About Aa Ba Ka Da

AaBaKaDa is a cultural group. The alphabets represent an initial introduction to the Marathi language.  New learners of the language grapple with these letters in their infancy. The group would like to use this very same concept to help initiate audiences to experiment and experience the ecstasy of theatre, music and dance.

Once upon a time, the city of Sangli was known as 'Natya Pandhari'.  Unfortunately, Sangli of `Natyapandhari’  fame had disappeared. It was a time when disappointed theatre lovers turned their back on drama, music and dance in despair.  We came together to fill this void. Deep down we knew that music is the need of any society. Under the visionary leadership of Hon. Jayantrao Patil we started the AaBaKaDa cultural group in 1990.

On November the sixth 1990 the organization was inaugurated by eminent theatre personality Shri Nilu Phule and distinguished dramatist Late Shri Vasant Kanetkar. AaBaKaDa is an organization committed to preserve the tradition of the performing arts both old and new. This is an appeal for financial assistance to support our endeavor to construct the ‘Aa Ba Ka Da’- The Creative Arts Center complex in Sangli.

Mission Statement

We dream of a space that will provide a bridge between cultures both ancient and modern  that will blend the unique and innovative with the old and traditional that will help the young to learn and explore multiculturalism  that will nourish the language of music, dance and drama  

Rationale

‘Aa Ba Ka Da’- The Creative Arts Center is an effort to connect common people to the music traditions of their glorious past. `Natyapandhari’ as Sangli was once known has been unable to provide proper facilities for performing artists and has thus denied the people of this city any experience of their glorious traditions of drama, music and dance. Our dream is to give back to the theatre lovers of Sangli their glorious Natyapandhari.

Objectives

Our main objective is to connect common people to the music traditions of their glorious past and introduce them to the fresh young talent of the present.

To preserve the tradition of the Performing Arts. 

Our endeavor is to construct the ‘Aa Ba Ka Da’- Creative Arts Center complex in Sangli.