Performances

The History Society organized its first Alumna Event on 4 November 2022 as a part of the centennial celebrations of the Indraprastha College for Women. The College was delighted to host Ms. Oonmona Das who has gathered much appreciation for her commitment to performance and instruction of Sattariya. The Sattriya dance form was introduced in the 15th century A.D by the great Vaishnava saint and reformer of Assam, Mahapurusha Sankaradeva as a powerful medium for propagation of the Vaishnava faith. The dance form evolved and expanded as a distinctive style of dance later on. This neo-Vaishnava treasure of Assamese dance and drama has been, for centuries, nurtured and preserved with great commitment by the Sattras i.e. Vaishnava mathas or monasteries. Because of its religious character and association with the Sattras, this dance style has been aptly named Sattriya. Oonmona Das delivered a performance titled “A Lecture Demonstration on Sattariya Dance". Oonmona shared her experiences, her journey at IPCW as well as her love and dedication to Sattariya Dance. Later, the stage was set to open for questions and the students also responded with zeal and asked questions dealing with time and internships.

A public reading of Bhagat Singh's work "Why I am an Atheist?"  by Sanjay Mattoo, Department of Multi Media and Mass Communication, to commemorate the 86th martyrdom of Bhagat Singh on 23 March 2017. This was followed by a discussion.

Lucknow in  Letters: Endeavours, Achievements & Tragedies was a performance involving readings from letters in English, Hindi & Urdu by Sanjay Muttoo & Saman Habib. The performance was held in the College Auditorium on 9 September 2016. The letters described the incredible culture of the city of Lucknow, displaying an evolving ethos of cosmopolitanism.

On 25 March 2014, Dastangoi performance titled Dastan-e-Chauboli was held as the inaugural event of the newly renovated College Auditorium. It was directed by Mahmood Farooqui and performed by Manu Sikandar Dhingra and Nadeem Shah. The event was sponsored by the Principal.

The History Society also helped organise the Premier show of Dastan Alice ki directed by Mahmood Farooqui and performed by Poonam Girdhani and Ankit Chadha on 17 September 2014 which was a college event sponsored by the Principal.

Dastan-i Taqseem-i Hind (The Partition Tale) & the Dastan-i Azar Jadu were organized on 29 March 2012. The show was particularly remarkable for the debut performances of two women dastangos (story tellers).

The aesthetics of Mohiniattam, a special form of temple dance, were presented through a lecture demonstration titled From the Temple to the Court: Tracing the Steps of the Dance of the Enchantress by Professor Deepti Omchery Bhalla in the seminar on The Temple in Early Medieval South India on 17 February 2010.