Saturday, November 10, 2007

Deepal 'Baby Doll' Shaw meets jail inmates28

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Deepal 'Baby Doll' Shaw meets jail inmates28 Mar 2006, 0936 hrs IST,IANSSMS NEWS to
MUMBAI: Deepal Shaw, nicknamed 'Baby Doll' after her sizzling video Kabhi aar kabhi paar , paid a visit to Byculla jail here recently and was deeply moved by her interaction with the inmates। "I went to the jail to interact with the prisoners and add some colour to their dull lives. I wanted them to relate to me as Deepal and not Deepal Shaw," she said.

She visited the jail as part of the Mumbai-based organisation AVITOKO, which works for the welfare of underprivileged children and prison inmates using theatre and art as a medium of change.

"I was surprised to see the condition of the cells. It was more like a hostel than a jail. That gave me a sense of relief. Jail inmates were waiting for me and greeted me with a smile. As it was her fist visit to a prison, Deepal says she interacted with the women inmates. She discussed their problems and also organised an acting workshop for them.

"Though they are cut away from our progressive world, they are aware of their responsibilities and even prepared scripts on AIDS awareness and female infanticide. Their strength to cope up with life was so inspiring. "For a while I forgot all my worries and pain. This was an enlightening and eye opening experience. By the end of my visit I was Deepal and not Deepal Shaw for them!"
साभार- टाइम्स आफ इंडिया

Deepal एस visit to Byculla Jail

Deepal Shaw of the famous music video kabhi aar kabhi paar recently paid a visit to the Byculla Jail to interact with the inmates. It was a part of the program organized by the Mumbai based organization AVITOKO, which works for the welfare of underprivileged children and prison inmates using theatre and art as a medium of change.Deepal was quite amazed looking at the cells. She claimed that they looked more like hostel rather than jail, a sight that relieved her a lot. She interacted mainly with the women inmates there who were waiting to greet her with smiles on their faces. Deepal spent lot of time with the inmates talking about their problems and also organized an acting workshop for them. She was quite impressed with their enthusiasm as the inmates prepared scripts on social issues like AIDS awareness and female infanticide.Deepal Shaw who went there to add color into dull lives of the prisoners herself came out enlightened from this whole experience. Besides due to her lovely behavior with the jail inmates, they no longer refer to her �Deepal Shaw� but just Deepal.

Sizzling video's 'Baby Doll' meets jail inmates

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Sizzling video's 'Baby Doll' meets jail inmates

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Maharashtra, India, 01:41 PM IST
Mumbai - Deepal Shaw, nicknamed 'Baby Doll' after her sizzling video 'Kabhi aar kabhi paar', paid a visit to Byculla jail here recently and was deeply moved by her interaction with the inmates.
'I went to the jail to interact with the prisoners and add some colour to their dull lives. I wanted them to relate to me as Deepal and not Deepal Shaw,' she said.
She visited the jail as part of the Mumbai-based organisation AVITOKO, which works for the welfare of underprivileged children and prison inmates using theatre and art as a medium of change.
'I was surprised to see the condition of the cells. It was more like a hostel than a jail. That gave me a sense of relief. Jail inmates were waiting for me and greeted me with a smile.'
As it was her fist visit to a prison, Deepal says she interacted with the women inmates. She discussed their problems and also organised an acting workshop for them.
'Though they are cut away from our progressive world, they are aware of their responsibilities and even prepared scripts on AIDS awareness and female infanticide. Their strength to cope up with life was so inspiring.
'For a while I forgot all my worries and pain. This was an enlightening and eye opening experience. By the end of my visit I was Deepal and not Deepal Shaw for them!'

