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'''AKHIL BHARTIYA TEPA SAMMELAN at UJJAIN (MP), INDIA'''

About TEPA:  YEAR 2020- the 50th year in continuation (Golden Jubilee year 2020)

Since 1970 continuously being organized on 1st April – FOOLS DAY

As on date the only program of humor and satire in INDIA of its kind to attain an age of 45 years without any miss.

TEPA SAMMELAN is an annual celebration of being FOOL to some extent.

In the state of Madhya Pradesh of INDIA, the western region called MALWA having regional language MALWI. In MALWI language, the word TEPA (टेपा) means a fool, a naive, a simpleton.

ABOUT THE FOUNDER AND CREATOR:

Dr. SHIV SHARMA is India's eminent hindi writer in Humor and satire, with his writings being published in almost all of the hindi newspapers and magazines of the country. Also his writings have been translated into many Indian languages. Many books, plays, stories and novels written by him in hindi (humor and satire) have been published.

AKHIL BHARTIYA TEPA SAMMELAN is an imaginative program created and conceived in 1970 by Dr. SHIV SHARMA and continuously being organised till today. Combining diverse forms of art – Prose, Poetry, Drama & Dance Dr. SHIV SHARMA crafted IN 1970 a different discipline of GROUP-ART-FORM solely focused on Laughter through Humor and Satire.

Contrary to the PLUTO's belief that comedy produces an emotion that over-rides rational self control and learning, SHIV SHARMA believes that comedy unleashes human beings of the inhibitions and taboos of the society. Comedy is generally a positive for society, since it brings happiness – which is the ideal state or final goal in any activity.

AKHIL BHARTIYA TEPA SAMMELAN is a theatrical art form where in group of people dressed in comic and colourful attire (both the hosts and the celebrities invited) perform LIVE in front of audience gathering from all across the MALWA region. People turning out on bicycles, bullock carts, tractor trolleys etc. Its a cultural festivity of the region celebrating their foolishness, rejoicing, laughing and shedding down their tensions and pressures of daily life.

Since its inception in 1970 a new human activity started developing among the people of UJJAIN, which further spread to MALWA region and to INDIA and abroad. AND now by this 45th celebration this year on 1st April-2015 it has become a set of shared attitudes, values, goals and practices that this character TEPA has come of. The different components from Cultural dance, Folk songs, Comic felicitations, humorous annual objectives, prose and poetry in humor and satire is serving the emotions to the audience understanding that "THE COMIC MAN IS HAPPY UNDER ANY FATE......".   PROGRAM FORMAT AND ACHIEVEMENTS: Organised every year on 1st APRIL – FOOLS DAY at open theater of Kalidas Academy, UJJAIN(MP), INDIA starting at around 8 PM till late night.

All free entry to audience – no charges to celebrate our foolishness.

There are celebrities invited from various fields of Literature- prose and poetry, Politicians, Bureaucrats, Film and TV etc who enjoy being foolish for a day.

The celebration starts with comic annual report, agenda of TEPAs, Folk dance and song. The invited celebrities are felicitated comically to lash vice, but to spare a person – a bit of. Some comic TEPA COURT trials of celebrities. And then session of performance by the poets and comedy performers to laugh at vain deeds and vainer thoughts.

There are 11 different awards given every year in various categories.

The programme has been covered by various TV channels- DD, ZEE, AJ TAK, SAHARA etc. few channels have telecasted hourly program and widely covered by Print and TV news media – TV, newspapers and magazines of the country.    The Prominent Celebrities over the past years: 