Activitie 2023- 2024

Pragya Cultural Centre registered on 16th February, 2001 as a registered Society in Kolkata.

In addition to our centre based Theatrical and other cultural activities in Kolkata, we are working on an integrated Programme in Tribal areas of Bengal. The village wing of the organization at Boynala , Kheadaha I block of South 24 Parganas covers tribal villages where tribes, viz., Oraon , Munda , Santals, Bhumijas etc. live for centuries. Further activities have been expanded in Kanmari, North 24 Parganas.

The Organisation is now functioning from its Kolkata unit as well as its village wing at Boynala, Kheyadaha , South 24 Parganas,WB. Our cultural activities covering acting, dance, rhythm and other arts continued with full vigour. In the year 2023-24 we at Pragya Cultural Centre worked completely and successfully following detailed annual plan for the year.

In the year under review, we have conducted two seminars and four workshops .

We produced one full length drama and 2 one act plays this year. Involving school children, we produced 3 plays under school projects . In addition, we conducted 2 workshops for the school children.

We are pleased to apprise that we performed in 12 call shows during the year.

Further, as a convention, we have celebrated Independence Day, Republic Day , Adivasi Diwas , Rabindra Jayanti, Hool Utsav and Birsa Munda Birthday.

Our artists regularly practice and perform on daily basis tribal Drama , songs and dances with rhythms . We conducted two educational tours for our artists (both seniors and children) towards making orientation into root culture.

In 2023-24, we at Pragya planned to involve our tribal artists to understand and practice their core cultural activities covering drama, songs , music and rhythms and to upkeep their ethnic cultural values for next generations. As planned in addition, we conducted several educational tours, workshops and training to upkeep the traditional tribal culture and heritage.

The Organisation is now functioning from its Kolkata unit as well as its village wing at Boynala, Kheyadaha , South 24 Parganas,WB. Our cultural activities covering acting, dance, rhythm dances continued with full vigour.



Activities include drama, dance, music and tribal cultural preservation. The organisation conducted:

- 2 seminars and 4 workshops

- 1 full-length drama and 2 one-act plays

- 3 school productions

- 12 call shows

- Celebrations of national and cultural events



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KEY ACTIVITIES (2023–24)



- Seminar on Tribal Culture (April 2023)

- Rabindra Jayanti celebration (May 2023)

- Basay Baromasya cultural programme

- Independence Day & Adivasi Diwas celebrations

- Teachers Day & Korom Utsav

- Performances at Ganga Sagar Mela

- Participation in Kolkata International Book Fair 2024

- Online performance at Bharat Rang Mahotsav

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SPECIAL INITIATIVES



- Training for CCRT Scholarship students

- BASA Open Air Theatre established at Boynala

- Protection and support for tribal children

- Educational tours and workshops

All these planned programmes are being implemented by Pragya Cultural Centre involving 30 senior tribal artists and 75 tribal school children .

On 30th April , 2023 we conducted a seminar on Tribal Culture at Kolkata Centre . In this month we conducted Kalari pait Workshop.

ON 9th May 2023, we celebrated Rabindra Jayanti at Kanmari in north 24 Parganas. Following that on 14th May 2023 , we had our iconic programme Basay Baromasya at BASA, Boynala, South 24 Parganas . On 21st May , there was a cultural programme on the occasion of birthdays of Tagore and Kaji Najrul Islam.

In the month of June and July, the team were focused on skill development and practice. We had regular classes and rehearsal of Drame Phulo Jhano.

In August 2023 we celebrated Adivasi diwas at our Village wing centre. We also celebrated Independence Day .

On 5th September, 2023, Teachers Day was celebrated followed by Korom Utsav at Pailen Village on 25rd September , 2023.

On 21st October at Basay Baromasya , three dramas were performed by our artists . On 15th November , 2023 , Birsa Munda Birthday was observed at a special program.

On 14th January , at Ganga Sagar Mela ,our team performed at WBCPCR pavilion which touched the audiences came from varios parts of the country.

In February, we sent our artists team to Jharkhand to attend special workshops on rhythm and tribal songs.

Our senior and junior team performed at Kolkata International Book Fare . This programme held a the Pavilion of West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) at KOLKATA INTERNATIONAL BOOK FARE 2024.

In this year at Bharat Rang Mahotsab ,International Drama Festival of National School of Drama , Ministry of Culture , Pragya Cultur

al Centre presented Vasudhaiva Kutimbakam online at the special programme on 21st February, 2024.