JAMMU: 25th show of the programme series ‘J&K Cultural Show’ organised by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India with the support of J and K Tourism, Jammu was presented here on Monday at an exclusive stage at Yatri Bhawan, Jammu.
Exclusively meant for the visiting Amarnath Yatra pilgrims, this unique bouquet of variegated variety of different cultural flowers and essences of J and K showcases the varied dance traditions of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. ICCR Jammu started this show series on 1st of July, 2016 and since then over fifty thousand pilgrims had the occasion to witness this scintillating spectacular cultural bonanza which they term as one of the most memorable thing which they have witnessed during their Yatra.
Giving details about this cultural presentation, Regional Director ICCR, Balwant Thakur informed that for the first-time total professional approach has gone into creating this unique bouquet of varied cultural flowers. Imaginative designing, electrifying performances by total professional artists backed with the power-packed music and lights adds the ultimate colour to this thematically well conceived presentation.
Thakur further added that all has been possible due to the personal involvement of the Director Tourism Jammu, Sushma Chauhan.
The programme begins with Jammu’s traditional folk dance Kud and transports the audience to a mesmerising journey of the entire State while showcasing, Kashmiri, Dogri, Ladakhi, Gogari, Pahari, and Bhadarwahi cultures. This amazing bouquet of rarest dance traditions beautifully unfolds the mesmerizing artistic traditions of this part of the world.
The programme culminates through the presentation of a mega performance, bringing before audiences the laudable and admirable ‘Unity in diversity of J&K’, exclusively designed and composed to portray the harmony and the cultural co-existence of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. This presentation also represents the vision of the new generation of the artists of Jammu and Kashmir who are not only reviving the wonderful dying artistic expressions in their own way but also believe in strong integration of the state through cultural and artistic initiatives.
A team of twenty-five artists, technicians and artistic coordinators are making this fantastic cultural happening possible. They include Rakesh Kumar, Sunny Mujoo, Vinay Sultan, Ankush Bhasin, Nikhil Manhas, Asha Kotwal, Jyoti Kumari, Geetanjali Khajuria, Ruchika Khajuria, Mona, Simran Kaur, Khushi, Simran Chauhan, Deepali Sharma, Nishu Pandita, Meenakshi Thakur, Razia Akhter, Gautam Kumar, Gautam Sharma, Mohit Kaul, Shivam Singh, Brijesh Avtaar Sharma, Tilak Raj Gupta and Ankush Lakhnotra.