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RTI breathes life into dying art forms

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BHUBANESWAR: For several age-old and dying arts forms of Orissa, the recently launched Right To Information (RTI) activities have brought the much needed respite from its struggle for existence.

The Orissa Information Commission in association with the Orissa Sangeet Natak Akademi has undertaken a special scheme to train the folk artistes of the state in disseminating RTI awareness programmes among the masses.

Akademi secretary Manmath Nath Das told this newspaper that the scheme has been visualised by the Commission member and noted social activist Professor Radhamohan while the Akademi has been coordinating the training programmes. In the first phase, 30 ‘sankeertan’ troupes from across the State were invited to a three-day workshop at Puri followed by a similar programme for the ‘pala’ artistes at Konark that was attended by 30 troupes. The third of the series of workshops will be on ‘daskathaia’ early next month, Mr.Satpathy informed and added that folk dances will be dealt with during the later phases.

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