Two-day long colourful annual event namely Basantotsav came to a musical end this evening with a cultural evening which featured Holi songs and Sufi music at Rajbhawan on Sunday.
IIT Roorkee was declared the winner of the running trophy again this year .The governor Dr Aziz Qureshi distributed prizes to winners in the presence of Horticulture minister Amrita Rawat. Gardeners of the Raj Bhavan were also rewarded for their efforts.
Dr Qureshi said that the festival of flowers ,music, arts and crafts and cuisine refreshed visitors every year and was a multi-faceted event which helped create awareness about the flora of the state as well as familiarized the new generation with the traditions and arts and crafts of the region.
He congratulated all the winners, participants, visitors, the horticulture and cultures departments of the state for having made the festival a great success. He also wished everyone a very Happy Holi in advance on the occasion. The Sufi songs were rendered by Gulfam Sabri.
Other dignitaries including MlA Shaila Rani Rawat, DGP Satyavrat, Principal Secretary to Governor Ashok Pai, Principal secretary (Horticulture) Om Prakash, Additional Secretary to Governor D Senthil Pandian, Additional secretary Nitesh Jha, Radhika Jha and Shailesh Bagoli, ADCs Maj PPR Choudhary and Dr YS Rawat, Director (Culture) Beena Bhatt were present there.