Music, dance can provide relief from anxiety caused by Covid-19 pandemic: VP Naidu

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday mentioned that music and dance can present aid from the anxiousness attributable to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Launching the digital competition of ‘Parampara Series 2020-National Festival of Music and Dance’ organised by Natya Tarangini in partnership with the United Nations, the vp mentioned that music and dance rejuvenate and energise individuals and make their lives extra fulfilling.

They deliver concord into our lives and nourish our interior spirit by dispelling gloom and despair, he opined.

Naidu mentioned there couldn’t have been a greater time than now for holding the dance and music competition as the traditional life has been disrupted by lockdowns, financial downturns and lack of social interplay attributable to the pandemic an official assertion mentioned.

Noting that the pandemic has prompted the theatres and auditoriums to stay closed for the previous couple of months impacting the performing arts business, Naidu wished the artists and establishments to leverage expertise and discover new avenues to propagate and protect the custom. The competition has been organised to coincide with the World Day for Audio-Visual Heritage on Tuesday.

Referring to Samaveda and Bharatamuni’s Natyashastra, the vp mentioned India has an excellent custom of music and dance. He mentioned that India’s numerous artwork types of dance, music, and drama symbolize our frequent civilisational philosophy and values like concord, unity and solidarity.

There can be a definite give attention to devotion, spirituality and there may be a complete gamut of expressions of 9 ‘rasas’ that represent human existence, he added.

Naidu mentioned that individuals should always evaluation and renew the normal treasures. He additionally wished systematic incorporation of those components within the schooling system to maintain the ‘parampara’ (custom).

Making performing arts a obligatory a part of the curriculum would assist college students to change into assured, shed inhibitions, discover hidden abilities and nurture creativity, he felt. Stressing that in present occasions, the world wants a message of concord throughout the physique and a capability to stay harmoniously with everybody round.

Naidu mentioned the pandemic has demonstrated to humankind the harmful penalties of disrupting nature and its habitat. In this regard, he referred to as for retaining environmental safety and sustainability on the core of each motion of people, communities, organisations and governments.

Emphasising that it’s our responsibility to move on a safer and greener planet to future generations, Naidu mentioned that ‘Bharatiya’ tradition and civilisational values have at all times highlighted the significance of harmonious co-existence with the character and all residing issues.

Since historical occasions, the Indian tradition has accorded reverence to nature and nurtured environmental-friendly practices, he mentioned. Terming the public-private-partnership as the necessity of the hour, the vp appealed to all business leaders to advertise artwork, tradition and sports activities to equip new technology of India for a greater future.

Raja Reddy, Radha Reddy, the legendary Kuchipudi dance couple, Lakshmi Puri, former UN assistant secretary basic, G Mallikarjuna Rao, chairman, GMR group attended the net occasion. 

(This story has been printed from a wire company feed with out modifications to the textual content.)

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