My Feelings

hi
I
am
Bithika
ami ekdin traine kore berate jachilam .
ekta meye taliganj"e tar school.
protek din se bajbaj train kore school jai .je traine ami uthe chilam , sei meye ta o bhul kore traine uthe jai ,ar jokhon oke bola holo je eta bajbaj noi se tokhuni cholonto train theke jum pmare ebong ter porei sona jai meye ta mara geche.

My fleeing

Hi
I
am soni
children day upolokhe ami amar bachader diye perfom koriyechi.
tate amar bhalo legeche.ami khub anondo peyechi. ami obak hoye gechilam.
tara mone anondo ebong utshaho niye perfom koreche.
sudhu amar bachara noi,aro onek bachara anondo kore program koreche.

my feeling

children day upolokkhe program korechi.
Amar khub bhalo legeche.
Ebong ami khub enjoy korechi.
Ami jokhon stage te perform kor te uthe chilam tokhon khub bhoy lagchilo ar ek dike anondo hochilo.
Tokhon mone hochilo je kono din stage'e uthini kintu onek bar stage'e uthechi.
Amar bhalo lagchilo ei karone je bacha der songe anondo korechi.- Amina Khatoon(Video team member and participant of Training of the trainers program- kolkata sanved)

my work

Hi

13 Nov.children day upolokhe amra video team hisabe ekta flim banachi Child right niey.
amra cai pithibir potek bacca,ra ki cai ar ki cai na saita ke flim,er madhome tuledhorte ebong pithibir potek kone ekta messages dite cai .

Apnader kemon laklo ei ta pore
sai ta comment deben please …

Pinky and Bithika

my work

Amra chai documentary film bananor por ar ekta movie diye amader message ta somajer kache pathate. Bithika and Pinky

My Work

Hi
Evryone


Amar anondo hoche karon amader documentary flim maxmular bhabon e sobar samne dekhano hoiche. jokon amader name announce hochilo nervous hoye jachilam keno ki prothom bar kolkata sanved and global fund for children er through dekha te perechi video team er kaj. - Bithika

WHAT A GIIRL CHILD CAN DO…..

Hi, I am Tamanna from Kolkata Sanved. I am sharing a very special story with all of you to inspire........

Her place is Bihar. She is 14 years old.

Her mother works at other people’s homes. She has two sisters and one brother. Her brother goes to school. Her sisters and she do not go to school because they are girls. Her mother thinks that girls should learn domestic work because this will be useful when they get married. She go and sell milk from place to place. Her brother comes home and tells her mother that his teacher asks for his school fees. Her mother said, “From where do I get this much money? From now on, you will not go to school. You will work with your father at hotels instead.” But my friend said at least let him study, but mother asked me to shut up and said she talk back too much. Her mother said, she has the burden of three girls on herself and that my friend should not tell her mother what to do. My friends went to the school master and asked him not to expel her brother. She told “I will give you his fees.” The school master smiled and said, “You are a little girl, how will you get so much money?” but she asked him to take the money she had and also asked him to give her two sisters admission to the school. The school master gave her sisters admission and also kept her brother in school. She came home and told her mother, “We need your love and support. You cannot believe in what other people think and ruin our lives this way.” Her father came and said, “Daughter, I am going to support you whether anyone else does or not.”

Her mother looked at us lovingly and said, “Kids, forgive me.” She then hugged us. Then, suddenly someone comes in and says some people are coming along with the school master. The master came and said, “From now on, the full expenses of your children’s education will be borne by the school. Every child in the village will be educated. Now, our school is being supported by the government. The government will make a big school in the village where each child from the village will be educated and will do good things for the country.”

Hi I am tamanna…

Hi Iam tamanna from kolkata..

I am part of the video team at kolkata sanved…

Main apke sath child rghts ke upar mere kuch soch share kar rahi hoon…


Main sochti hoon education pana har child ka right hai. Chahe wo boy ho ya girl.
Dono ko barabar mouka dena chahiye. Poor child ka life alag hota hai. Aur rich child ka life alag hota hai. Jada tar poor child ke pas na house hota hai.or na food or na cloth na life mein kissi ka sath hota hai. Na mother na father ka love milta hai. Aur na society ka sath milta hai. Aise halat main wo baccha jaye to kaha jaye.


