Excelsior Correspondent
KATRA, Oct 12: A meeting of Navratra Festival’s All India Devotional Song Competition Committee was held here today under the chairmanship of its Chairman Rakesh Wazir wherein threadbare discussions were held with regard to its preparations.
The committee has been organized by SMVD Shrine Board, J&K Tourism & Mh1 Network, in association with SMVD Narayana Super Speciality Hospital, Divinity, Nidheesh Builders & Developers Pvt Ltd and other organizations.
While speaking on the occasion Wazir briefed that Navratra Festival’s All India Devotional Song Competition will be held this year with much fanfare and top film personalities and singers from Film Industry besides gracing the occasion will perform their duties as judges as well. He said that star cast of Pahlaj Nihalani’s coming up movie “Anari is back” which is releasing on 24th Nov. is coming to attend the final of the competition. He further said that the film singers including Shanker Sawhney, Masha Ali, Jan Heer, Amrinder Bobby, Balraj besides former winners of the competition including, Mool Raj, Sonali Dogra, Anjusha, Sanjeet Kumar, Ravi Kumar, Chaman Lehri, Himani Kapoor will perform live in the event.
Wazir disclosed that the event is going to be held from 15th October to 19th October and its registration can be done at Tourist Office Katra personally or through mobiles 9419915907, 9797684979.
Wazir further elaborated that the Ist prize of the competition would be 3 lakh and recording contract with Venus Records & Tapes Ltd whereas 2nd & 3rd winners of the preliminary rounds will compete on 21st Oct i.e. Quarter final. “1st position holders of daily competition will compete with the winners of the Quarter final in Semi final i.e. on 22nd Oct for their entry into Mega Final to be held on 23rd Oct at Yog Ashram Ground,” he explained.
In the meeting, different committees were formed for the smooth conduct of the competition. The inauguration of Navratra Festival would be held on 15th Oct at Yog Ashram Complex at 6 PM and its live telecast would be available on Mh1.
The meeting was attended by Swami Yoganand Ji Maharaj, Virender Kesar, Rakesh Sharma, Kartik Partap Singh, Subhash Chander, Gopal Singh, Neeraj Jamwal, Ajay Kotwal, Rajinder Singh and others.
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