Haryana presents colourful dances in IITF 2013

Haryana artists presented a colourful cultural programme on Haryana State Day

on 17th

November in the currently going, India International Trade Fair, IITF -2013 at

Lal Chowk Theatre in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Haryana Chief Minister, Bhupinder

Singh Hooda inaugurated the programme by lighting the lamp.

The artists presented folk dances and folk songs of Haryana in the cultural

evening programme. The folk artists of Information, Public Relations and Cultural

Affairs Department, Haryana and students of different schools and colleges

presented folk dances, folk songs and raginis, relating to various aspects of the life of

the people of Haryana.

The well known folk artist of Haryana Mr Mahavir Guddu and his team

presented the folk song along with the dance – Bharat Mein Haryana, Jit Doodh Dahi

ka khana. He also presented tit-bits in Haryanvi language and was applauded by the

audience. The parties of Sangita Jangda and Poonam presented raginis.

Deepak Dance by Pandit Rajendra Prasad was the hit of the evening. Carrying

two plates with diyas in his hands, the artist displayed a number of feats, ensuing that

the flames of the diyas remain intact.

The dignitaries present on this occasion included Principal Resident

Commissioner of Haryana Mr P.K. Mahapatra, Administrator of Haryana Trade Fair

Authority Mr Anand Mohan Sharan, DG of Information, Public Relations and Cultural

Affairs Department, Haryana Mr Sudhir Rajpal, MD of HSIIDC Mr Tarun Bajaj, Media

Advisor to the Chief Minister, Mr Shiv Bhatia and a number of other officers. The

Google Boy Kautilya was also present and was the centre of attraction of the jam

packed theatre.