Training at Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, Ahmedabad, Gujarati India and History of Relations – Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.
This is after my all trainings from my own schools (Mt. Carmel, St. Xaviers)-
One year variation for Year 1996 because of academic year – In India Academic Year is June to April.
Institutional Selection of Darpana Training
11th Grade halfway, Ms. Hetal had to move to Ahmedabad admist change of field to commerce since her Gandhinagar school did not have English Medium – Commerce Field.
During this period, Ms. Hetal attended schools located in the Commerce Six Roads (Commerce 6) and ISRO–Satellite areas of Ahmedabad. Her other courses and IIM Preps were also on ashram road. She resided between her brother–aunt’s residence in Usmanpura (dual relation) and her grandmother’s residence in the ISRO–Satellite area, making Darpana Academy the most practical institution for the completion of designated topics and practical sessions.
Other institutions were located considerably farther away, making Darpana the preferred choice based on accessibility and convenience.
Ms. Hetal’s training at Darpana Academy was completed through topics and programs endorsed by her own educational institutions during her academic years in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
The training was completed through scheduled appointments as required until the prescribed topics and learning objectives were fulfilled, enabling Ms. Hetal to satisfy the institutional requirements and receive the corresponding certificates.
This institutional training experience across the Commerce Six Roads, ISROo–Satellite, and Usmanpura areas of Ahmedabad formed an important part of Ms. Hetal’s early educational journey and contributed to the foundation of her lifelong professional career in Indian performing arts.
History of Relations Dates Back to 1965, as per records.
1965 – Introduction years – Government officers, bureaucrats, educated women, scholars, temples and ashram businesses, NRI worlds, scientists, educators, business leaders, delegates, and other distinguished members of the community.
Ms. Hetal’s family also shares a longstanding association with Darpana. Ms. Hetal’s mother – Ms. Hetal’s Mother – (Lt. Smt. Hon Daksha Joshi) arrival in Ahmedabad was welcomed by the late Lt. Smt. Hon. Mrinalini Sarabhai.
Other relation dates back to during her mothers’ journey in performing arts – Govt programs, performances, library programs and awareness educational or women-campaigns. Ms. Hetal’s father is a retired government officer, international and national tax bureaucrat (govt of india – VAT founding teams), freelance consultant, and an Elite. Extremely successful officer!
Ms. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s mother was known for offering yearly programs in libraries, schools and puppet shows for culture & awareness campaigns contributing to educational society in new city – gandhinagar, gujarat, India. Often her participations were actively recognised in local dance dramas and several Koodiyattam, Bharatanatyam, and Indian Folk Dance Drama because of well established Kerala Society, Convents, Shiv Temple and Swaminarayan school programs in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India long before and during the development of infrastructure and roads in the new city – Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
Multicultural Educational Background – Lt. Smt. Daksha Joshi.
Ms. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s mother is a Mumbai University Graduate – Psychology and Natyashashtra – Bharatanatyam, Folk and Industry. The program is offered till date and exposure includes industrial trainings — movies and mainstream commercial productions.
Lt. Smt. Daksha was born in Patan and right after, her father was stationed in Secunderabad as an Engineer in Textile Industries Corporation through Govt. Thus, school days were in diverse multicultural educational environment of Hyderabad- Secunderabad, where she gained broad exposure to diverse languages, traditions, and communities through her schooling.
Her schools placed a strong emphasis on sports, creative fine arts, project-based learning, visual arts, gemstone artwork, painting, and performing arts, providing students with opportunities to develop both artistic and athletic abilities alongside academics. Ms. Daksha’s own father was a classical and hindustani singer – gifted talented and was part of religious and spiritual bhajan-prayer group singing for spiritual venues. He was not in instruction.
Ms. Daksha actively participated in these activities and was a Kabaddi player representing her school. During a tournament, she sustained a spleen injury, which unfortunately required her to discontinue participation in the sport.
Upon move to Mumbai, she continued with her multi-cultural exposure through performing arts, fine arts fields in her university.
The combination of her multicultural upbringing, artistic exposure, and sporting experiences contributed to an environment that valued creativity, discipline, and lifelong learning—principles that later influenced and supported Ms. Hetal’s own educational and artistic journey.
Other relatives who have extended their trainings at Darpana are –
Her own aunt (masters in bharatanatyam program) as a continuation of her own Bharatanatyam journey was a graduate from a renowned Baroda Insititute with full arangetram.
Aunt’s neighbors (Jinal’s mother for season workshop usually for fitness and recreation) to name a few who very much lived in Usmanpura across the street.
