Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 12: Dogri Sanstha here today organized a musical programme ‘Sangeet-Sandhya’ to celebrate Platinum Jubilee of its formation.
The programme was dedicated to the Urdu poet Late Pt. Vidya Rattan Aasi, who passed away only a day before. A two minutes silence was observed to pray for peace of the departed soul.
In Sangeet-Sandhya, lyrics written by prominent Dogri poets Padmashri Padma Sachdev, Gianeshwar Sharma, Ashok Ambar, Deepak Arsi, Susheel Begana and Vijaya Thakur were sung by Sham Sajan, Rabjot Singh, Satbir Singh Jamwal and Neelam Langeh.
The music was composed by renowned composer Sham Sajan while Tabala and violin were played by Purushotam Kumar and Bahadur Singh respectively. Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Lalit Magotra, President Dogri Sanstha said such programmes play an important role in popularizing the poetry among the general public.
He urged the persons associated with the local music industry to bring out tastefully composed and aesthetically produced Dogri music CDs to play their part in promoting poetry and music.
The proceedings of the programme were conducted by Dr. Nirmal Vinod, General Secretary of Dogri Sanstha.
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