After a brief hiatus due to the pandemic Covid, Jamshedpur Carnival at Gopal Maidan is back in action this New Year. Starting from January 6, the three-day carnival will witness band performances, dance performances, Sa Re Ga Ma – a vocal music competition, Master Chef Competition, Game Zones for children, mouth-watering food counters and final concluding performance by Neeraj Shridhar, Bollywood celebrity artist. This three-day mega event will be held at Gopal Maidan from 6-8th January 2023.
Bollywood singer Neeraj Sridhar had last performed at the inter-school fest, Wheels-2015 organised by GET Club at Sumant Moolgaonkar Stadium.
From Punjabi songs ‘Main Tannu Samjhawan ki’ to ‘Prem ki Naiyya’ (Ajab Prem ki Ghazab Kahani) and ‘Twist’ (Love Aaj Kal), he is known for his best performances. Known for his remixes Kya Soorat Hai, Woh Chali and Chod Do Anchal will make the audience dance to the tunes.
An official of Tata Steel UISL said that it is an ambitious initiative to bring the citizens of the city on a common platform and engage them in different activities. “The administration is also supporting our initiative and we plan to make it grand event with added vibrant activities,” he said.
“We feel that Jamshedpur has great potential to organise festivals and boost the tourism and post Covid we are trying to create awareness amongst all stakeholders in the city to promote it,” said the official. He went on to add that simple events like this can provide just the encouragement a city member needs to continue to keep our community healthy, and help us to give this city of Jamshedpur a new experience this New Year.
As per the plans, Local Rock Band will perform on January 6 from 5:30 pm to 7:00pm, Swarathma Band from 7:30 pm to 9:00pm on January 7, Colours of India from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Dance performances showcasing folk dances of states, Sa Re Ga Ma from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm, Musical Antakshari Competition, January 8 MasterChef from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, January 8 Rap Band 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm, celebrity Bollywood singer Neeraj Shridhar from 7:30pm to 9:00pm.