Sacrifice & Selfless Service - The Seventh Principle - by Shivaranjani Das

The Seventh Principle of Pandit Chitresh Das:

त्याग और सेवा “Tyaag aur Seva” – Sacrifice & selfless service

Core values of the teachings and training at CDI are selfless service and sacrifice. These values manifest both within the context of the study of Kathak and also permeate in other aspects of daily life, such as by giving back to community and society at large.

Nine principles, Principle #7 - Tyaag aur Seva (Sacrifice & Selfless Service) - By Shivaranjani Das

Shivaranjani Das started her formal kathak training at the age of 3. She is the elder daughter of Pandit Chitresh Das and Celine Schein Das and is currently in Children’s Beginning Level II with Anita Pai.

When you use sacrifice and selfless service you devote your life to helping others in need, meaning help your community, friends, and family.

Selfless service 

An example for selfless service is your family. You help your family by helping with meals, or tidying up the house. You also use service for the veterans. Donate books, food and games for veterans of the navy, air force and more.  

Sacrifice 

You sacrifice many things: clothes, books, food, and more.  Sacrifice is a big part of change in our lives. We mainly use it for letting go of things like: memories, the past, and loss. 

Sacrifice and selfless service are very important things in life which is why this principle is so important. Dance needs all principles but this one is still important. 

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Make sure to join us on December 19, 2020 at 6pm PST, 9pm EST, 7:30am IST (Dec 20th) on our CDI’s Facebook Page and YouTube Page for our Annual Performance highlighting all the students, faculty and Youth Company of the Chitresh Das Institute, led by our brilliant Artistic Director Charlotte Moraga and amazing teachers Anita Pai, Asavari Ukidve, Preeti Zalavadia, Rucha Khisti, and Gauri Bhatnagar and our incredible Director of Percussion and tabla teacher Nilan Chaudhuri.