Nagpur: The Phase-II of the abruptly ended Khasdar Sanskrutik Mahotsav will now start from March 19 in Nagpur. The 6-day event will conclude on March 24. The programmes of the last two days of the Mahotsav in December 2021 had to be cancelled due to the State Government imposing restrictions in the wake of the rise in the number of Covid-19 cases. The Khasdar Sanskrutik Mahotsav will be held at Ishwar Deshmukh College Ground, near Krida Chowk, Hanuman Nagar.
The Phase-II of Khasdar Sanskrutik Mahotsav will have various programmes of renowned artists including top singers like Sunidhi Chauhan, Javed Ali, Sairam Iyer, popular satirist Surendra Sharma and others. The last day of Mahotsav on March 24 will see Padma Shri Hemamalini performing ‘Radha Raasbihari’ dance drama.
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Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport, who conceptualised the programme, will inaugurate this Mahotsav Phase-II on March 19 at 6.30 pm. Devendra Fadnavis, Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister, will be the guest of honour. Soon after the inaugural function, Shankar Mahadevan, prominent singer and music director, will present My Country My Music live in concert.
Owing to increasing corona cases and restrictions imposed by the government, the Mahotsav could not hold programmes by Shankar Mahadevan and Hema Malini on December 25 and 26, 2021. Now, the graph of corona cases has gone down remarkably in the city and hence the Khasdar Sanskritik Mahotsav Organising Committee has decided to hold the Phase-II of the event free of cost from March 19 to 24.
This was stated by Anil Sole, ex MLC, President of the Committee, while addressing a press conference at Press Club here on Tuesday. He said that Indipop Queen Sunidhi Chauhan, wonder voice Sairam Iyyer and versatile Javed Ali, Pushpa Shrivalli, fame will present live in concert from March 20 to 22 at 6.30 pm respectively.
On March 23, a Hasya Vyang Kavi Sammelan would be held in the evening in which Padma Shri Surendra Sharma, Padma Shri Surendra Dubey, Virasat poetess Kavita Tiwari, Dr Vishnu Saxena, Arun Jeimini and Dr Praveen Shukla will render their poems. On the last day, the much-awaited Radha Raasbihari dance programme by Hema Malini would be organised, Sole added.
He said that in order to make citizens enjoy the programme, the organisers have made available digital passes for 10,000 citizens. They have also made necessary arrangements for drinking water, parking, sanitizers/masks as well as medicines in view of rising temperature.
Sole and other office-bearers of the Committee have appealed to the people from Nagpur, Vidarbha and Central India to participate in the programme in large numbers. Jaiprakash Gupta, Secretary, Prof Madhup Pandey, Vice-President, Rajesh Bagdi, Treasurer, Dr Gaurishankar Parashar, Bhola Sarvar, Sanjay Gulkari and others were present at the press conference.
