans and craftsmen from all over the nation join this festival to display their best outcome of their art and culture for which their zone is best renowned. Be it the warm woolens from Jammu and Kashmir, or even the Bamboo artwork from far east states, the famous Banarasi silk sarees, along with our very own Rajasthani craftwork, from hand-crafted key chains and bangles, to glasswork, pottery and even furnitures, everything can be seen waiting for you at the festival. All the items are not for display alone; you may purchase the things available with your free will, and take them home with you.
At the entrance you find the traditional dancers welcoming you. Mud huts with thatched roofs make out the splendid village scene, with you yourself witnessing it live. Hungry after walking so long? There are plenty of mouth watering food and “DESI” fast-food items from different traditions, in your way.
Moreover, in these 10-days every evening you can also witness the rich culture of India, via the juvenile traditional and cultural folk programmes, each day with a different theme and different heart throbbing programmes on the open-theatre stage at shilpgram.
Not only Udaipies(Udaipur Guys), but people from all across the globe eagerly wait for this once-a-year fest, and to be a part of it. So what are you waiting for dear udaipies? Just make up your mind and be proud to be a part of this unique fest of its kind, going back to your rich cultural roots.
