To mark the 67th Independence Day, the city of lakes was filled with patriotism in a musical concert ‘Swadhinta Parv’. Organised by the Directorate of Swaraj Sansthan the musical concert ‘Swadhinta Parv’ was held at Ravindra Bhavan on Thursday.
Noted Bollywood playback singer Abhijit Bhattacharya presented patriotic songs before the Bhopalites. Governor Ramnaresh Yadav, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan and Minister of Culture, Madhya Pradesh laxmikant Sharma, Cultural Secretary Pankaj Rag and Director of Swaraj Sansthan Sri Ram Tiwari were also present during the concert.
Remembering the sacrifice of the martyrs and other freedom fighters the musical concert began with a hymn dedicated to motherland and national song of the country ‘Vande Matram’ by Suhasni Joshi, a singer hailing from the city. The concert was further followed with Madhya Pradesh Gaan by Suhasni.
Another singer of the city, Alka Nigam carried out the programme further, with the song, ‘Tu Mera Karma’ from the movie Karma. The programme was further followed by another performance by Deepa Ghosh with the song, ‘Aye Mere Vatan Ke logo’ originally sung by lata Mangeshkar.
After the solo performances, Abhijit Bhattacharya along with his troupe from Mumbai took over and presented various songs before the audiences. Abhijit began his performance with ‘Aye Mere Pyare Vatan’ from the movie Kabuliwala. He then performed the song, ‘Mera Rang De Basanti Chola’. Before performing this song Abhijit said, ‘’”I know that this song is a favourite track of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan and so I am performing this song.’” He further performed songs like Chand Taare, Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoun, Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein. He then entertained the audiences with his solo songs from the movies like Chalte Chalte, Yes Boss, Dhadkan and many more. As many as 30 songs were performed at the concert.
Before the concert, a musical album ‘Jan Nayak’ was also inaugurated at the evening. The musical album Jan Nayak has the songs dedicated to the martyrs, freedom fighters and their sacrifice for the freedom of the country. The programme was further followed with the book release by Vishnu Agarwal from Agra. His book ‘Sri Agrasen Bhagwat’ was released on the evening. The ceramists of the state also received Matti Kala Award at the evening.