कल्याण जेल में कवि सम्मेलन- साभार, डीएनए

No verses barred in Kalyan jail
Bhargavi Kerur
Saturday, October 08, 2005 23:56 IST

Saturday was an eventful day for the inmates of the Kalyan district jail as some of them with a poetic streak were given a chance to present their skills at a kavi sammelan held in the premises.
At the sammelan, eight undertrials took centre-stage and recited their creations. Ironically, they were penned in dark, dingy quarters with some of the budding poets being tried for snuffing out human lives.
Some of them may have got consolation from the fact that even if they were not ‘heard’ by the courts, people at least listened to them while they recited their poems. Others were convinced of conviction, but in their doomed existence, they were giving life to some creative pieces of literature in Marathi, Hindi and English.
The event was organised by Avitoko, an NGO working exclusively to promote recreational activities among jail inmates in Mumbai. It was attended by eminent poets like Akshay Jain, Om Prakash Tiwari, Hridayesh Mayank, Vageesh Saraswat, Yagya Sharma and Kavita Gupta.
Among the eight participants, five were women, who dwelt more on the problems of the materialistic world, while men shared their deepest and darkest emotions. Janaki Iyer expressed her thoughts on law and order and solving the issue of child labour through her verses. Shireen Jeleva described the plight of a suppressed woman in the society. Among the men, Kamlesh Patre described his emotions of undergoing a painful separation from his wife as he remained confined within the jail walls. A mature thought emerged from Praveen Bharucha, when he narrated that his life in jail has made him a human being.
The groundwork for the session was done by Jail Superintendent Vijay Bendre, who was inspired by similar kavi sammelans at Pune’s Yeravada Jail. “This is the best way to explore their hidden talents,” he said. The honorary secretary Vibha Rani of Avitoko said the NGO plans to publish the poems of the inmates in two months.

No bars हेल्ड- By IE

Monday August 7, 04:49 AM
Through her theatre workshops, Vibha Rani gets jail inmates to put on a new actI have been in jail for over three years now, but the past two days were the happiest ever. I always wanted to do theatre and Avitoko gave me that opportunity. Now I am planning to pursue it as a career, once I am out," says Ramnath Helkar (name changed), an inmate of Arthur Road jail, in a letter.
Forty-five-year-old Vibha Rani, the founder of Avitoko, to whom it is addressed, is often complimented with such words. For the past five years, she has been organising theatre workshops for the benefit of jail inmates.
"Two to three years into their stay inside, the inmates' confidence is often shattered. Sometimes causing them to go back their old ways. Through these workshops, I feel I can make a difference to their future," says Rani.
A Hindi and Maithani writer by profession, Rani decided to start Avitoko-Akshar Vishwa Ka Tosh (contentment) Aivam Kosh (treasure)-five years ago. Through this, she now conducts workshops twice a month for inmates at jails in Byculla, Arthur Road, Thane and Kalyan.Using theatre, poetry and art, awareness messages on child marriage, AIDS, sati, child abuse and other social issues are also dispensed.
What has made Avitoko welcome to the prisoners is that ''we never ask them what their crime was,'' says Rani, adding, ''We just tell them that they have immense potential. It is surprising how creative and talented these people are.
"At one session, they came up with some very stunning collages. And it was easy to see that most of them reflected their own story through them.''
Rahul More and Ramesh Owale are serving life sentences at Byculla and Thane jails, respectively। Owale recently won a special judges' award at a national level art competition conducted by Avitoko. Whereas, More, who is a good hand at Warli, has now been given an opportunity to teach his art to other inmates.
साभार - इंडियन एक्सप्रेस

Monday, October 22, 2007

स्तायानर स्कूल, फिनलैंड के न्यूजलेटर से

ESPOON STEINERKOULU
ESPOON STEINERKOULUN KANNATUSYHDISTYS RY

KESKIVIIKKOTIEDOTE 6/2007-2008 19.9.२००७
Vibha Ranin teatteripaja koulullamme 24.9.–29.9.2007