Kabhi wo road ke side main dustbin se kagaj chonte hai to kabhi bhikh mangte hai. Apne faimly or apne paribar ke pet ka aag bujhane ke liye.hotelo mein kaam karta hai. Big big factory main kaam karta hai jaha saas lena bhi muskil hojata hai.Child beemar hojate hain or kuch child mar bhi jate hai.


Hum aise baccho ke liye kaam karna chate hai. Uska right jo hai hum usko dena chate hai.

MY FEELINGS

In the process of making the film on Child Rights, I am feeling:
I think that all children have some basic needs and there are many children in the world who are deprived of these. I also think that those children whose lives are devoid of love must receive love. Not only parents, but other people should also provide them with safety and respect. The children who don’t have a safe and hygienic space to live in require this. Education is also of primary importance and they must be provided with it. Even if they live on the streets, they deserve respect just like anybody else.

Bithika Roy

Hi
Bithika and Pinky

amra ge DST toiry korchi,se ta korte korte notun idia hoche,nana dhorone arrange kora O shikche,kajer poti ovigota barche.aer joti DST darai ami halp korte pari to amar jonne onek.

Ami Pinky,

When we were shooting in a street of Kolkata suddenly a person came to me and chasing me. Initially I felt very scared. Finally I able to make a conversation with that man and aware him that we are in the street with camera.

We are not from any channel....media....news house...we are few young people want to see to do something for children...

This is for the first time I able to make a conversation with a unknown person
and able to make him listen about our concern.

Please come to see our film on 13th November 2010 at Max Mueller Bhavan 3p.m.

Hi! I am Tamanna, Kolkata Sanved Video team. I am sharing with all of you which I have seen during the shooting of our film on child rights.
When I went to take interview with child that time I have seen that children are not safe. Very pathic seen I saw in a kolkata railway platform, Dhakuria station- A women lie down with her child but both of them do not have any cloths and that time I have nothing in my hand to provide at that moment and felt very depressed. I am very young and I also went day after in the same station with a sari to give her but she and her child was not there. Immidiately I felt I will spread the news through a film and share with all of you thats why we 3 from Sanved preparing this film.

We hope that we together will do something for children

Amra notun kore DST banachi

Bithika blogs about Child Rights

We are re-arranging the Child Rights project today. Instead of being just a movie, it has now taken the shape of a digital story, incorporating both still pictures and video clips. This is partly because of time constraints. We are adding sub-titles and a voice over.

A movie can tell us more clearly what its whole point is, but even a still picture has a story to tell. Still photos can convey powerful messages.

We are very excited to be able to present the project in this way. We are also slightly nervous about it. Even so, we are giving it our best shot.

-- Bithika Roy, Kolkata Sanved.

A Message from Suman

"AMADER ANEK SWAPNA ACHE KINTU SONAR KEU NEI"

Amra chotora khaladhulo korte, Baroder bhalobasa pete, nijer mato kore anondo pete khub bhalobasi. Sabsamay amra eta paina. Amader sabar modhey kichu swapna ache. Amra sabsamay seta prakash korte pari na. Ami chai barora ektu amader bujhuk. Amader help koruk. Jate amara egote pari. Barora jeno chotoder choto choto moner katha sone-e. Amader katha sunte apnara 13th November Max Mueller-e 3p.m.-e asben.

Ami Suman, Kolkata Sanved Member.

We too have dreams but there is nobody to listen

Us young people love to play, embrace the affection of our elders, and to enjoy ourselves. We do not always have the opportunity to do so. All of us have certain dreams and hopes. We cannot always express them. We want our elders to understand us a little bit, and to help us. This will enable us to progress. Elders must listen to the small hopes that young people harbour. To listen to what we have to say, please come to Max Mueller Bhavan on the 13th of November at 3 p.m.

I am Suman, a member of Kolkata Sanved.

Child Rights -- A Documentary by the Video Team of Kolkata Sanved

Hi,

We are the Video Team of Kolkata Sanved.

We are shooting a documentany film called Child Rights for Children's Day, which is on the 14th of November. We want to invite you to watch the film screening on the 13th of November 2010 at the Max Mueller Bhavan, Kolkata at 3 p.m. The film screening will be followed by performances that will go on until 6 p.m.

We had the chance to observe and interact with many homeless children in the course of shooting the film. We observed the dire straits they lived in, many times not having basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter.

We want to not only record, but to represent the lives of these children. We want this documentary to help them. While they were giving us interviews, they were doing so with a lot of hope. Encountering them in these desperate situations made us very unhappy. For example, we saw a lady on the railway platform who did not even have any clothes to wear for herself, let alone for her baby.

