Around 500 students from nine schools have participated in competitions on Warli painting, Paithani painting, Maharashtra-style Sanskar rangoli, drawing forts of Maharashtra and ‘Navrang’ pot painting.
As part of a series of events to get students interested in Indian arts and culture, Arya Vidya Mandir School in Bandra will bring V Shantaram to life, through a festival ‘Doyen Of Indian Cinema: V Shantaram’ on December 1 and 2. Students will stage a dance drama on the filmmaker’s life, perform native Marathi dances, and have displayed his work and comic strips on every nook and corner.
Around 500 students from nine schools have participated in competitions on Warli painting, Paithani painting, Maharashtra-style Sanskar rangoli, drawing forts of Maharashtra and ‘Navrang’ pot painting.
AVM School principal Jyoti Kumar said it took a year to research the filmmaker’s life for the event. “We want students to respect Indian art and culture. No matter how modern they are, we want them to uphold Indian values and tradition. We organised similar festivals earlier based on the lives of RK Narayan, Tulsidas, Satyajit Ray, Meerabai, Dr CV Raman, Kavi Kalidas, JRD Tata, Sir JC Bose and Raja Ravi Varma.”
Teacher Neeta Tandon, who wrote the script for the play, said, “Shantaram is one of the greatest film makers produced by Maharashtra. But most students hadn’t heard of him.” She added that she got information and posters of his work from Rajkamal Kalamandir Studios and also through the movie ‘Portrait of a Pioneer’. Also, the Shantaram family — his son Kiran Shantaram and daughter — shared their memories with the teachers.
Students have also created comic strips based on incidents from his life. “Though he hardly had an education, he was hard working and committed. Through movies like Navrang, Do Aankhein Barah Haath, etc, we can teach students about national integration and Hindu-Muslim unity,” said Alka Agrawal, facilitator of secondary section.
Minal Shah, a parent, said, “The school is doing a good job by encouraging students to explore the lives of great Indians.”
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