WORLDS OF WONDER AND TGIP CELEBRATED REPUBLIC DAY

On Jan 26, 2014

26^th Jan. The 65^th Republic Day was celebrated at Noida;s Worlds of Wonder Amusement Park with great pomp and gaity. The tricolor was hoisted followed by a cultural programme. The park wore a festive look as it was especially decorated with balloons in saffron, white and green, the three colours of our National Flag. It being a national holiday, there were many visitors including children, who, visited WOW and TGIP. The newly launched Wonder Express – a train on road, linking TGIP and WOW was decorated with tricoloured balloons, which proved to be quite a thrill for the kids. There was a cultural programme in the afternoon, wherein, bhangra and giddha was performed by Tathastu Group on foot tapping patriotic numbers and the visitors too joined in with the dancers. Patriiotic songs were sung by S.D. Singh, famous singer- known for rendering songs by Mohd. Rafi in his melifluous voice. The atmosphere at WOW was charged with patriotic fervour as one could see the visitors too singing, “Mera Rang de Basanti Chola, Mai Rang de basanti chola….”, “Ae mere watan ke logon,” “Jahan daal daal par sone ki chidiya, who Bharat desh hai mera,” to name a few. The Great India Place too had a huge tricolor at the Star Atrium forming a huge canopy under which a statue of Mahatma Gandhi was placed. The Hills Piper band played outside the TGIP and took out a parade, marching past the TGIP and circling WOW.