12th Annual Day of Yoganjali Natyalayam and the 37th Anniversary of Ananda Ashram to be held on June 26th 2005.

June 18, 2005

GRAND FESTIVAL OF YOGA, BHARATANATYAM AND CARNATIC MUSIC

More than 200 students and staff members of Yoganjali Natyalayam will present a 6-hour cultural extravaganza on the occasion of the celebrations of the 12th Annual Day of Yoganjali Natyalayam and the 37th Anniversary of Ananda Ashram to be held on June 26th 2005.

The programmes will be inaugurated at 3.15 pm at the Kamban Kalai Arangam near the old bus stand in Pondicherry and will highlight the talents of the young students aged between 3 and 20 years.

The director of JIPMER Prof KSVK Subba Rao will be chief guest along with eminent Pondicherry Academic and luminaries such as Dr. Madanmohan, Dr. Karoon Agrawal, Dr. P.P. Mathur, Dr. R.P. Raya and the well-known philanthropist and social activist Shri Om Shakti Sekar who will be special guests.

It is notable that the National Child Award For Exceptional Achievements given by the Human Resource Ministry, New Delhi has been bagged by students of the Natyalayam for the past four years in succession.

The Natyalayam was founded in 1993 by the visionary Yogamaharishi Dr Swami Gitananda Giri (www.geocities.com/yognat2001/swamiji) and is being directed by Kalaimamani Meenakshi Devi Bhavanani (www.geocities.com/yognat2001/amma).

All are welcome to attend the annual day celebrations, as admission is free for all the interested Rasikas who wish to witness a heart warming and spell binding performance by our beloved children who are the bright future of our nation.

For details contact: Yoganjali Natyalayam, 25, 2nd Cross, Iyyanar Nagar, Pondicherry – 13 E-mail: yognat2001 Tel: 241561. Cell: 98423 02916, 98423 11433 Website: www.geocities.com/yognat2001