Autumn Is Season To Dance, Write And Build Bridges

WIN Distinguished poet Award for book titled Ikk Diva IkkDariya. Mr. Badal, Alan Hill, Tandeep Tamanna, Ashok Bhargavaand Mrs. Badal.

when so many streams of creativitycome together.Yes, poets, novelists, musicians,dancers, photographersand writers all came together tocreate `Autumn Dance’ at theRichmond City Hall here on Oct5, 2013.Nature too seemed to behaving fun along with this rainbowof creativity as the sun occasionallypeeped out to shineon giant oak, maple, elm andbirch trees dressed in their fallcolours.Priti Aisola wife of CouselGeneral of India Mr. RaviShankar Aisola along with LilijaValis, Bernice Lever, CarlaShafer, Janet Kvammmen, AlanHill, Candice James and AngelaNaccarato were the featured poetsbrought together by AshokBhargava who is also the presidentof Writers InternationalNetwork Canada or WIN.Not to be left behind, dancersperformed “Made in India”and “Gentleman” to bring theaudience to their feet while outsideleaves drifted down to thecourtyard in a cascade of whispers.Indeed, it was an amazingafternoon of inspiration, creativityand self-reflection.As Writers InternationalNetwork Canada believes thatwriting, dance and poetry areforms of an art that is deeplyrooted in self-reflection. Self-reflectionis the human capacity toexercise introspection and willingnessto learn more about ourfundamental nature, purposeand essence.But more than anything else,it was a fun-filled opportunity tonetwork for these creative people.Bhargava said WIN’s missionis to create an environmentwhere the work of an artist isappreciated and recognized nomatter what his or her background,language or culturalheritage.Their endeavor is to buildbridges by bringing south Asianartists and writers closer tomainstream writers and artists,he added.Attendance by a large numberof artists and writers of diversebackgrounds at `AutumnDance’ bore a testimony toWIN’s success in bridge building.“WIN would like to thankAlan Hill for convincing the Cityof Richmond to lend us the imposingCouncil Chamber to celebrateAutumn Dance, literatureand arts,’’ Bhargava said.