Bhopal

IGRMS to celebrate Foundation Day

Staff Reporter
The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sanghralaya is all set to celebrate its 39th Foundation Day on Saturday. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya under the celebrations of its 39th Foundation Day is organising various programmes and activities at its premises. Under these activities and programmes, various cultural events will be held. The three-day programme will begin from Saturday and will continue till Monday.
On the opening day of the foundation day, Pandit Jasraj will present his performance that would be noted as the mesmerising opening to the foundation day celebrations. Commemorating Foundation Day, Sangrahalaya is organising a performance by flute maestro Padma Vibhushan Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia on Monday i.e. March 23 at Avritti Bhawan open air auditorium. The proposed programme of Sangeet Martand Padma Vibhushan Pt Jasraj has been postponed for unavoidable reasons.
Not only this, but the Bhopalites will be exposed to the world of lights in a very unusual manner. On the eve of Foundation Day, country’s largest lamp with 1001 wicks ‘Aal-Vilakku’ will be lighted by Chief Guest of inaugural ceremony will be Prof AC Bhagbati (former Vice-chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh) and special guest will be Alok Sanjar (Member, Parliamentary committee on Tourism and culture and Member of Parliament, Bhopal) and audience present.
The three-day-long fest will have programmes like special exhibitions, annual lecture, craft fair, ethnic cuisine, screening documentary, performance of traditional band and seven folk dances of Arunachal Pradesh.
The foundation day celebrations of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sanghralaya will be an extravagance for the art lovers of the city as they will enjoy various activities to the fullest.