“Indian civilisation has been the form and expression of a culture as great as any of the historic civilisations of mankind, great in religion, great in philosophy, great in science, great in thought of many kinds, great in literature, art and poetry, great in the organisation of society and politics, great in craft and trade and commerce.”

– Sri Aurobindo

As part of the Pondicherry Heritage Festival, creative expression programe for the students in the area of Performing Arts was organized at Alliance Francaise, Puducherry on 14th Feb, 2023. Dr. Kishor Kumar Tripathy, Member Secretary, AuroBharati, Sri Aurobindo Society, Puducherry interacted with the students regarding the origin and development of Indian dance.

Cultural history and background of Indian dance forms, hand gestures and signs were discussed during this interaction. With more than seventy solo and thirty group performances were organized by the students representing different schools and colleges of Puducherry.