Several of Ms. Hetal’s IIM friends often do seasonal short term courses for dance and drama.
Darpana has long been recognized for welcoming emerging artists and fostering excellence in the performing arts through its educational initiatives.
This led foundations for Ms. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj as she often invites new artists in DFW to perform in her shows as her way to welcome, other than the collaborations and PR.
1996-1999
Year of completion 1998-1999 – Institutional Setup and Workshops Planning – Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, Ahmedabad Gujarat – Internship & Events endorsed to own colleges. – In Person.
- Leadership – Lt. Smt. Hon. Mrinalini Sarabhai
- Instructor – Lt. Smt. Hon. Mrinalini Sarabhai and various instructors.
College-University life and independent journey was right after from 1998-1999.
2011 – 2013
Ms. Hetal reconnected to batch mates, competition friends, and program batch mates in schools, teachers, teachers’ kids, YMCA, Rajpath, Karnavati, Lehuva Patel Samaaj, Convent and Xavierite Youth Clubs, Bachelors and Masters Colleges – to announce company registration and establishment of her company in Texas, USA.
Several collaborations begin since then.
Ms. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj backtracked this through her banks, student notes, emails, pictures of various shows and productions. One of Ms. Hetal email id is ever since 1995 and as a new tech advancements and youth groups, Ms. Hetal’s generation were new techies. Other tech advancements include commercial online gamer, online book clubs and youth forums.
2015 – In Person. At Darpana.
- 2015 – Purulia Chhau, Darpana Academy of Performing Arts – Dance Drama.
- Leadership – Smt. Hon. Mallika Sarabhai.
- Instructor – Manojbhai Bagga – Visiting Faculty, International Programs, Main Dancer – Darpana Academy of Performing Arts.
- 1 Week Training. 9 to 1.
- 2015 – Lai Haraoba – Indian Folk.
- Leadership – Smt. Hon. Mallika Sarabhai.
- Instructor – Manojbhai Bagga – Visiting Faculty, International Programs, Main Dancer – Darpana Academy of Performing Arts.
- 1 Week. 2 to 5.
- 2015 – Kalaripayattu Practice Classes and Regime, Darpana Academy of Performing Arts
- Leadership – Smt. Hon. Mallika Sarabhai.
- Instructors – Various Kalaripayattu Advance Instructors And Students.
- Regime penned by Revantha Sarabhai –
- 1 Week Training. 9 to 2.
Fees
Total Approx 1 Lakh + INR < including 2015 > + several other small appointments during 1999.
Ms. Hetal cannot judge any other programs offered by Darpana Academy.
These trainings are the only ones, Ms. Hetal took and this was after Ms. Hetal’s entire trainings were completed in her own schools.
Ms. Hetal does not even know the programs they offer as in details—except for few exchange of talks on regular basis.
When somebody uses their name, or submits biodata with their names, Ms. Hetal just asks them. Simple.
About Affiliations with Grace And Grooves Corp – because of Ms. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj.
2016 – 2017 –
Manojbhai was and is ad-hoc “paid judging panel gigs” for All Star International – Ms. Hetal’s own Talent “Performance” Platform wherein people are welcome to submit their performances to perform in various high budget performances.
Ms. Hetal pays for these activities!
The program was paused to launch g2 brand so that artists can benefit and also provide studio facility.
Not to confuse with PR – Reachh Mediaa or Texas All Star Talents Program.
2019
Manojbhai is also hired and ad hoc on our Dhamaal Events USA for online workshops in 2020 while his visiting contract has expired. Total of 3 workshops 12-15 hours.
Exclusive Leadership – Hetal Joshi Nagaraj as her own kids were very much part of it and these were Ms. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s own students in other levels or in summer programs.
1. Folk
Low enrollment thus, batch was transferred to Ms. Hetal to in-person – Group.
2. Kalaripayattu
Elites to complete their additonal trainings of some 12 hours technique focused. Misc topics. This was Ms. Hetal’s own batch that Ms. Hetal gave, because pandemic stalled in-person visit plan and Manojbhai was available online. Ms. Hetal was ready for full blown passive in 2021 itself. G2 story then follows.
3. Mixed Martial Arts – Kids – Group
This was Ms. Hetal’s own combo summer batch that Ms. Hetal gave, because pandemic stalled in-person visit plan and Manojbhai was available online!
And ofcourse, Hon. Malikaben Sarabhai is well aware of this and so is entire Darpana team and Revanta Sarabhai himself.
She only assigned Manojbhai to Ms. Hetal as Ms. Hetal asked is there anybody she can have for visits other than Revanta as she needed few instructors who could come by and for Dhamaal Events brand.