Today, the papers reported that a speech impaired child labourer aged 12 was accused of stealing and tortured by his employer all night. Beaten severely and given electric shocks, he returned home in the morning and hung himself. This news sent chills down our spines.
We marvel at the fact that in spite of so many laws supporting child rights, so many children still fall prey to abuse. We firmly believe that basic human rights must be provided to all children. No matter how they may be disabled, they all need to be nurtured and protected from harm. Parents of child labourers especially must be made aware of these rights.

We encountered several difficulties in the course of shooting the film. However, this was the very first time we were shooting something independently on the field. We are gaining in confidence because of our experiences in creating this documentary.

Thank you,
Bithika, Tamanna and Pinky.

(translated from the Hindi and Bengali by a volunteer at Kolkata Sanved)

Children's Day Celebration on 13th November 2010

Kolkata Sanved youth are organising Children's Day on 13th November 2010 at Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata from 3p.m.-6p.m. We welcome all of you on this occasion.

Beyond Sport Event Chicago 2010 27th-30th September

Kolkata Sanved core programme " SAVING LIVES THROUGH DANCE" showcased at the Beyond Sport 2010 event at Chicago.

According to Beyond Sport "Saving Lives Through Dance have created a curriculum that is of such quality that it can and has been be shared with by partners around the world. "

Phot0- 1- With Michel Johnson Olympic Gold Medallist
Photo- 2- With HRH Prince Faisal Al Hussein, Jordon

Our Director Sohini Chakrabortys profile at Times Magazine

An Article published at USA times magazine about our Diirector Sohini Chakraborty 'Power of one' is written by Nilanjana Bhowmick.

Wednesday 28th July 2010

Today is the last day of Darpana. Tomorrow we are leaving for Kolkata. We all will miss Darpana. Darpanas all the teachers are very helpful, patient and caring.

We inspired by Mallika di. Her dance, her film, Her practice, Her life and her total personality.

We met Amma (Mrinalini Sarabhai) and have a chance to interact with her directly. When she was sharing her journey we were found similarities with us. We received lots of information regarding dance. Movement and developed ourselves to work better.

When Amma took a class of expression with us we felt blessed and t was once in a lifetime experience. When she gifted us her photograph with Rabindranath Tagore, I felt I will keep this with me forever as a memory. We enjoyed this 10 days which I will never forget. We will miss all the teachers of Darpana.

Jhulan Sarker

24th July 2010

We all with Mrinalni amma

Every morning I learning new new thing. Enjoying myself. I could not join any activity because I am pregnant but I enjoying to see every activities. I learn Darpana’s history including Mallika aunty and her mother Mrinalini amma. I am taking this moments for every movement in my life. Ham idhar aake Maalika aunty, Mrinalini amma and all member se sikha jivan akeli ke nehi hote hai. Eha ake maine dekha jo garden me kaam karte hai jo dance sikhata hai dono me koi phark nehi hai. Dono ko face par eki smile… koi antar nehi hai dono me......this is life. We all can learn this.

Sreeja Chaudhury

21st July 2010

I feel we all in kolkata Sanved is very fortunate keu ki ham unke saath kaam kari rahi hai or unka live rehearsal dekhne ka mauka bhi mila. We are eagerly waiting to attend her class tomorrow.

Today I watch Mallika aunty’s Rehearsal. This is big learning for me how to present myself. Mallika aunty’s expression, communication, energy and way of talking with co-artists amazed me. I learn also how to respect each other. Sometimes I lost my energy during rehearsal and misbehave. I try my best to develop this from today now at this moment.

Today I learnt a big thing as a mother and a artist to see another two world famous artist Mrinalini amma and Mallika aunty who are mother too. How to communicate with your child agar aap kahi dur kaam ke lie ja rahe ho bachi ke saath o harpal share karma bahat jaruri hai. Or usi she bachi ke saath maa ka relation orbhi strong hotha hai. Bache asani se ma ko samj sakte hai.

Sabita Debnath

21st July 2010

Today I see Mallika aunty ‘s performance in film and live rehearsal in Darpana. Rehearsal was very beautiful and very powerful. Most surprising things is there is no difference between film and rehearsal except the dress and light. Changing expression in the choreography touched me. I want to develop this expression within me.

I am not very good dancer like other members in Sanved but I am enjoying and a will power developed that I will become dancer.

