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{{Infobox music festival
|music_festival_name= Nirbhaya Samaroh
|image=
| caption =
|location= [[New Delhi]]
| years_active= 2013 - Present
| dates= Annually
| genre= [[Indian classical dance]], [[Indian classical music]]
|founders= [[Manasi Pradhan]]
| website=
}}

'''Nirbhaya Samaroh''' is an annual [[dance]] and [[music]] festival held by the [[Honour for Women National Campaign]] to raise awareness on [[women’s rights]]. The festival named after the [[2012 Delhi gang rape]] victim is presented as a tribute to all victims of [[Violence against women]].<ref name="dailypioneer.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/ncw-chief-to-open-nirbhaya-samaroh-at-puri-today.html|title=NCW chief to open Nirbhaya Samaroh at Puri today|publisher=|access-date=30 June 2016|archive-date=21 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821064253/https://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/ncw-chief-to-open-nirbhaya-samaroh-at-puri-today.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="newindianexpress.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2015/apr/12/three-pronged-strategy-to-curb-crime-against-women-741446.html|title=Three-pronged Strategy to Curb Crime Against Women|date=12 April 2015|newspaper=The New Indian Express|access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Nirbhaya Samaroh 2.jpg|thumb|A group choreography at 2015 Nirbhaya Samaroh held on 9 April at [[India Habitat Centre]], New Delhi]]
The festival founded by women’s rights activist [[Manasi Pradhan]] was first held on 9 July 2013.<ref name="orissadiary.com">{{cite web|url=http://orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=58574|title=2015 Nirbhaya Samaroh to be held at Delhi today, Odisha Current News, Odisha Latest Headlines|publisher=|access-date=30 June 2016|archive-date=17 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817161947/http://orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=58574|url-status=dead}}</ref> The second edition of the festival was held on 9 April 2015, at [[India Habitat Centre]], New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buzzintown.com/delhi/events/nirbhaya-samaroh-2015/id--974723.html|title=Nirbhaya Samaroh 2015 at India Habitat Centre IHC , Lodhi Road, Delhi on 09 Apr, 2015|publisher=|access-date=30 June 2016|archive-date=21 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821022249/http://www.buzzintown.com/delhi/events/nirbhaya-samaroh-2015/id--974723.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delhievents.com/2015/04/nirbhaya-samaroh-2015-tribute-to-spirit.html|title="Nirbhaya Samaroh 2015" A tribute to the spirit of Indian women through four choreographies by 23 dancers of different genre at Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 7pm on 9th April 2015|publisher=}}</ref>

== History ==
Nirbhaya Samaroh was conceived in 2013 as one of the flagship events of the Honour for Women National Campaign. The principal objective was to make the best use of [[India]]n dance and music to sensitize people on [[women’s rights]] and mobilize [[public opinion]] in support of its movement to end [[violence against women]].<ref name="orissadiary.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/print.php?printFOR=storydetail&story_url_key=three-strategies-to-curb-violence-against-women&section_url_key=state-editions|title=The Pioneer|publisher=|access-date=30 June 2016|archive-date=26 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826000217/http://www.dailypioneer.com/print.php?printFOR=storydetail&story_url_key=three-strategies-to-curb-violence-against-women&section_url_key=state-editions|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Festival Program ==
The festival features [[dance]] and [[music]] performances by eminent [[Indian people|Indian]] artists in sync with the festival tagline "to keep the fire burning in us……".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/delhi/events/nirbhaya-samaroh-2015|title=Nirbhaya Samaroh 2015|publisher=|access-date=30 June 2016|archive-date=10 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510112918/https://www.timeout.com/delhi/events/nirbhaya-samaroh-2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allevents.in/new%2520delhi/nirbhaya-samaroh-2015/703559189769812|title=Nirbhaya Samaroh 2015|publisher=|access-date=30 June 2016|archive-date=12 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512020659/https://allevents.in/new%20delhi/nirbhaya-samaroh-2015/703559189769812|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Nirbhaya Samman ==
[[File:Nirbhaya Samaroh 4.jpg|thumb|A performance at 2015 Nirbhaya Samaroh held on 9 April at [[India Habitat Centre]], New Delhi]]
On occasion of the festival, Nirbhaya Samman is conferred on a leading organisation of [[India]] for their contribution in empowering women. The 1st Nirbhaya Samman was conferred on [[Brahma Kumaris]] World Spiritual University at the 1st Nirbhaya Samaroh held on 9 July 2013.<ref name="dailypioneer.com"/> The 2nd Nirbhaya Samman was conferred on [[Missionaries of Charity]] at the 2nd Nirbhaya Samaroh held on 9 April 2015.<ref name="newindianexpress.com"/>

== Nirbhaya Puraskar ==
Women achievers in different fields are felicitated with Nirbhaya Puraskar at the festival.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*https://www.facebook.com/nirbhayasamaroh

[[Category:Arts festivals in India]]
[[Category:Dance events]]
[[Category:Third-wave feminism]]
[[Category:Women's rights organisations based in India]]
[[Category:Dance festivals in India]]
[[Category:Annual events in India]]
[[Category:Women's rights in India]]
[[Category:Violence against women in India]]

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