Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 22: The youth wing of Nami Dogri Sanstha, organized `Ek Sham-Aditya Bhanu Ke Naam’ at K L Saigal Hall, Cultural Academy Complex, Jammu.
On the occasion, Aditya Bhanu was felicitated and presented a Shawl, trophy and citation on becoming first national prize winner of AIR.
The evening was composed by famous composer Ustad Sakhawat Husain Khan and Subhash Lengah in which Prof Anupama Sharma, patron, Youth Wing, Nami Dogri Sanstha, was the chief guest. Shakuntla Joshi, social activist and educationist was the guest of honour. Dr Arvinder Singh Amn, Additional Secretary, Jammu & Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture & Languages, was the special invitee. S S Anand Lehar, renowned Urdu short storey writer, poet & Sr Advocate, Supreme Court of India and patron, Nami Dogri Sanstha, presided over the function while Advocate Dogra Harish Kaila, president, Nami Dogri Sanstha, also shared the dais.
Aditya Bhanu sang Thumri Dadran Ghazals, accompanied by; on Tabla, Neeraj Verma; on Violin, Nitlesh Vanshu; on Octopad, Khem Kumar Mithu and on Synth, Sunil Sharma.
Shivangi Lengah compered the programme in a very befitting manner and Nidhi Kaila read welcome address and Yash Pal ‘Yash’ presented the vote of thanks.
Those present on the occasion, included Khalid Hussain, famous Punjabi writer, Vidya Rattan Assi, famous Urdu writer, Ravi Mangotra, Sham Talib (president Adbi Kunj), Aaresh Om Dalmotra, Mohan Singh Jamwal (president Virasat Suraksha Samiti), K L Mast, Ravi Razdan, Randhir Singh Raipuria (president, Dogra Mandal), Ramesh Rahi, Rakesh Sharma ‘Tript’, Rajeshwar Bhakhri, P L Parihar, Ashok Sharma, Ravi Abrol, Aditya Sharma, Meharban Singh, Amit Gupta, Sudershan Kumar, Deepak Attri, Sunil Khajuria, M L Komal, Nidhi Kaila and Ritvick Rohan Kaila.