Intialainen kulttuurin monitoiminainen Vibha Rani on tulossa koulullemme pitämään teatteripajaa peruskouluikäisille lapsille. Kaikki muutkin asiasta kiinnostuneet voivat osallistua pajaan.
Vibha Rani on muun muassa kirjoittanut palkittuja novellikokoelmia ja näytelmiä ja ollut tuomaristossa useissa teatterikilpailuissa. Lisäksi hän on mukana AVITOKO -nimisessä kulttuuri-instituutiossa, jonka tehtävänä on auttaa Intian vähäosaisia taiteen ja koulutuksen avulla.
Teatteripaja perustuu pitäjänsä mukaan kokeelliselle oppimiselle ja ideana on, että impulssit lähtevät lapsista itsestään. Teatteripajassa tehdään muun muassa jooga-, meditaatio- ja fyysisiä harjoituksia sekä harjoitellaan äänen käyttöä ja eleitä. Tarkoituksena on, että lapset luovat teatteripajan lopuksi oman esityksensä sunnuntaina 30.9. kaapelitehtaalla pidettävään Colours of India-tapahtumaan.
Teatteripaja on koulupäivän jälkeen ma 24.9.- pe 28.9. ja kestää kolme tuntia kerrallaan. Esimerkiksi klo 15-18 tai klo 16-19. Lisäksi lauantaina 29.9. on harjoitus ennen sunnuntaista esitystä Colours of India-tapahtumassa. Teatteripaja on osallistujille maksuton. Vibha Rani puhuu englantia ja tulee teatteripajassa toimeen ilman tulkkia.

Ilmoittautumiset Antti Haloselle osoitteeseen antti.halonen@espoonsteinerkoulu.fi.

Vibha Ranin kirje lapsille:

Rakkaat lapset!

Lämmin tervehdys ystävältänne Intiasta. Me tapaamme pian. Odotan innolla teidän tapaamistanne ja teidän kanssanne keskustelemista, leikkimistä ja teiltä oppimista. Tiedän, että olette kiinnostavia, lahjakkaita ja erittäin energisiä, siksi ajattelinkin tulla leikkimään energiallanne ja innostuksellanne. Te pidätte mielellänne hauskaa ja niin minäkin. Kun tapaamme leikimme yhdessä ja opimme jotain, jos vain haluatte.

Olipa kerran lapsi, joka oli tuhma niin kuin kuka tahansa lapsi joskus. Kerran eräs noita otti hänet kiinni ja aikoi surmata ja syödä hänet. Mutta poika olikin ovela ja pääsi pakoon ja tappoi noidan omalla kekseliäisyydellään. Haluatteko tietää tempun, jolla hän pystyi tekemään niin? Antakaa minun tulla luoksenne niin kerron teille.

Teatteripajassa on paljon hauskoja pelejä ja leikkejä, harjoituksia ja ennen kaikkea te rakkaat lapset olette siellä. Olen teidän kanssanne viiden päivän ajan. Jos haluatte olla teatteripajassa kolme, neljä tai viisi tuntia kerrallaan se on teistä kiinni. Me tapaamme 24.9. ja nautimme yhdessä teatteripajasta. Toivoisin niin, että 24. syyskuuta ja teatteripaja tulisivat mahdollisimman nopeasti, että voisin olla pian teidän kanssanne.

Rakkain terveisin ystävänne
Vibha Rani
http://www.espoonsteinerkoulu.fi/files/keskiviikkotiedote.doc
http://www.ndtv.com/ent/kathaawards.asp?part=1

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

यह भी एक राय है

http://mumbaigirl।net/2005/10/30/the-poet-in-his-prison/


There is a wonderful article in Outlook about the organisation Akshar Vishwa Ka Tosh Aivam Kosh or Avitoko founded by Hindi and Maithili playwright Vibha Rani that holds Kavi Sammelans in prisons and “has successfully used art, theatre and literature with mainstream and special children (like orphans or the mentally challenged), marginalised people, women, youth, even corporates to help them understand themselves, identify their strength, kill inhibitions and become confident.” You can read about it here

