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''' Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra''' (SBKK) <ref>(English: Shriram Bhartiya Centre for Arts)</ref> is an [[India]]n cultural institution which runs a noted school for [[music]], [[dance]] and [[performing arts]] in [[New Delhi]]. It was founded by [[Sumitra Charat Ram]] in 1952, and imparts training in [[Indian classical dance]] styles and music, including [[Kathak]], [[Bharatanatyam]], [[Odissi dance|Odissi]], [[Chhau dance|Chhau]], [[Hindustani Classical music]], both Vocal and Instrumental. It associated organisation is the [[Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts]] at Safdar Hasmi Marg, in the Mandi House area, the cultural hub of Delhi,<ref name=tt>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi-times/Mandi-House-Thodi-si-facelift-kara-de/articleshow/23283504.cms|title=Mandi House|date=25 September 2002|work=The Times of India}}</ref> the centre includes a theater for the performing arts, a theatre repertory company and an acting school.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.india9.com/i9show/Shriram-Bharatiya-Kala-Kendra-60950.htm|title=Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra|publisher=India9|date=7 June 2005|accessdate=21 October 2018}}</ref>

Often referred as '''Bharatiya Kala Kendra''', the Kala Kendra hold an important place in history performing arts education in India. Its current director is [[Shobha Deepak Singh]], daughter of its founder, [[Sumitra Charat Ram]]. Today, it is best known for its annual ''[[Ramlila]],'' the enactment of the life of [[Rama]] which takes place during the 10-day [[Navratri|Dussehra]] festival. First begun at the center in 1957, the ''Ramlila'' has, over the years, used different choreographers and style to include both folk and Indian classical dance to produce fresh choreographies.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/289260/RAM-IN-SPECIAL-EFFECTS.html|title=Ram in Special Effects|date=8 November 2010|work=The Pioneer}}</ref><ref name="ar">{{cite book|last=Chaitanya|first=Krishna |title=Arts of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8EGUpX1O0hoC&pg=RA4-PA85&dq=Shriram+Bharatiya+Kala+Kendra&hl=en&ei=eIjXTOrPIZK0vgP38IjvCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=Shriram%20Bharatiya%20Kala%20Kendra&f=false|year=1987|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=8170172098|page=85}}</ref>

==History==
Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra finds its origin in a ''Jhankar'', a society founded in 1947 for an appreciation of [[Indian classical music]] and dance, gradually it started offering training in music and dance and came to be known as Bharatiya Kala Kendra. Eventually it moved to Copernicus Marg where it was renamed Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra, later it was registered under the same name in 1952, under the Societies' Registration Act XXI of 1860. It now has two sections, the College of Music and Dance, and the Performing Arts Section.<ref>{{cite web|title=Melody masters: Visiting the best Indian classical music schools in town to see the guru-shishya parampara at work |author=S.Sahaya Ranjit |date=11 September 2006 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-classical-music-schools-in-delhi/1/180653.html |publisher=Living Media India Limited}}</ref> Noted classical singer Nilina Ripjit Singh, later known as [[Naina Devi (singer)|Naina Devi]] was its director.<ref name="Khokar1998">{{cite book|author=Ashish Khokar|title=Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra: a history : Sumitra Charat Ram reminisces|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k_9kAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=11 June 2013|page=52|date=1 January 1998|publisher=Lustre Press|isbn=978-81-7436-043-4}}</ref><ref name=tele12>{{cite news |title=A Tale Of Two Women: In search of their own songs|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120311/jsp/opinion/story_15229162.jsp#.UbBLt9I3CHg |newspaper=The Telegraph |date= 11 March 2012 |accessdate=6 June 2013}}</ref>

Noted musicians, singer and dance guru of the era worked at the Kendra, including [[Siddheshwari Devi]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Devi|first=Savita|author2=Vibha Singh Chauhan |title=Maa-- Siddheshwari|year=2000|publisher=Lotus Collection|isbn=81-7436-121-9|page=90}}</ref>[[Shambhu Maharaj]], [[Birju Maharaj]], [[Munna Shukla]] and [[Leela Samson]]. [[Kathak Kendra]] was originally established as the Kathak wing of the Shriram Bharitya Kala Kendra, in 1955, through the efforts of Nirmala Joshi, the first secretary of the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], under the patronage of Sumitra Charat Ram, wife of industrialist, Lala Charat Ram of Shriram Group. here noted Kathak guru, [[Shambhu Maharaj]], taught and his nephew [[Birju Maharaj]]. It was later taken over by [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] and shifted to nearby Mandi House to become the [[National Institute of Kathak Dance]].<ref>[[#Ma|Massey, p. 29]]</ref> Founder Director, Sumitra Charat Ram was later awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by [[Government of India]] in 1966, while her daughter and present Director, Shobha Deepak Singh in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards|publisher=[[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]]|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padma_awards.php}}</ref>

The Kendra has its own puppet troupe for many years, run by Rahi and Keshav Kothari, while the Puppet Section of the Kendra staged several important productions over the years, including ''Dhola Maru'', ''Jhansi Ki Rani'' and ''Prithiviraj-Sanjukta'', which even won the first at Puppet festival in Udaipur. This played an important role in establishing modern puppetry in Delhi.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ghosh|first=Sampa |author2=Utpal Kumar Banerjee |title=Indian puppets|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iy6_TtXCZjMC&pg=RA1-PA105&dq=Shriram+Bharatiya+Kala+Kendra&hl=en&ei=loHXTMq5CIH-vQPvmdCkCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEwQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false|year=2006|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=81-7017-435-X}}</ref> The Kendra also houses an art gallery at the ground level and its library has a large and rare collection of books, audio and visual recordings and extensive archives.

