The silver jubilee of the Raahgiri was celebrated on Sunday here in the Janpath area. The Raahgiri enthusiasts made the event special even as there were spells of rains. Inaugurating the ceremony, local MP Prasanna Patsani said, “We would go even bigger week after week and achieve golden, platinum and diamond jubilee celebrations of Raahgiri.”
Many memorable songs of great Odia composers and RD Burman were sung by artists from various professional organisations like the Ama Kalakar Parivaar, the SAI International School and the SOA University to welcome the monsoon rains and celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Raahgiri.
The organisations, who are dedicatedly supporting the event since January 17 last and focusing on popularising non-motorised transport, besides encouraging walking, cycling, yoga, skating, painting, health check-up and music, were also felicitated.
The Nasa Mukti Yuva Sangathan (NMYS), working against use of various forms of tobacco in the society, deployed several ‘Gutkha Rakshyas’ with a clear message against tobacco.
The response to the Dedi loku (Tree Man), the costumed green superhero also pulled crowd. lots of people were taking interest in talking to the Dedi loku, who talked about the simple activity of gifting plant, which could become viral and a movement to save the planet. The People’s Cultural Centre (PECUC) organised ‘Care for change’ in order to make the city child-friendly city. The PECUC also observed the Van Mahotsav on the occasion and distributed saplings. A quiz competition along with ‘Children corner’ and ‘Show your talents’ programmes were also organised for the children.
City-based voluntary organisation, the Centre for Child and Women Development (CCWD), held a song and dance programme, ‘Mousumi Anichi Barsha re Maja’ at the Raahgiri venue. Child club members of the Science Park and children from Sikharchandi slum performed.