Bhopal Jheel Mahotsav Samiti, Government of Madhya Pradesh in collaboration with Directorate of Culture, for the first time is organising Jheel Mahotsav in the city of lakes, Bhopal. The programme is a three day cultural festival scheduled from February 14 to February 16.
Notably, the festival would be organising at various locations like Boat club, Khanugaon, Siar Sapata, Motia lake, Bharat Bhawan, Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum, Bairagarh, Karond Square, lalghati, Awadhpuri, D.I.G. Bunglows, MP Nagar, Bhopal Talkies, Machli Ghar, Habibganj station, Tazul Masjid, Bittan Market, New Market and at other places of the city as well.
The event would also be observed at other district Headquarters on all the three days from morning 10 am to 6 pm. This festival aims to inform the public about lake and lakeshore values and to increase respect for the perseverance of water through primitive method and means.
Numbers of artists belonging to various art forms are invited from all over the country to give performances of cultural activities, vocal, instrumental etc in the festival. Extending the innovation in Jheel Mahtosav, mobile stages are being created for the dance performances to be held on all the three days.
In the programme the folk and tribal artists from States of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Nagaland, Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttrakhand and Tripura would present Ghumar, Korku, Rathwa, Naga, Karma, Bhil, Gond and Sapera dance and other tribal and folk dances to mark the festival .
In addition to this, on February 14, Classical (vocal) presentation by Begum Parveen Sultana at Bharat Bhawan from 7pm, on February 15, Charbaith Gayan by artists from Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan at Motia Talab from 7pm and performance by Shri Mika Singh at
Motilal Nehru Stadium from 8 pm and the Band Show by renowned Indian Ocean Band at Bharat Bhawan on February 16 from 8pm will also be presented.