English: Delhi International Arts Festival opened on 1st December 2008 with artists from various regions .it is an integrated performance using nine classical dance forms of India - Bharatanatyam (Prathibha Prahlad) Odissi (Ranjana Gauhar), Kuchipudi (Jayarama Rao and Vanashree Rao), Kathak (Rajendra Gangani), Manipuri (R.K. Singhajit Singh and Charu Sija Mathur), Kathakali (Sadanam Balakrishnan), Mohini Attam (Jaya Rama Rao), Sattriya (Sharodi Saikia) and Chhau (Shashidhar Acharya).Vande matram was coceived by Pratibha Prahlad.