एक राय यह भी

freakyTechie Says: November 15th, 2005 at 6:52 am
Nice to see Vibha Rani being noticed and discussed in Weblog world. I met her yesterday and found her home a collection of artifects and artworks. Before knocking the door of her home, I couldn’t see any number plate or something helping me match her name with the contact details I had with me. It was distinctiveness of even the outside of home, and surroundings of door, that made me be sure that that home belonged to Vibha Rani. The way she has manually decorated the in and out of the home was quite vivid in style and vibrance and so was the personality of the Lady, Vibha Rani.Ethnicity was quite visible in everything related to her, the effect of art was evident in her entire being.A great meeting, a great impression, result of a great luck!!- Vikas Agarwal

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

आर्ट - .....captive

आउटलुक इन्डिया मे हर्ष काबरा के अवितोको पर लिखे लेख पर श्री अनिमेष सेन द्वारा दी गई यह राय. अवितोको इनका आभारी है.
ART...captive..?
Posted 11/4/2005 @ 4:23 AM Candid Vision
Art...?... as dictionary says, is a product of human creativity. But, what uses of these products remain unless fellow humans have their faith or strictures bestowed upon them. Art is anything but an austere activity in which one resigns himself from the rest of the world and pours his creativity over a piece of paper or out of some instrument. Art is a form of human evolution and hence subject to social assessment. For it derives its motivation from the society itself, be it social subjugation or failure or suppression, or even the elation of mind. But then what about art in prison? What about the creativity of the people circumscribed behind the bars. Recently in Mumbai's jails there held a fest for creativity flow, in assumption that art, or expression of any kind, is a cathartic booster (Outlook, 7th November). Avitoko – Akshar Visahwa Ka Tosh Avivam Kosh – is a four year old organization that conceived the congregation in pursuit of establishing a connection between people of each side of bars. The Kavi Sammelan, had many veterans like Akshay Jain and Yagya Sharma, and even more many prison poets. They recited their verses in Hindi and English both. Their themes ranged from suppression to reformation. Avitoko is planning to publish their work, an idea that ail authority have eagerly welcomed. Ramesh Owale, an inmate of Thane Jail where he is serving life sentence, won a special award at a national painting competition. Another from Warli jail teaches painting to fellow inmates and wants to take it to prisons elsewhere. Life behind bars has not restrained the creativity. It's a tool that would connect the people outcaste through social and political means to the mainstream. Avitoko is working in this direction but solely on a single shoulder – 45-year-old Vibha - Hindi and Maithili playwright. Let's join hands on this side of the bar to help people on the other side and evolve a better tomorrow. Contact Address:302/A, Dheeraj ResidencyOpp. Oshiwara bus depotGoregaon (West),Mumbai – 400104Ph: 022 56793938; 9820619161Avitoko@rediffmail.com
Comments

-- on 11/15/2005 @ 2:13 PM raitani (email) says:
good

-- on 11/17/2005 @ 4:45 AM Brijesh Mishra (email) says:
Realy Good topic
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Monday, October 15, 2007

http://www.aarambh.fi/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=107&Itemid=53
http://www.outlookindia.com/mad.asp?fname=Making&synopsis=&subsubsec=Mumbai&fodname=20051107&personname=Vibha+Rani

प्रेस से

प्रेस से में हम आपके लिए लेकर आ राहे हैं, अवितोको से सम्बंधित अलग -अलग बातें लेकर, जिन्हें लोगों ने, प्रेस ने, या इसकी गतिविधियों में शामिल सहभागियों ने कहा है, ताकि आप भी हमारे उद्देश्यों से जुड़ सकें.आपकी राय हमारे लिए बेहद मायने रखती है.अवितोको व इसकी गतिविधियों में आपकी भागीदारी इसे और भी सार्थक स्वरूप प्रदान करेगी।