Artistes dance to Marathi poems

The novel experiment of presenting Marathi poems through Indian classical dances left the audience in Vadodara spellbound. It proved to be hit among poetry lovers as the three-hour show at C C Mehta auditorium on Sunday evening. Artistes presented different hues of Marathi poetry to perfection.

Variety of poems right from childhood to romance and separation were picked up for the event named Kavya-Painjan (ankle bells). "It was a success not only in terms of audience's appreciation, but also in the manner that Marathi poems and literature reach people. In fact, all dancers were educated in English medium schools and understood the language less," said Sandip Chitre, who conceptualised the event.

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Survey to map Himalayan languages

The first phase of the ambitious project of People's Linguistic Survey of India (PLSI) will begin later this month, in which a survey on Himalayan languages and of central tribal belt of India will be carried out. The decision to launch PLSI initiative was taken by city-based NGO Bhasha Research and Publication Centre (BRPC) at the national meet 'Bhasha Confluence' held in Vadodara.

This survey will recreate history after 100 years. George Abraham Grierson had produced a 12-volume Linguistic Survey of India (1903-1923) material for which was collected in the last decade of the 19th century. In fact, the results of PLSI will be in juxtaposition to Grierson's survey.

Even in 2007, the Linguistic Survey of India was planned and touted as the biggest ever to be conducted in the world. Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) in Mysore was to conduct it, but the exercise was abandoned.

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