Nirbhaya Samaroh is an annual dance and music festival held by the Honour for Women National Campaign to raise awareness on women’s rights.
01 · What it is
Music
Vocal, percussive, or instrumental sound tradition carried by community performers.
02 · Where & name
India
Placed on record in India.
03 · How it is doing
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Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
04 · Proof & reuse
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Chapter Takeaways
HistoryNirbhaya Samaroh was conceived in 2013 as one of the flagship events of the Honour for Women National Campaign.
Festival ProgramThe festival features dance and music performances by eminent Indian artists in sync with the festival tagline "to keep the fire burning in us……".
Nirbhaya SammanOn occasion of the festival, Nirbhaya Samman is conferred on a leading organisation of India for their contribution in empowering women.
Nirbhaya PuraskarWomen achievers in different fields are felicitated with Nirbhaya Puraskar at the festival.
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Nirbhaya Samaroh is an annual dance and music festival held by the Honour for Women National Campaign to raise awareness on women’s rights.
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Sources on this page place Nirbhaya Samaroh in India.
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Nirbhaya Samaroh is an annual dance and music festival held by the Honour for Women National Campaign to raise awareness on women’s rights. The festival named after the 2012 Delhi gang rape victim is presented as a tribute to all victims of Violence against women. 1
The festival founded by women’s rights activist Manasi Pradhan was first held on 9 July 2013. The second edition of the festival was held on 9 April 2015, at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. 1
History
Nirbhaya Samaroh was conceived in 2013 as one of the flagship events of the Honour for Women National Campaign. The principal objective was to make the best use of Indian dance and music to sensitize people on women’s rights and mobilize public opinion in support of its movement to end violence against women. 1
Festival Program
The festival features dance and music performances by eminent Indian artists in sync with the festival tagline "to keep the fire burning in us……". 1
Nirbhaya Samman
On occasion of the festival, Nirbhaya Samman is conferred on a leading organisation of India for their contribution in empowering women. The 1st Nirbhaya Samman was conferred on Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University at the 1st Nirbhaya Samaroh held on 9 July 2013. The 2nd Nirbhaya Samman was conferred on Missionaries of Charity at the 2nd Nirbhaya Samaroh held on 9 April 2015. 1
Nirbhaya Puraskar
Women achievers in different fields are felicitated with Nirbhaya Puraskar at the festival. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Nirbhaya Samaroh”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
Nirbhaya Samaroh is annual dance and music festival, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
The source record links this tradition to 1 external register, which can be verified through the citation. 2