Virāsat
Virāsat – heritage & folklife festival is held annually for 15-days at Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The festival has been organized by REACH (Rural Entrepreneurship for Art & Cultural Heritage) for the past 24 years. The festival presents the arts and culture of India in a unique, educative format that allows the young people and visitors....
Virāsat – heritage & folklife festival is held annually for 15-days at Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The festival has been organized by REACH (Rural Entrepreneurship for Art & Cultural Heritage) for the past 24 years. The festival presents the arts and culture of India in a unique, educative format that allows the young people and visitors to learn about their roots while also enjoying the arts. The festival's objective is to spread awareness about the native wisdom, ecological approaches, knowledge systems, and traditions of India. While the festival welcomes experimental genres, it focuses on India's folk and classical arts and the folk culture of Uttarakhand.It was in 1995 that REACH was established in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, with the mission of stemming the tide of modernity sweeping urban landscapes. REACH started its journey with the Virasat Festival in Dehradun, but went on to undertake several projects for the enhancement of cultural values related to arts, culture and heritage of India.
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Activities
The Festival has been instrumental in revitalizing several rural art forms, teetering on the brink of extinction due to a lack of audiences. Virāsat has been instrumental in bringing the spotlight back on our village traditions – music, dance, crafts, painting, sculpture, theatre, storytelling, health and wellness, cuisine and several others; traditions that have now come to be recognised as the wellspring of our classical and contemporary arts.
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Organized By
Rural Entrepreneurship for Art & Cultural Heritage
Lokesh Ohri
175/II, Vasant Vihar, Dehradun – 248 006
01352763618
virasat[dot]reach[at]gmail[dot]com
How to reach
The nearest airport is Dehradun,
which is 30 KMs away.
The nearest convenient railway station is Dehradun,
which is 47 KMs away.
The nearest major city is Dehradun,
which is 0KMs away.