Shampa Roy

hamlog bhi hamara process Darpana team ke saath share kar rahi hu...........

Kolkatame subha ko murgiki aoaj se nind tutthi hai lekin Darpana me Picock ke aoaz se nind tutthi hai.

Jharna Naskar

19th July 2010

Hiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!! I am swarnali, project coordinator of Kolkata Sanved… This is my first exposer in world of dance in ‘Darpana’…. Today was the first day.. Here I did the Kalary class for the firsttttttt time in my life.. I never did a single sit up in my life before.. now just imagine how enjoyable!!! the class was for me.. I am just feeling that my left leg is numb… NOW I AM SURE THAT I HAVE TO CRAWL ON THE WAY OF MY STAY…AS WELL AS TOMORROW MORNING WHEN I WAKE UP FROM BED…………

Now one thing is sharing with u seriously that I feel much confident about my body….Mmy body image…. flexibility.. /I am fatty but I can dance so well………………..

Waiting for next nine days’ experience.. more muscle pain and more confidence,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 Swarnali Sarker

Hi …. Jab mai Kalary and Folk dance kar rahi thi I felt my thai has gone from the body………but I became very confident to perform..kuch karke dikhaungi…..

 Shampa Roy

Today was my first day at Darpana. Being a part of it makes you wish there was something similar in Calcutta; it celebrates the performing arts in its quintessential form: a way of life that is seamlessly intertwined with the natural world. Naturally, being a theatre person, I was immediately drawn to Darpana’s open-air performing space. I doubt I’ll get to see a performance there while I’m here but I wish I could.

Since I came in the afternoon, I took part only in the evening session (Kalari). I’ve always wanted to learn a traditional form of physical movement and I’m glad I’m getting the opportunity to do so.

 Shuktara Lal


Aaj ka class mujhe bahut achha laga kyunke aaj hamara pehla din tha class ka. Jo kuch aaj hum sikha hain woh sab naya hain. Kis movement ko kis tarah se use karenge ye humne sikha. Apne movement ke zariye kis tarah se apne lakshya ko dekhna, uske saath kis tarah se kaam karma ye humne sikha. Kuch kuch fun movements sikha jo humare client-ke liye bahut zaruri hain aur apne client ko kis tarah se movement ke zariye aanand denge yea hum ne sikha.aaj ka khana bhi aacha tha sab mil ke aanand kiye sab ke saat. Aaj ka class hume bhout aacha laga. Haam hamari process bhi Darpanaki artist logoke saath share kis. Haam ek session bhi lia…..

 Mehraj khatoon

Amader 1st Day in Darpana

Hi! Friends............... all kolkata sanved team here.....

We all came to Ahmdebad, feelings is WOW !..............

what a place.......visited Darpana...very beautiful..........nice.........example of perfection.....PURA academy ko dekhke esa lag raha ke ho hame us ke andor apne aap ko leke chale ja raha hai.....when we entering open theatre step by step...and when reach upper level of the theatre and saw the whole space...we are speechless...lost in another world...the place is dream space...

jitna andor ja raha hai utnahi naya feelings ho raha hai..each step me eisa Mehesus ho ra hai ki ..next step keya hai...

Abhi mera dimakme kuch nehi araha hai sirf kal ke bare me soch rahi hu ki open theatre kab estimahal karu….

Ham jab Darpana me geye..ohaka ek ek things bahat acha lag raha tha. Jeisa Mallika Sarabhai ka photo, oha par bahat sara dog BHI hai ...u hamlogoko bahat acha laga..lekin kuch logoko thora bahat dar bhi...lag raha tha specially Sohini Aunty.....

Dinner was very nice...all new items...food very tasty.....Roti / chapati change our food habit.....food and stay is totally new experience..

Hamlogoko aar bhi acha laga kiu ki communication and production department hamari video team ko madat karenge....

Learning new discpline within ourselves......

Amazed with Darpanas humbleness ...har ek person in Darpana etna helpful, open minded, friendly ki hame..koi dikkat nehi hua hai iha pey sab logoke sath milne ke lie....is pehele din mei hamlog bahat sare information paya hai Darpana ki barime...umid hai ki agle dasdinome ham dance or training ke sath sath ehaka discipline, system, process of well maintanance and way of communication ke bari me bahat kuch leke jainge...

We are waiting for morning...intejar me hu..suna uha subha me bahat Peacock ate hai or hamjab dekhenge ....uske saath ham sab dance karenenge or nature ka anand anubhab karenge...

