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The Spirit of India A celebration of Indian classical music and dance 22 July to 31 July 2016 The Capstone Theatre, Liverpool The 6th annual festival of Indian classical music and dance returns to Liverpool. Milapfest’s annual festival of world-class Indian performing arts returns to The Capstone Theatre from Friday 22 July to Sunday 31 July 2016. With a host of India’s leading artistes performing, this year’s festival will see collaborations between Indian music genres and dance styles alongside unusual instrument combinations. The festival will open on 22 July with performances of two exquisitely beautiful Indian classical dance styles that are rarely seen in the UK – Odissi and Kuchipudi. For dance lovers, there is a further performance on 24 July which will showcase the stunning and exhilarating Bharatanatyam dance form, as well as an exploration of some of India’s most iconic women from the pantheon of Hindu mythology – all through the medium of classical dance. Furthermore, international musical director, Dr Sudha Raja, will be leading an exciting Indian Choral Singing Workshop which is open to singers of all backgrounds and abilities. Whether an aspiring shower superstar or choral connoisseur, this workshop will provide an opportunity to experience the joy of Indian Choral Music, and offers participants the chance to perform as part of the Indika festival (over-18s only). Amongst the numerous other musical delights that the festival has to offer, there is a performance by Carnatic superstar Abhishek Raghuram, who will be performing alongside highly acclaimed violinist HN Bhaskar, as well as performances by the National Indian Choir and National Indian Music Ensemble. The festival will also see the return of the popular Morning Raga concerts at 8am on 24 and 27 July, as well as Evening Raga concerts at 10pm on 23 and 28 July. For the first time in Britain, highly acclaimed photographer Inni Singh presents a fascinating exhibition of his photographic work, ‘The Other Art-iste’, which showcases Indian artists in their element. The festival will also host the Yuva Sangeet Ratna Award Night which will see the top young Indian music talent in the country compete for Milapfest’s Young Musician of the Year Award.   Indika is the biggest celebration of classical Indian arts in Europe and a highlight of the Liverpool festival season. Indika is the biggest celebration of classical Indian arts in Europe and a highlight of the Liverpool festival season. Indika 2016 - Festival line-up

Sunday 24th - Sunday 31st July 10AM - 7:30PM Exhibition 'The Other Art-iste'  Photography Exhibition by Inni Singh Friday 22nd July | 7:30PM Indika Showcase Irina Kommisarova, Prateeksha Kashi £8 Saturday 23rd July | 7:30PM Indika Showcase Abhishek Raghuram, Kousic Sen, HN Bhaskar £12 (SOLD OUT) / £10 Saturday 23rd July |  10PM Evening Raga Ragini & Nandini Shankar, Kousic Sen Admittance with Saturday 23rd July Indika Showcase ticket only Sunday 24th July |  8AM Morning Raga  Vijay Rajput, Kousic Sen, Rekesh Chauhan Free Sunday 24th July |  2:30-6PM Indian Choral Singing Workshop Free Sunday 24th July | 7:30PM Indika Showcase Mohanapriyan Thavarajah, Dakshina Vaidyanathan, Neha Bhatnagar £8 Monday 25th July | 7:30PM Indika Showcase Flute Jayanth, HN Bhaskar , Neyveli Venkatesth £8 Tuesday 26th July | 7:30PM Indika Showcase Yuva Sangeet Ratna Award Night £8 Wednesday 27th July | 8AM Morning Raga Dr Sangeeta Shankar, Kousic Sen Free Wednesday 27th July | 7:30PM Indika Showcase Sabrang - National Indian Choir, Tarang, National Indian Music Ensemble £8 Thursday 28th July |  7:30PM Indika Showcase InStrings, Dr Sangeeta Shankar, Ragini & Nandini Shankar, Sukhwinder Singh Namdhari, Shyam Edwanker  £8 Thursday 28th July |  10PM Evening Raga Abhijit Pohankar with special guest musicians Admittance with Thursday 28th July Indika Showcase ticket only Friday 29th July |  7:30PM Indika Showcase Sudha Raghuraman, Balu Raghuraman, M. Balachandar £12 / £10 Friday 29th July |  10PM Evening Raga Jyotsna Srikanth, Neyveli Venkatesh Admittance with Friday 29th July Indika Showcase ticket only Events within Indika are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. For the most up-to-date information, please visit www.milapfest.com or call 0151 291 3949. Delicious authentic Indian food will be provided by 'Zaffran' on festival evenings from 6:30-7:15PM from 22-29th July View the Indika 2016 Brochure Online Tickets & Booking info: Indian Choral Singing Workshop To book a place and for more information, please contact Hannah Payne at han...@milapfest.com. Registration closes 15th July. Morning Ragas  FREE ADMISSION - no need to book in advance for place. Booking: Online:  www.milapfest.com (no booking fee) Tel:  0151 291 3949 (from Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm) After 21st July tickets may be purchased at the door. Indika Venue: The Capstone Theatre / Cornerstone Theatre Liverpool Hope University 17 Shaw Street Liverpool   L6 1HP

Thought for Life

- Guruji Viswanath

(Founder Guardian, Manava Seva Kendra, Bengaluru)

Source: 365 Day 100 Year Calendar

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ME

SELF

BE, JUST BE

BELONG don't Be Long

BE Your SELF, Belong to TRUTH

LIFE is SIMPLE, Don't Complicate It

DISCIPLINE is the greatest FREEDOM

To be in BLISS is to BE LESS in I (EGO)

SLEEP when Life TEASES, WAKE when Life TEACHES

 PLAY Like a CHILD, PERFORM Like a PROFESSIONAL

paNbu (CULTURE) is paNivu (HUMILITY) plus aNbu (LOVE)

TAKE what is GRANTED and DON'T TAKE it For GRANTED

LIGHT and SOUND are ILLUSION, DARKNESS and SILENCE are TRUTH

Only the BOND with the AGELESS SELF (ATHMA) can give freedom from BONDAGE

Build the EDIFICE called LIFE on the unshakable FOUNDATION of SELF-CONFIDENCE

Two important things in life, first knowing ONE's PLACE in creation and second BEING THERE

The DOOR to HEAVEN is a PIN HOLE, the SOUL fattened by even the slightest EGO cannot enter it

Like the MIRROR reflects the Light of a Lamp don't' Repeat the Words of a GURU, get Lit like a LAMP

From THOUGHT comes DOUBT, QUESTIONS and FEAR, SILENCE is the only TRUE FAITH & the only TRUEST KNOWLEDGE
Be a SERVANT (dhAsa) in BODY, a FRIEND (sakha) in MIND, a DIVINE BEING (dhEva) in HEART and be the SILENT TRUTH (sathya) beyond all these three

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