Dance Therapy Facilitator Sachitha Nandagopal Honoured by CMTAI For Community Service
Mangaluru (Press release): Mangaluru based Creative/Dance Movement Facilitator and Founder of Anveshanam Centre for Mindfulness and Emotional Wellbeing, Sachitha Nandagopal was honored by CMTAI (Creative Movement Therapy Association of India) for her contribution in the field of Community Work through Dance Movement Therapy. The recognition was rendered at the Virtual Fair organized to celebrate the 9th anniversary of CMTAI on Wednesday night.
CMTAI, Delhi is a pioneer organization in the field of Dance therapy in India and a
Member of the International Dance Council (CID)-UNESCO, France & the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA), USA.
The award was given in four categories among the alumni of the institution who are Dance Movement Therapy practitioners across the world. The categories included Community Work, Start-Ups, Academics and Research in the field.
Sachitha Nandagopal received the honour for her extensive work in the field of Mental Health and wellness through Dance Movement Therapy targeting various sections of the society including students, housewives, corporate employees, personnel of Home Guards and officers of Indian Coast Guards to Tribal children in Jharkhand and also inmates of District Prison. She has also worked with care givers of Ave Maria Palliative Care Centre, Healthcare personnel of Gulf Medical University at Ajman, UAE, Gonda Hospita in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. She has been working in this field for the past six years and has founded the organization Anveshanam under which she has conducted several workshops and sessions on "Dance for mental wellness".
The felicitation was done in the presence of one of the pioneers in Dance Therapy in India and Co-Founder of CMTAI, Tripura Kashyap and several Dance therapist from across the country.
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Karnataka School Edu Dept prohibits children from being made to dance to obscene songs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka School Education Department has issued a circular strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs in educational and cultural programmes.
It stated that such dances would negatively impact students' mental health and moral values. It will create indiscipline and harm the sanctity of education.
"All the Deputy Directors (Administration) of the state's School Education Department have been asked to take strict measures to prevent children or students from dancing to obscene songs in all government, aided and unaided schools in the state," the office of the commissioner of the School Education Department said in a recent circular.
"If it is found that children are being made to dance to obscene songs, appropriate action will be taken against the headmaster or management of such school," it added.
The department also listed certain measures in this regard, which include: strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes; selecting songs that are inspiring, positive, instilling national pride in children and reflecting the greatness, dignity, values, culture, and morality of the state.
Stating that the school headmaster and management are responsible for selecting songs and dances for cultural programmes, it said, they should also ensure that students wear decent clothes in dance or cultural programmes.
