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MAHAGAMI GURUKUL offers a value based training
under Guru-shishya tradition in Odissi and Kathak Dance forms.
Residential facility is available for the outstation students.
Local students are also encouraged to stay in the hostels
in order to facilitate early morning individual 'riyaaz' of
the disciples. The lush green Gurukul campus wakes up with
the drone of Tanpura, chanting of mnemonic syllables punctuated
with resonant sound of Pakhawaj and 'ghungroos'.
Learning in the Gurukul Campus
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Gurukul Sewa
Informal moments of Gurukul Inmates
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 The
training at MAHAGAMI GURUKUL is focussed on the manifold evolution
of each disciple not just as an art seeker, but also as a
human being. Workshops, lectures, educational and concert
tours, informal baithaks and AV presentations are frequently
arranged for the disciples in addition to the regular training.
The Gurukul campus, aptly named RTA (meaning truth / cosmic
order) has a holistic approach with the Ayurvedic diet program
and Nature therapies including Shrirodhara and Ayurveidc massage
for the inmates. SADHANA Gurukul camp is organised every summer
for outsiders to facilitate training and exposure to the Gurukul
ambience - peaceful, inspiring and harmonious with nature.
ART FORMS
GURUKUL EVENTS
SADHANA
Annual Intensive Training Gurukul camp
Vocal Class
SADHANA is the annual Intensive training Gurukul camp organized by MAHAGAMI every summer from 1st May to 15th May. The camp offers a multi-dimensional training for the art seekers. Starting with a health check up, the day starts with Yoga at 6 am followed by Dance, Music, Instruments, Sanskrit, Vedic chants, Painting, Pottery... The schedule also includes Audio- Video sessions like films and video recordings of the eminent artists and their creations. The camp offers guest lectures on ancient Indian valued topics like, Ancient History, Ayurveda, Theatre, etc. An Ayurvedic diet is provided to all participants specially designed keeping in mind the calorie intake and the training schedule. This 15-day intensive training is being organized every year since 1999 and is open to all art aspirants of age above 10 years. SADHANA also enfolds interesting topics like Stargazing, Ancient Indian Science, Shadow Puppetry, Krishna Gatha, Slide Shows And Lectures on Ancient Heritage Sites Of India by renowned Historians, Hasya Yoga, Films And Lectures on Environment Awareness, Calligraphy, Brain - Teaser Games to improve concentration and focus, Music Appreciation Sessions, Sessions On Musicology And Etymology- all this and much more involving lot of group activities and innovative fieldwork sensitively blended in the training schedule from 6 am to 8 pm. For SADHANA, many eminent artists from all over India had been invited to teach, interact and perform.
SADHANA - In Retrospect:
SADHAKAs (SADHANA students) have had the privilege to receive guidance from prominent artists who contributed to this camp. Artists like Guru Banmali Maharana (Revered Mardal Guru, Bhubaneshwar), Shri. Uday Bhawalkar (Celebrated Dhrupad Exponent, Pune) Smt. Sombala Satle, (Professor in Khairagad University and famous Dhrupad exponent, Khairagad) Smt. Daksha Mashruwala, (Senior Odissi Performer, Mumbai), Momita Ghosh, (Promising Odissi Dancer, Delhi), Session on Odissi music conducted by a team of artists from Orissa, Shri. Udayan Indurkar (Scholar and famous Historian, Pune), Sessions on “Flutes From The World”, Late Pt. S.B. Deshpande (Musicologist and Guru, Aurangabad), Pt. Vasant Rao Ghorpadkar (Senior Pakhawaj Guru, Pune) etc were held for the students to assimilate the vast scope of arts and the essence for its manifestation.
Along with an idea to inculcate the values and vision of our Indian culture, SADHANA also aims at introducing rare art forms. Sessions on rare art forms are held every year to facilitate the SADHAKAs to a wider perspective of learning. In the past, more than 5 different percussion instruments from different regions of India viz. Edakya from Kerala, Pakhawaj from North India, Mridangam from South India, Mardal from Orissa and Tabla have been demonstrated also introducing Sadhakas to the technique of playing these instruments and the traditional theoretical concepts related to it.
Features of the camp:
The camp primarily aims at creating a full domain of arts around the sadhaka with a holistic approach where the sadhaka can essentially feel the artistic element around and within him. The intensive training camp rejuvenates the participants and takes them back to the ancient times where the shishya was given an integrated education for enhancing his vision and understanding. The whole concept of the camp from Ayurvedic diet to the sessions can enfold the participant to rediscover his creative skills. An important aspect of this camp includes Gurukul Seva where Sadhakas offer their services to the Gurukul voluntarily shedding off their inhibitions and understanding the importance of work as an offering and dignity of labor.
Join the Camp:
Any art enthusiast above 10 years of age can join the camp. The last date for the registrations is 10th April 2008. From 10th April onwards auditions for SADHANA will commence. MAHAGAMI office could be contacted between 9 am – 8 pm for availability of registration forms.
Tabla Class
Pottery Class
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DRISHTIKON
Lecture Series
Drishtikon is the lecture series conceived with an idea to
create an understanding of finer aspects of the performing
arts. The series encompasses lecture and discussion on specific
topics concerned with a particular art form. The invited expert
or scholar expresses his viewpoint on the concerned subject
giving a deeper insight on the lesser known aspects of the
performing tradition. The lecture series also hopes to take
up peripheral topics like stage designing, light designing,
sound recording and production, art journalism, linguistics,
drama, harmonics, etc.
Drishtikon - first session ('Tyagaraja Kritis' - Dr. Nookala
Chinna Satyanarayana, Hyderabad)
Drishtikon - second session ('Abhinaya in Kathak' - Guru Rohini
Bhate, Pune)
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ANUBHUTI
Annual Intensive Training Gurukul camp
ANUBHUTI multi media art appreciation programme is a two-hour
presentation comprising of a CD-ROM display, audio-visual
informative show, photo exhibition, lecture, demonstration,
discussion, etc.
Academy arranges lectures, demonstrations and interactive
sessions for all kinds of people ranging from the school children
to executives and professionals.
ANUBHUTI session on Odissi Dance by Parwati Dutta
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