BALANGIR
LOK UTSAV GETS OFF TO COLOURFUL START
Friday, 28 February 2014 | PNS | BALANGIR | in Bhubaneswar
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The annual cultural
extravaganza Balangir Lok Utsav, which kick-started here on Tuesday, enthralled
the audience with the participants performing several mesmerising cultural
programmes.
MP Kalikesh Narayn Singh Deo inaugurated
the festival. Recalling steps taken by his grandfather late RN Singhdeo for the
development of art and literature of Balangir and western Odisha, Singh Deo
hoped that it would go a long way in providing a valuable platform to the
artists, besides reviving and promoting local art and culture. Singh Deo also
requested district Collector M Muthu Kumar to submit a proposal for the
holistic development of the Kosal Kala Mandal.
Artists Ghasi Ram Mishra and Harishankar Sai
were felicitated on the occasion for their contribution to art and culture.
Several cultural events, including Bihu dance of Assam, held the audience
spellbound. Among others, SP R Prakash and DRDA Project Director Pabitra Mandal
spoke.
However, the turnout of people was
comparatively less than the previous years because of the ongoing HSC
examinations. Many denizens expressed unhappiness over the timing of the
festival when the examinations are underway.
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