Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 22: Central Government Pensioners’ Welfare Association (CGPWA), Jammu organized a unique Musical Milan, showcasing the talent of the amateur veterans and the budding young artists at K L Sehgal Hall to mark the World Music Day.
The veterans who participated in the event were the retired senior civil servants of the age ranging from 65 to 75 years while the young upcoming artists were of the age between 14 to 25 years. The 90-minute scintillating musical event, first of its kind, was in no way, a competition between the participants of these two age groups but a platform to provide musical synergy in entertainment.
The participants included former DGP Dr Ashok Bhan, former secretary to Government of India, Ashok Angurana, former Commissioner Secretary K B Jandial, former director AIR V K Sambyal, former IGP Nisar Ahmad, former DIG V S Sambyal and former senior auditor of Defence Accounts Ashok Sharma. The young amateur artists of Bharatiya Sangeet Sansthan who participated in the event included Vanshika Kaw, Pinka Bali, Kashish, Prabhat Bali, Nirmal Sufi and Jatin Sartaz.
The highlight of the show was the ‘antakshari’ on Bollywood songs. It was played between two groups of the audience classically named ‘Kali Janni Tigers’ and ‘Dounthali Royals’.
Ashok Angurana who has authored a couple of books of his Dogri poems, presented two of his poems which were received very well -Khubsurti, karigari, jadogari kis kari de agar koi dikhnewala nei. The second poem was ‘maine ikkachairihan’ – is kachairich main eik judge han, meon vakil hanmuljim han.
Kashish and Nisar Ahmad mesmerized the audience with their melodious voice when they sung some Old Bollywood hits.
Jandial presented poem on the journey of life with the title ‘Kaisey kata Safar, patta he nehi challa’.
The grand finale was the Avdhoot Geeta message ‘Chatak aur chakor se seekho preet ki reet nibhana, heere se tum dheeraj seekho dukh mein mat ghabrana’ presented in rhythm by V K Sambyal popularly known as Rangeley Thakur.
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