Comet's Vividha Resource Festivals 1997 to 2012
vividhas / bal vividhas /stree vividhas / yuva vividha
The story till March 2012: 26 bal & yuva vividhas, 2 stree vividhas, 3 craft vividhas. They were held in cooperation with 23 organisations located in 6 states across India. Apart from that, the fair took on a new avatar under the title 'Harekarakamba' in West Bengal, which continues to be held by the Development Research Communication and Services Centre (DRCSC) independently of Comet.
If you are interested to have a vividha festival at a place near you, please suggest when we could get together to make it happen. All you need is the desire to do it, an audience to reach out to, local volunteers, a fairground space and the finances can be found one way or the other!
COMING UP: bal vividha, 11-12 April 2012, with Essar Foundation at Kantaberia Village, Durgapur District, West Bengal.
bal vividha, 17-19 February 2012, with Essar Foundation at Timdi Village, Jamnagar District, Gujarat.
Harekarakamba, 20 April 2011, by DRCSC at Calcutta International School, Kolkata.
Harekarakamba, 30 March 2011, by DRCSC at Ganipur Sitala High School, Maheshtala,Budge Budge, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal.
Harekarakamba, 11 March, 2011, by DRCSC at Joggeswari Pathshala Girls’ High School,Sarangabad, Budge Budge, West Bengal.
Harekarakamba, 26 February, 2011, by DRCSC at The Oceanic Library Hall, Ashok Nilay, Vivekananda Sevakendra O Sishu, Ullon, Laxmikantapur, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal.
Harekarakamba, 25 February, 2011 by DRCSC at Janakalyan Shiksha Mandir School, Dhapa, Kolkata.
Harekarakamba, 4 February, 2011 by DRCSC at Shastriji Harijan Vidyamandir, Bet Bagan Basti, South Canal Road, Tangra, Kolkata.
Harekarakamba, 15 January, 2011 by DRCSC at Ramakrishna Sarada Mission School, Barasat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal.
Harekarakamba, 12 November, 2010 by DRCSC at The Oriental Seminary School, Kolkata.
bal vividha/Harekarakamba, 3-6 December 2009, at & with Birla Industrial and Technological Museum, Kolkata, in association with DRCSC.
bal vividha/Harekarakamba, 4-7 December 2008, at & with Birla Industrial and Technological Museum, Kolkata, in association with DRCSC.
yuva vividha, 30 April-2 May 2008, at & with St. Stanislaus High School, Bandra, Mumbai.
bal vividha, 25-27 April 2008, at & with Vishwajyot High School, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.
bal vividha/Harekarakamba, 6-9 December 2007, at & with Birla Industrial and Technological Museum, Kolkata, in association with DRCSC.
bal vividha/Harekarakamba, 17-20 November 2006, at & with Birla Industrial and Technological Museum, Kolkata in association with Shikshamitra with the support of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust.
bal vividha, 12-14 November 2006 at & with YMCA, YMCA Grounds, Nagpur with the support of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust.
bal vividha, 8-10 February 2006 at & with Shanti Niketan High School, Zankvav, Gujarat with the support of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust.
bal vividha, 3-5 February 2006 at & with St. Xavier's School, Bharuch, Gujarat with the support of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust.
bal vividha, 12-14 January 2006, at Maharshi Vidyalaya, Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh, with YWCA with the support of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust.
bal vividha, 18-20 March 2005, at Singla, Rajasthan with Social Work and Research Centre, Tilonia with the support of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust.
bal vividha, 18-20 February 2005, at & with Jeevan Jyot High School, Unai, Gujarat with the support of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust.
bal vividha, 12-14 February 2005 at & with St. Xavier's School, Loyala Hall, Ahmedabad, Gujarat with the support of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust.
bal vividha, 3-6 December 2004, at Mahatma Gandhi Vidyalaya, Bandra East, Mumbai with the support of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust.
bal vividha, 4-6 June 2004, at Kesar Baug, Dongri, Mumbai with the support of the Development Education Board.
bal vividha, 20-22 February 2004, at & with Bright Day High School, Baroda, Gujarat with the support of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust.
bal vividha, 14-16 February 2004, at & with St. Xavier's School, Bhiloda, Gujarat with the support of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust.
bal vividha, 27-30 November 2003, at & with Bal Bhavan, Marine Drive, Mumbai with the support of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust.
bal vividha, 14-17 November 2003 at & with N L School, Malad and Kandivili Medical Association, Mumbai.
bal vividha, 18-21 June 2003, at & with Amrit Vidyalaya, Kalol, Gujarat with the support of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust.
bal vividha, 30 Nov.-1 Dec. 2002, at & with Shree Nutan Vidya Mandir, Malad, Mumbai & Kandivili Medical Association.
bal vividha, 22-25 November 2002, at & with Taraben Master School, Santa Cruz West, Mumbai
bal vividha, 14-17 December 2001, at & with Balkan-ji-Bari, Juhu Road, Santa Cruz West, Mumbai.
stree vividha, 8-11 January 2000, at Savera Function Palace, Yusufguda Hyderabad, with Indian Association of Women's Studies.
bal vividha, 18-21 November 1999 at & with Bal Bhavan, Marine Drive, Mumbai.
bal vividha, 9-12 November 1998, at & with Bal Bhavan, Marine Drive, Mumbai.
stree vividha, 30 May -2 June 1998, at SNDT University Campus Pune, with Indian Association of Women's Studies.
vividha, 24-26 October 1997, at & with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai, with the support of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and the Centre for Innovation in Voluntary Action (CIVA).
vividha, 18-19 October 1997, at National Library, Bandra, Mumbai, with the support of the AKF and CIVA.
vividha, 11-12 October 1997, at Tejpal Hall, Gowalia Tank, Mumbai, with the support of the AKF and CIVA.
Note: Sometimes the partner organisation supporting the festival and providing the premises are the same, hence the description “at & with”. Where the partner and the place have been different entities, we have indicated the “at” and the “with” separately.
