Chandaini Gonda-Ek Sanskritik Yatra | 30 Jul 2021

On July 29, 2021, Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha Speaker Dr. Charandas Mahant and Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel released the book titled ‘Chandaini Gonda-Ek Sanskritik Yatra’ written by Dr. Suresh Deshmukh.

In this book, an attempt has been made to introduce the new generation mainly to the personality and work of Dau Ramchandra Deshmukh.
This book is in the form of a unique gift for those who try to know and understand the folk art, music and folk culture of Chhattisgarh. This book is not only readable but also a good collection, so that in the future it will serve as a reference book for the researchers of folk art.
The publication of ‘Chandaini Gonda-Ek Sanskritik Yatra’ was done on December 7, 1976, on the occasion of the 25th performance of Chandaini Gonda. The editors of this souvenir were the littérateur duro of Dhamtari Narayan Lal Parmar and Tribhuvan Pandey.
After 45 years of publication of this souvenir, this is its second revised edition in an enhanced form.
In this edition, the cultural journey from the Dehati Kala Vikas Mandal created by Dau Ramchandra Deshmukh to the manufacturing process of Chandaini Gonda and its immersion and creation of Kari has been included in this book.
Dr. Deshmukh has also outlined his contributions by describing Dau ji and all the big and small artists and litterateurs associated with his works.