The ninth edition of Chandigarh Arts and Heritage Festival will be held from September 8 to 10 at Tagore Theatre here.
The much awaited event will witness captivating performances by eminent personalities. On September 8, there would be a performance by Padma Shri Malini Awasthi- an Indian folk singer who sings in Hindi language dialects like Awadhi, Bundelkhandi and Bhojpuri.
The second day of the festival will witness a Hasya Kavi Sammelan, wherein eight eminent poets will recite a series of humorous poems full of wit and wisdom that will tickle your funny bone and bring a smile to your face. The last day will witness a soul stirring Sufi performance by lakhwinder Wadali- a Punjabi musician, who hails from a family of musicians. His grandfather Thakur Dass Wadali was a renowned vocalist and his father and uncle formed a Sufi qawwali duo, the Wadali brothers. In addition to this, nukkad nataks/street plays will also be conducted on each day of the Festival at different locations of Chandigarh. Along with this, as an initiative to promote the mission of “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat”, the UT Department of Cultural Affairs has invited a team of folk dance from Dadra and Nagar Haveli who will spread their colours with the folk dances of Punjab and Haryana at Plaza Sector-17 here.
During the three days festival, the Chandigarh lalit Kala Akademi will also be organising drawing workshop at Chandigarh Arts College and exhibition-cum-presentation of guest artists at Museum and Art Gallery here.