Founder Sumitra Charat Ram died on 8 August 2011 in New Delhi, at the age of 96.<ref name="times11">{{Cite web | title = Sumitra Charat Ram passes away| url =http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-09/delhi/29868341_1_ravi-shankar-jhankar-birju-maharaj | archive-url =https://archive.today/20130620210919/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-09/delhi/29868341_1_ravi-shankar-jhankar-birju-maharaj | url-status =dead | archive-date =20 June 2013 | date =9 August 2011 | newspaper = [[The Times of India]]| accessdate = 11 June 2013 }}</ref>

==Courses==
Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra has two wings, College of Music and Dance, and the Performing Arts Section.

===College of Music and Dance===
* [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical Vocal]]
* Light Classical Vocal
* Hindustani classical instruments: [[Tabla]], [[Sitar]] and [[Sarod]]
* [[Kathak]]
* [[Bharatanatyam]]
* [[Odissi dance]]
* [[Chhau dance|Chhau]] – [[Mayurbhanj]]
* Ballet / Contemporary Dance <ref name="sb">{{cite web|url=http://www.thekendra.com/prospectus.html|title=Prospectus|publisher=SBKK|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604205823/http://www.thekendra.com/prospectus.html|archivedate=2011-06-04}}</ref>

==Performing Arts Wing==
The Performing Arts Section of the Kendra put up productions of dance dramas all over the country, including the annual "Ramlila" production.

==The Ramlila==
The Annual "Ramlila" production, a dance drama based on the life of [[Rama]], at the Kendra has become an institution by itself. The first production took place in 1957 by Shobha Deepak Singh, ideas from Nirmala Joshi, the first secretary of the Sangeet Natak Akademi. The script was written by Hindi poet, [[Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar']], while [[Tapas Sen]], and Inder Razdan designed the set and the lights. Narendra Sharma and Jayanti Sharma were principal actors and it was inaugurated by then PM Jawaharlal Nehru. It was one of the first dance dramas to be shot and relayed by Delhi [[Doordarshan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/102252/countrys-oldest-official-ramlila-stick.html|title=Country's oldest official Ramlila will stick to tradition New Delhi|date=5 October 2010|work=Deccan Herald}}</ref> The Ramlia also weaves contemporary socio-political issues into the storyline of the epic of ''[[Ramayana]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090922/delhi.htm#9|title=Kala Kendra ‘Ramlila’ now with contemporary face|date=22 September 2009|work=The Tribune}}</ref>

==Sumitra Charat Ram Award for Lifetime Achievement==
In February 2011, the first 'Sumitra Charat Ram Award for Lifetime Achievement' established by Shri Ram Bhartiya Kala Kendra was award to Pandit [[Birju Maharaj]],<ref name="Times11">{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-25/music-events/28633768_1_kathak-lifetime-achievement-felicitated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215064215/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-25/music-events/28633768_1_kathak-lifetime-achievement-felicitated |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 December 2013 |title=Pt. Birju Maharaj felicitated |date=25 February 2011 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2013-06-11}}</ref> in the following year, the award was given to [[Kishori Amonkar]].

== Festivals==
*Shriram Shankarlal Music Festival
*Kendra Dance Festival
*Holi Festival

==Location==
Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra is on the Copernicus Marg, a radial of the [[India Gate]], and in the Mandi House area, Delhi’s cultural hub.<ref name=tt/> It stands next to its sister body the "[[Kamani Auditorium]]" and Delhi's premier auditorium opened in 1971.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kamaniauditorium.org/|title=Kamani}}</ref> On the other side is Rabindra Bhawan, which houses a host of apex government bodies for arts and culture, including, the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], the [[Lalit Kala Akademi]], while [[Doordarshan]] Directorate is across the road. Also close by are [[Kathak Kendra]], [[National School of Drama]], [[Triveni Kala Sangam]] and Little Theatre Group.

Its nearest [[Delhi Metro]] station is the [[Mandi House (Delhi Metro)|Mandi House station]].

==Further reading==
* {{cite book|last=Khokar|first=Ashish|author2=Sumitra Charat Ram |title=Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra: a history : Sumitra Charat Ram reminisces|year=1998|publisher=Lustre Press|isbn=8174360433}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite book|last=Massey|first=Reginald |title=India's kathak dance, past present, future |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yFXkPk3zMeYC&pg=RA1-PA29&dq=Kathak+Kendra&cd=4#v=onepage&q=Kathak%20Kendra&f=false|year=1999|publisher=Abhinav Publications |isbn=8170173744|ref=Ma}}

==External links==
*[http://www.sbkk.in/ Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra, Official website]
*[http://www.shriramcenterart.org/ Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts, website]

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