People enjoying Punjabi folk songs
– Photo: Amar Ujala
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The International Trade Fair held at Pragati Maidan in Delhi is not only a Kumbh of products but also of art. Cultural programs are being organized daily in the amphitheater built here. There will be performances by artists from different states and union territories.
In the presentations held so far, artists from other states including the focus state Jharkhand have enthralled everyone with their performances. Before them, the poems of Archana, Suhana and the magic of Jatinder Singh Babbar graced the stage. The programs in the coming days include Punjabi singing by Surinder Sagar of Punjab, Kathak dance by Dr. Anu Sinha of Jharkhand, magic show by Jatinder Singh Babbar of Haryana, Kathak dance by artists from Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Chhattisgarh, Various performances will be given by artists from Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Odisha, Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Punjab and other states and union territories. The programs will be organized in two sessions daily, one from 3 pm to 4:30 pm and the other from 6 pm to 7:30 pm.
There is a lot of excitement in the state pavilions too
Apart from the amphitheater, the artists in all the pavilions located at Pragati Maidan have left no stone unturned to woo the audience. When people came to Punjab Pavilion for shopping on Friday afternoon, suddenly some artists came there with dhol and other Punjabi instruments. As soon as they started singing Punjabi folk songs on the dhol, people left their shopping and came to perform Bhangra with the artists. People danced to Punjabi songs. Similarly, in Uttarakhand Pavilion, people enjoyed Chhaliya, the folk dance of Pithoragarh district.
New Delhi. In the Jharkhand Pavilion at the Trade Fair, a young man has started a unique startup by doing a wonderful fusion of the art of Jharkhand and Rajasthan. Dheeraj Jain of Jamshedpur has made the traditional jewelery of Jharkhand trendy in a new style by mixing it with Rajasthani art. Dheeraj told that he started this startup in 2016. From designing to assembling the jewellery, he himself did the work. He creates a piece in four hours using shell painting and pearl stones. His mother also works with him. He told that he paints the art of Rajasthan on jewelery and through his art he prepares beads, necklaces, rings and bracelets. This startup has now started taking the form of a business and Dheeraj says that he has now started getting big orders from other cities also.
