Punjab Rural Development & Panchayats Dept celebrates Teej

Teej was celebrated by the Rural Development & Panchayats Department, Punjab here with fun and frolic.Dressed in colourful and traditional attires, guests including the wives of local Officers as well as the women employees of various Government departments had a good time during the two hours long festivities. 

On this occasion they performed folk dances of Punjab. The women enjoyed the main attraction of the festival- the swings decorated with flowers.  The place reverberated with the beat of drums. The participants presented songs from a series of their choicest collections. Special attraction of the day was “Teej Queen” competition. Kamalpreet Kaur was selected as the Teej Queen and was crowned by folk singer Dolly Gularia. 

Sikander Singh Maluka, Rural Development & Panchyats Minister Punjab, said that earlier people, particularly those in rural areas used to celebrate Teej in a big way. But with the passage of time, the festivities have lost their glory and are confined to a few common places like educational institutions in the urban areas and symbolic celebrations for the entertainment of children in villages.  

Talking about the decline in the trend of Teej celebration, he attributed it to the rapid growth of entertainment means through electronic media. “Earlier, major occasions of entertainment used to be the festivals”, he said and added, “Today’s young girls hardly remember shravan folk songs and it shows a decline in our folk culture.”