Prabhava ప్రభవ: 2012

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Gourava Vandanam

Sri Kotapati Muahari Rao garu
(1933-2011)
Founder Chairman,SIMS

Mortality haunts men, memories,

emotions and feelings.

Within the inspiration of perspective,
intention, ideology, and motive
lies true immortality.

Today we honor a man who was committed

to lighting the flames of idealistic intent.

* Aakash Pydi *

Prabhava Students and Teachers

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Happy Children's Day !

ఆటలు ఆడాం.పాటలు పాడాం.

ముగ్గులు వేసాం. వెలుగులు నింపాం.

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ఎర్రగులాబీలు వందనాలు చాచాకు!

బోలెడన్ని బహుమానాలు మాకు !

పిల్లలందరికీ పండుగ రోజు.

చాచా నెహ్రూ పుట్టిన రోజు.

Prabhava children Wish you All

A very Happy and Bright Children's Day!

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

“Bommala Koluvu”

Dasara brings the first pause for academics and breaths-in leisure.

Traditionally, Dasara is the festival of teachers and students.

Teachers used to present students before their parents showcasing the little-ones best performance.

The village teacher used to move from house to house , with his band of students ,“Raama danDu”, holding bows and arrows , reciting “padyaalu “and collecting “pappu bellalu”.

Moreover , it is the festival of dolls. The relation of children and dolls is un-explainable. Dolls are an intrinsic part of childhood.

When dolls gather, it is not just an attractive arrangement in odd steps, but a celebration of art, craftsmanship, diversity ,colour and above all, CHILDHOOD.

We have a wonderful tradition of honoring artisans during festivals. Dasara is the celebration of the art of the doll makers .

Every home used to have a , bommala koluvu , a celebration of dolls ,arranged in beautiful patterns. Traditional clay and wooden dolls were aesthetically presented with great pomp and show.

With the overflow of contemporary plastic , lead-painted bright toys and dolls , traditional Doll Making is a diminishing art and also, a challenged cottage industry.

Prabhava organised a “Bommala Koluvu ” to continue our great tradition of Doll honouring.

Children walked in with their dolls to decorate the podium. They celebrated ,appreciated and enjoyed the occasion.

On our last working day of the First Term , Prabhava's children were beautifully dolled up! Cute ,Cheerful and singing and dancing , along with their dolls.

Children exploring and enjoying " the model village with craftsmen at work"

Children learning about animals that live near a model pond in the jungle .

“Bommala Koluvu”

“ కొండపల్లి కొయ్యబొమ్మ

నీకో బొమ్మ నాకో బొమ్మ"
*
మరిన్ని బొమ్మలు

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ఓ మారు చూడండలా !

Prabahva wishes you all a Happy DASARA !

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Happy Birthday Bapuji !

భలే తాత మన బాపూజి!

బాలల తాత బాపూజి!

మా బుజ్జి బడిలో బాపూజి

మట్టితో మలిచిన బాపూజి

బాపూజికి పుట్టిన రోజు జేజేలు!

బాపుజీని చేశాం .దండలు వేశాం. దండం పెట్టాం.

పాటలు పాడాం. ఆటలు ఆడాం. జేజేలు చెప్పాం.

మిఠాయిలు తిన్నాం. ఇంటికి వెళ్ళాం.

మేం.

ప్రభవ పిల్లలం.

Our "Clay Gandhi "was made for the occasion at Prabhava Clay studio by Art Teacher Mr.Suresh Kumar and Clay Master Mr.Kiran Kumar.
Prabhava Kids called him affectionately, "Cool Gandhi ! "

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Sunday, September 23, 2012

“Handloom Week !”

Our traditional handlooms depict bundles of flowers blooming to life, the grace of the swans frozen in time, the extravagant flourish of the peacock’s tail, the ripening succulence of the baby mango and so many other fruits of creativity.

They are the legacy of generations of Indian culture.

The soft caress of a baby’s cotton cloth, the grandeur of a bride’s magnificent silks, the fine layers of perfection in a mother’s attire, and the macho display of a father’s pancha. No amount of description can do justice to the intrinsic aesthetic appeal of the Indian loom.

Extravagance, refined elegance, and subtle perfection expertly woven by the nimble hands of generations of Indian artisans. They are our cultural inheritance.

A baby opening her eyes to the world cocooned in the softness of cotton. A girl hiding behind her mother’s ‘dupatta’ in innocent naughtiness. A boy twirling an invisible moustache playing pretend as a king using his father’s upper cloth as a prop. These are some of the sweet memories from our childhood we cherish for life.

The revolutionary idea of self reliance propagated by a simple turn of the charkha by Gandhiji brought to knees the might of the British Empire. The spinning wheel of the Indian handloom helped our society cling onto its cultural identity by being the signature of the freedom struggle against the oppressive British regime.

Shouldn’t we pass the baton of the cultural brilliance that is our handloom heritage to the future of this country? Shouldn’t we pay tribute to the talented and hard working artisans of our country of immense diversity?

Prabhava is taking a small step to pay tribute to a diminishing cottage industry and noting the cultural significance of the handloom through the “Handloom Week!”

It’s time to open up your child’s wardrobe and search through their clothes looking for ‘muslin jubbahs’, ‘pattu pavadas’, ‘khadhi lalchis’, ‘noolu’ gowns or any such handloom. Let us, the teachers, parents and children, wear handlooms for the next week celebrating our handloom heritage in honour of the Mahatma, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

Dress Code:

24^th September to 1 st October : Any handloom dress

2 October, Gandhi Jayanthi : White handloom dress

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