Chandigarh
20 March 2018
DIVYA AZAD
North Zone Cultural Centre (NZCC), Patiala (Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India) in collaboration with Department of Cultural Affairs, U.T. Administration, Chandigarh and Sanskar Bharti, Chandigarh organised Octave-2018: Festival of North East States to mark the occasion of Nav Samvatsar at New Lake, Sector 42, Chandigarh from March 18 to 20, 2018. For the first time in Chandigarh, artists of North-East made performances on grand stage created in the middle of the Lake.
Prof. Saubhagya Vardhan, Director, North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala informed that the artists from North-East States performed at Post Graduate Government College, Sector 11, Chandigarh on March 20, 2018 at 11.30 am Besides this, Nukkar Nataks on Swachh Bharat were also staged by theatre groups from tricity. Teachers and students appreciated these presentations.
On the concluding day of the festival, Honble Governor of Punjab, Administrator, U.T. Chandigarh and Chairman, NZCC, Patiala, Shri V.P. Singh Badnore inaugurated the evening cultural presentations by folk/tribal artists of Octave-2018: Festival of North East States at New Lake, Sector 42 at New Lake, Sector 42 at 06.30 hrs. Sh. Parimal Rai, IAS, Adviser to the Administrator, U.T. Chandigarh; Sh. J.M. Balamurugan, IAS, Secretary to Governor Punjab; Sh. Anurag Aggarwal, IAS, Home Secretary, U.T. Chandigarh; Prof. Arun Kumar Grover, Vice Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh; Sh. Davesh Moudgil, Mayor, Muicipal Corporation, Chandigarh, Bibi Harjinder Kaur, Chairperson, Chandigarh Commission for Protection of Child Rights; Dr. Anita Kaushal, Principal, PGGCG-11, Chandigarh; Dr. B.P. Yadav, Principal, PGGC-11, Chandigarh; Prof. J.K. Sehgal, Principal, PGGC-46, Chandigarh, Sh. Sajal Koser, Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh and other distinguished guests also graced the said occasion. Artists of North-East presented colourful folk/tribal dance viz. ‘Bihu’ (Assam), ‘Brozai’ (Arunachal Pradesh), ‘Lai-Haroba’ (Manipur) ‘Sarlamkai’ (Mizoram), ‘Hozagiri’ (Tripura), ‘Sheela Pheta’ (Nagaland), ‘Rikampada’ (Arunachal Pradesh), War dance (Nagaland), ‘Cheraw’ (Mizoram), ‘Sangrai Mog’ (Tripura), ‘Thagta-stick dance (Manipur), ‘Bardoi Shikla (Assam), Pung Cholam-Dhol Cholam (Manipur). Ms. Mrignayani Pande conducted the stage during the programme. The folk/tribal artists from North-East won the hearts of people of tricity. People from all walks of the society appreciated the performances made by the artists.
Prof. Saubhagya Vardhan informed that 30 craft artists who came from different parts of the country exhibited and sell their crafts items during ‘Crafts Fair’ organized by NZCC. The Rajasthani food and Jaleb stall of Haryana also attracted a lot of people. The special artifacts made on Chalk by Sh. Balraj Singh of Chandigarh also appreciated by many. Art lovers also appreciated the ‘Painting Camp’ organized by the NZCC during the said festival.