Revanta was anyways to come on occasional visits, on entire seperate terms which was his own tour, not Ms. Hetal’s brand programs.
2020
They all were to come from 2020 onwards but then pandemic postponed the plans. And Ms. Hetal’s other institute’s teachers and their next generations were linedup for straight 8 shows along with Ms. Hetal’s own.
ALL are in India and some across USA. Local to DFW, some in – Irving, Austin.
Their multi-generational relations with Ms. Hetal is like of Jinal Shah, who reunited after decade.
Darpana Academy of Performing Arts is open for such private lessons. You can visit it anytime. Address – Usmanpura, Ahmedabad – 380013, Gujarat, India, Phone (Landline):+91 79 2755 1389, Website:
Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, Campus Venue: Natarani Amphitheatre, Darpana Academy Campus, Usmanpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Ms. Hetal’s services are through http://www.graceandgrooves.com only.
Services
If you take services from Darpana in Ahmedabad and paid to Darpana then for your tranings and FAQ – go to Darpana – Ahmedabad. Ms. Hetal will be happy to help you complete those though, fees applicable.
If you take services from Hetal Joshi Nagaraj and paid to Ms. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj, then for your tranings and FAQ – come to Hetal Joshi Nagaraj. Darpana will be happy to help you complete those though, fees applicable.
Dhamaal Events USA Brand – All leadership, administration, management, and liability for these programs are under Ms. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj, exclusively. While certain instructors or dancers affiliated with Darpana may occasionally participate as independent service providers or guest instructors for specific courses or workshops, they do so solely in that capacity, may or may not represent Darpana in itself. These programs are designed, managed, and delivered under Ms. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s leadership.
Students enrolling in Dhamaal Events or related programs enter into a relationship solely with the organizing entity under Ms. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj’s direction. Enrollment, program administration, policies, communications, financial matters, and participant responsibilities are independent of Darpana, regardless of whether a Darpana-affiliated instructor is engaged as a guest instructor for a particular workshop or event.
Grace And Grooves Corp. has never represented, and does not represent, Darpana or its instructors in any capacity except where expressly authorized under a written contract for specific services. Such engagements are limited to the defined contractual scope and do not establish any broader representation, affiliation, agency, or authority between the parties.
This version clearly distinguishes:
- 2 seperate leaderships and ownerships,
- the role of guest/service-provider instructors,
- student relationship,
- and liability/administration,
Either of us will ask for transaction details and name associated with transaction to address any matters or for any verifications.
Ms. Hetal has never offered any services to Darpana in any form or any way, mostly because Ms. Hetal’s hands are usually full with her own batches and students!
In all cases, it is the transaction that decides enrollment as technically alot of people do call for various programs but rarely attend or pay for the courses. 99.99% of them attend when they pay for it as most are based on achievements.
That’s how Ms. Hetal got her entire biodata backtracked in 2011 for website of Grace And Grooves – Time Line.
Darpana has every right to approach anybody they want — just as Hetal Joshi Nagaraj has every right to approach anybody — Hetal Joshi Nagaraj wants.
At its core, this is about financial capability. It is this straight.
Ms. Hetal Joshi Nagaraj relations with her own friends, family, her kids, her husband or her any gurus, institutions or schools —- is not anybody’s problem. Certain relationships and matters are dealt internally.
Ms. Hetal will not allow you to speak anything crap about any of them or her own graduates or Elites with this transparency.
They run businesses, Ms. Hetal runs businesses, whats the buzz.
Some contracts and relations do not expire.
Ms. Hetal warns you to be careful about using certain names because of their transparent background and business standards, in several fields.
Ms. Hetal’s light pun –
I do not think any of us would mind the money as long as you pay and not even attend classes. Makeup classes have limitations!
Money runs businesses and infra :).
Pictures – to put those here collectively – These can be seen on – http://www.graceandgrooves.com, hetaln.com and on blogs too.
These pictures were also published in brochures during 2010-2011 brand launch activities!
Hetal’s entire inspiration is her own family thus, her mother and families met several others – Every family-member is in some performing arts – music, singing, instruments, or dance. Although the only one who is in instruction is Ms. Hetal’s mother, Ms. Hetal and Ms. Hetal materal older cousin who dances and instructs under her own guru. Ms. Hetal is 2nd generation of dance through mother, formal trainings and 3rd generation parallel cousin-extended families and 4th generation of performing arts!
— Do not copy any word, concept or any ideology, verbiage, picture, any clip or dance, or any wordings of Ms Hetal as it is full trademarked, some copyright received and some ip too, by country – 2012-current
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