Phir Apke saath ham kaal milenge or dher sare baat karenge....Abhi ke liye good night

my name is Mehraj Khatun. Ham sab abhi Airport me........going to Darpana.....uhu.....

I want to become senior Dance movement therapy trainer in Kolkata Sanved. I am very happy because I with my all friends going to Darpana, Ahmedabad. I am excited too. Ham bahat excited ho rahe hai ke kab Mallika jika class karange sabke saath miljhulke.

HI I am Shampa Roy. I working with Kolkata Sanved, dance movement therapy(DMT) trainer. Mai soch nehi kabhi jo Mallika Sarabhaike saath kaam karne kelie jarahi ho. Abhi hamsablog Airportme baithe hai or intejar karte hai kab pauchenge udhar. Ham dance bahat pachand korte hai and Kolkata Sanved DMT process mera life change kia isi lie ei srif hamare lie dance nehi hai.....I hope I learn more on choregraphy and performance for develop myself better.


Ami........Jharna....I am very excited now. Mai uhape jakar bahat kuch sikh paungi. or mujhe intejar hai u time kab ayega...........

hi . I am Jhulan Sarker. I am Senior DMT trainer of Kolkata Sanved. I am very happy and very excited for this collaboration. I waiting for those moments. Can not wait anymore for Darpana. I am thinking that my working with Mallika Sarabhai will one of the special moment for me in life. I am ver lucky and proud of me also.

We all write here regarding our experience and moments.

Hi! I am Tilottama. I am Senior Dance Movement Therapy Trainer.
I am very excited because this is a new thing for me I hope I learn many many new movement. After a long year struggle we get this opportunity to work with DR. Sarabhai. We always seen her on TV, have seen her live performance in Kolkata and dreamed when reach to her but never imagine that dream come true. I am going on Sunday and till today this is a dream for me and unbelivable.....I am waiting for Sunday to meet her and work with her I am taking myself from Kolkata Sanved to her to fulfil my life dream.

Dance is life for me. I dream in dance. Believe..... dance gives life......

Hamari Anubhui .........Share our feeling

We are kolkata sanved video team. this is our first opportunity to go outside of Kolkata. We will write everyday in this blog our feelings, whole day experience, environment, food, interview with Mallika Sarabhai regarding our training in Hindi and English. We can mistake in writing as we do not know very good English.

Hamlogoko jo opportunity 1st time life me mila o hamere lie ek dream jaisa hai. Hamlog kobhi Digha or Puri jane ki barime bhi socha thak nehi lekin Ahmedabad to bahat dur ki baat hai. Hamlog kabhi socha nehi ta jo bahar jake documentry korenge.

We all know Mallika Sarabhai famous in the world. We are excited for working with Mallika Sarabhai and Darpana team. Yea hamlogoke lie ek bahat bara challange bhi hai kiu ki ei paheli bar ham professional sath kam korne ke lie bahar ja rahe hai.

Very Frankly hamlog jindegi bhar Airport ki barime suna or TV me dekha par kabhi socha bhi nehi ki mai bhi ekdin plane me karke bahar jau. Hamlogko eisa lag raha hai ie srif plane me jane ka nehi .......Jindegika sapna pura khul gia. Or esa lag raha hai ki hamlog ka sapna dhire dhire pura ho raha hai.

We 18 from Kolkata Sanved are going to Darpana. Including Sohini Aunty, Samita di 14 dance movement Therapist and 4 video team members are attending this. 18th-29th July
We are hoping this opportunity complete with success.

Phir ham log aapke pas aeyenge from Sunday. aplog ye parke kuch agar comments or sharing ho to hamlogoko please bhej sakte hai. Please send us your comments.

SHARE...... EXPERIENCE .......CHANGE

We are excited to share with you that Kolkata Sanved will be collaborating with Dr. Mallika Sarabhai at her performing arts academy, Darpana, from the 18th of July to the 29th of July. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for us and we are looking forward to a mutually rewarding exchange of our processes of work in the field of dance for therapy ,livelihood, and development.

We are indebted to Edelgive Foundation for their support as always in the past.
Please visit our Blog http://kolkatasanvedblog.blogspot.com/ to see the updates. Kolkata Sanved team started to write about this collaboration.


Regards,
Sohini Chakraborty
--
“What I fight for is not just to teach people dance, but make them strong individuals in society with dignity and self-respect.”