Talk:Maninagar

Art & Music

Maninagar prides in its residency for a rare taste of Nature, community, arts & refreshments !

People here enjoy the new sites of Kankaria often in the morning. By daytime, it is a busy day for all working class, women, chidren students, & all.

By evening, traffic picks up : today BRTS constructions are fully on obstruction. Yet, main activity is eating out at the Dal-wada Fafda or khaman farsans or the snacks by the roadside. Still there, is the ice-cream parlours & the colorful cheap ice-cakes all around to beat the heat.

Temples are in proficience, all around Maninagar. Starting from Mani Karnikeshwar Mahadev, which gave the name to this area "Mani" Nagar.

Swami Narayan temples are also profuse in number, & campus size.

Swami Narayan cult has also sponsored a "SwamiNarayan Hall" nr. the Railway Crossing, for Art & recreation at a reasonable token rates.

Music & Dance Hobby classes are found almost at every corner of Maninagar. Guitar & Sitar classes have started along with violin.

Dance from Bollywood to Kathak to Bharat Natyam, & free-style Garba & Raas.

Shri Divyang Thakore has been working for Art & Music here since last 4 decades, serving the community by teaching the youth finer lessons on music; may it be vocal or flute !

Seniya Gharana parampara has been all set here, with the traditional heritage from Ustad Abeed Hussein Khan Saheb of Seniya Gharana (Dhrupad - Tansen Era 16th century).

Disciples are also varied in nature. Most of the music lovers & music renderors have been raised in this locality at 13, Dhanlakshmi society, Maninagar. Fineries of such music rendering have their glipmses at peak on Lord Krishna's birth date celebrations i.e. Janmashtami.

Shivaratri, Navratri, Dassera & Diwali are also equally celebrated by the Maninagar community.