Singer duo delights crowd at crafts mela

SD Sharma

Chandigarh, November 11

The singer duo, Manjeet Nikki and Anadi Mishra, delighted a large crowd of visitors on the third day of the 10th Chandigarh National Crafts Mela at Kalagram here on Sunday.

The event has been organised by the Chandigarh administration and the North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala, in association with The Tribune Group of Publications.

Nikki, brought alive the melodic grace, twang and rustic touch of Punjabi folklore with elan. Be it ‘jugni’, ‘mitti da bawa’, ‘ratti dhol’, ‘mirza’, she danced straight to the hearts of the audience. Trained in classical music under Prof Saubhgay Vardhan Brahspati, she also rendered hit Punjabi numbers ‘boohe baariyan’, ‘aa gya vanjara’ and many more.

Anadi Mishra displayed brilliance in classical, Sufi, folk and Bollywood music. As a salutation to rich classical music heritage, Anadi opened up a ‘bandish’ ‘Varni na jaye’ in ‘raga abhogi’ before turning to other music formats. He sang popular numbers such as ‘kadi aa mil sanwal yaar’, ‘mere rashke qamar’, ‘tumhein dil lagi bhool jani padegi’, ‘chhalla’, ‘rab da deedar’ and ‘doli vs athru’ among others. Anadi frequently interacted with the audience and doled out numbers on demand.

The chief guest, Saugbhagya Vardhan, blessed and honoured the artistes, while Punita Bawa anchored the progrmme.

Punjabi singer Kulwinder Billa will perform on Monday.

Cultural evening in memory of martyrs

Chandigarh: To honour families of martyrs and war heroes, a cultural evening, Shaam-e-Watan, was organised at Kalagram here by the alumni of Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla. The event was held in association with the North Zone Cultural Centre (NZCC).

A large number of serving officers, families of martyrs, veterans, war heroes and local residents attended the event. Families of martyrs were felicitated on the occasion.

Starting off with the national anthem, the programme included live performances by various singers and dancers.