A skill development training workshop was conducted jointly by the Uttarakhand Science Education and Research Centre (USERC) and Saahas foundation on Wednesday. The one day workshop was conducted inside the campus of USERC to learn Warli art form.
The chief guest on the occasion was the MLA of Khatima, Pushkar Singh Dhami. While congratulating the director and the scientists of USERC for organising the workshop, he said that programmes like these will not only develop the skills of the youth of Uttarakhand but also boost their confidence.
While presiding over the programme, MLA of Haridwar Rural Area Swami Yatishwaranand called for providing support for organising such workshops and stated the need of such programmes in the State.
Highlighting the various activities going on in the Divyang Kendra established by USERC, the director of USERC Durgesh Pant said that USERC has been constantly working to uplift and empower the disabled persons in the State. He also said that such workshops and training programs is a good way to enhance and enlighten the intellectual capacity of the disabled persons and there is a need to conduct such workshops quite often in the State.
A noted artist, Aruna Tomar provided information on the history of Warli art. She also spoke about the folk science hidden in the art form. She said that the art form was adopted by the people in the cities from the tribal who lived in the forests near the Maharashtra and Gujarat borders.
The director of the Saahas foundation, Shahab Naqvi said that this workshop is aimed at providing a platform to various institutions and corporations to learn different art forms and handicrafts.
“The worth of the handicraft increases if it has an adaptation of some kind of tribal art form. It gives a strong sense of art and detailing to the artist and as a consequence it simulates the brain, henceforth it is developmental,” said Naqvi.
“More than 35 people participated in the workshop out of which only 20 were the registered participants. Rest all volunteered to learn the art form,” he said.