World Dance Day on 29 April 2006 was celebrated by organizing seminars/paper-reading sessions on dance, etc., followed by dance performances by the faculty members and students of following four universities/institutions: (i) Nrutya Sangeet Kalamandir, Balasore; (ii) Manipur University, Imphal; (iii) Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan; and (iv) Lasya, Mumbai.

Sangeetotsav, Bihar

Sangeetotsav, a festival of Hindustani music focused on singing traditions of Bihar, was held from 29 April to 1 May 2006 at the Shri Krishna Memorial Hall, Patna. The festival was organized in collaboration with Bihar Sangeet Natak Akademi and Ninad, Patna. The Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar, inaugurated the festival in the presence of Shri Ram Niwas Mirdha, Chairman, Sangeet Natak Akademi. Artists of Gaya, Darbhanga, Betia, Panchgachhiya and other musical centres of Bihar participated in this festival. The programme follows:

29 April (6.30 p.m.)

Murad Bano, Chhapra: Thumri, Dadra; Raj Kishore Mishra,
Betia: Dhrupad; Goverdhan Mishra, Gaya: Tappa, Thumri.

30 April (10.00 a.m.)

Neera Choudhary, Patna: Khayal; Jagat Narayan Pathak, Patna:
Dhrupad, Bhajan.

30 April (6.30 p.m.)

Braj Bala Devi, Muzaffarpur: Thumri, Chaiti, Dadra & Hori;
Indra Kishore Mishra, Betiah: Dhrupad; Sangeet Kumar Nahar,
Patna: Khayal, Tappa Khayal.

1 May (10.00 a.m.)

Rana Jha, Bokaro: Khayal, Bhajan and Vidyapati; Ramkumar
Mullick, Darbanga: Dhrupad, Dhamar, Bhajan, Vidyapati.

1 May (6.30 p.m.)

Urmila Devi, Muzaffarpur: Khayal, Thumri, Dadra; Abhay
Narayan Mallick, Darbhanga: Dhrupad, Dhamar, Thumri,
Dadra; Ramashrey Jha, Allahabad: Khayal.