This definitely was not the last dance performance that I saw at the Surajkund Mela.  I am glad a lot of people got to see this beautiful lady dancing in swirls.


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The Kalbeliya dance in most cultural gatherings around Delhi is a common performance these days.  The Kalbeliyas, a snake-charmer community from Rajasthan, rely heavily on dance performances for a living.


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I was overwhelmed by the diversity of the people in the Green Room at the Surajkund cultural dance festival.


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Being with my brother gave me access to the green room allotted to the performing artistes at the Surajkund Mela.  I always get cakewalks because of him and access to all the inaccessible places.

I have always loved green rooms as it is the one place where pre-stage artistry becomes as important as the staged act.  Moreover, the atmosphere is so ( Read more... )

There were so many of them. They came from all over North India to perform and sell their craft at the Surajkund Mela.

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On a hot February afternoon in Delhi I was on a bus to Haryana.  All DTC buses don't go beyond Badarpur.  Most auto-rickshaws at the border ply on sharing-basis, where you ride with several other people.  From a distance, Surajkund looked packed with people, camels and ponies.  I saw a few performers and decided to start with a been performance.


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