The course will cover:

• History of Kangra miniature paintings
• Famous works of the master Kangra artists
• Basic themes of Kangra paintings
• Fundamentals of Kangra art-colour mixing, brushes, how to make the basic lines, etc
• Key elements that differentiate Kangra art from other art-special paper, colours, thematic styles, etc
• Making Kangra miniature paintings
• Exhibition of Kangra paintings for the duration of the course

The course is being organised in a beautifully located campus, 6 kms from Dharamshala town. The campus offers all modern amenities to the participants including a training hall, cottages and a well equipped dinning hall. The course will be structured in a manner that participants will get ample opportunity to learn the art as well as visit places of interest in and around Dharamshala. Spread over 3 days the course will come as a welcome respite to people looking forward to an escape from the heat during this great Indian summer.

Date: 24th June to 26th June

No. of participants: 15

Venue: Jagori Campus at Sidhbari

Address:

VPO Rakkar Sidhbari
Tehesil Dharmsala, District Kangra
Himachal Pradesh 176057

Facilities Provided:

• Accommodation at Jagori campus in Sidhbari, for 3 days (24th, 25th and 26th) and 3 nights (23rd, 24th and 25th) (residential)
• 2 seater and 3 seater rooms available (residential)
• Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks through the 3 days (for non residential participants only lunch and snacks will be provided)
• Materials and other art resources for the course (provided for residential and non residential participants)

Fee:

Rs 4500/- (Non residential)
Rs 5500/- (Residential)
This fee is not inclusive of transport arrangements

Participants will have an opportunity to meet and interact with the famous Kangra master artist Mr. Vijay Sharma. Mr Vijay Sharma is a distinguished art critic and has written the first-ever Hindi book tracing the history, expansion and other aspects of Kangra paintings, titled ‘Kangra Ki Chitrankan Parampara’. He received the National Award in 1990.

The master artists Mr. Dhani Ram and Mr. Mukesh Kumar will conduct the workshop and take participants through the intricacies of Kangra paintings. Mr Dhani Ram trains the students at the Chitera School of Art, conducting classes at the Kangra Art Museum while Mr Mukesh conducts his advanced classes at the Chamunda Devi temple.

Dr. Gautam Vyathit, is a renowned authority on folk arts and culture. Mr B.K. Agarwal, the President of KAPS, currently the Principal Resident Commissioner of the State of Himachal Pradesh in Delhi will also share his experiences and thoughts on the miniature art forms.

Registration

To register for the course send us an email at paharikala@kangraarts.org with your Name, Address, Contact numbers. The participation will be confirmed only after the receipt of the registration fee.

Payment Process:
Cheque / DD for the fee amount may be made in the name of “Voice of Himachal” and sent to:

Voice of Himachal
49, Civil Lines,
Dharamshala,
Himachal Pradesh-176 215

Online Bank Transfer may also be made to:

Voice of Himachal
Account No: 05241450000128
Bank: HDFC
Branch: The Mall, Shimla
IFSC Code: HDFC0000524

For further details, contact: Mr. Varun Singh
Mobile No. : +91 98055 10111
Email ID: varun.ratan@himvani.com

Handicrafts training program in Jatehar Panchayat near Dharamshala

During 15 days of training 25 women mostly from BPL families were provided training in making pine needle based handicrafts. The topics covered under the training were harvesting of pine needles, treatment of needles, weaving of pine needles, tray making, pot making and basket weaving etc.

Women in this region have been traditionally making crafts from grass and wheat straw. Use of pine needles for making handicrafts is a new introduction in this area. Pine needles are being used by artisans in North and South America to make traditional handicrafts.

This program was organized in association with Kangra Mahila Sabha.

The cooperative was established in 1956 with 13 members and 130 Rupees share capital. The cooperative today boast of a turnover of more than 7 Crore Rupees. As of today rural banking is the mainstay of the cooperative and proposed diversification is with an idea of creating livelihood opportunities in this agrigarian belt.

The project is of much importance to VOH as it gives our nascent organisation an opportunity to tread a path of creating sustainable livelihood opportunities for farmers in this region. In this project VOH will help the cooperative in conducting feasibility studies, prepare diversification plans, project reports, business & marketing plans  and hand-holding support for setting up a dairy unit This certainly is a way of catalysing sustainable development in Himachal Pradesh.

Project manager: Varun Singh

Project location: Dadhol, Himachal Pradesh

Thematic area: Livelihoods

Beneficiaries: 10,000+ people which fall in the milk-shed area

Keeping in view the severe shortage of blood in the blood banks of the city, including Indira Gandhi Medical College Blood Bank, Voice of Himachal, a national level society with a mandate to work for the development of Himachal Pradesh through promotion of social entrepreneurship, will organize a voluntary blood donation camp on February 22 (Sunday) at Hawa Ghar on the The Ridge in Shimla. The camp will begin at 10.30 a.m. The camp is being organised in association with Umang Foundation and Youth Enlightening The Society (YES).

Besides the voluntary blood donation, this camp is being marked by a slogan writing contest and a unique online registration campaign to register blood donors in the state. Those interested in donating blood can visit the website www.himvani.com and fill-in their contact details along with the blood group. Himvani is a non-profit citizen journalism website being managed by the Voice of Himachal Group and is devoted to generating public debate on the developmental issues concerning Himachal.

The information on blood donors shall be freely available to all citizens and can be accessed by the needy in time of need. Also, aimed especially at the youth, the online slogan writing contest on blood donation is also being organised on this occasion. Entries for the slogan contest can be submitted online at the website Himvani.com. The winner will be selected by communication experts.

In a statement issued here today the convener of the camp Varun Rattan Singh said that besides helping the patients in need of blood, the camp also aims at inculcating in citizens selfless service for the betterment of the people of the state. He appealed to all citizens to come forward for this noble cause of donating blood and share the responsibility to give back to the humanity.