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| Gorkha Sanskritik Utsav to be Held from January 7, 2015 |
The 2015 version of the festival will also include the show Chinari-2, which will be its second edition. This time the theme of Chinari will be ‘Hami Ek Haun’ and it will showcase Gorkha dress and ornaments, jewellery, instruments, handicraft and handloom along with various cultural programmes, food court, fashion show which will reflect the rich cultural heritage of the Gorkhas.
Renowned artist from Darjeeling, Dooars and parts of Nepal, Sikkim and Mumbai, along with local models will walk down the runway with costumes designed by local fashion designers.
Gorkha Sanskritik Utsav will entertain people of North Bengal and also guests, who throng in large numbers from Sikkim and Bhutan from January 7 to 11.
Regional artists like singers Kunti Moktan, Deep Shrestha Ambar Gurung, Prakriti Giri and dancers like Anuska Chhetri and Sagarika Chhetri (Miss India 2013) will be felicitated during the festival.
Gorkha Saajha Pariwar is putting its best effort to ensure success of the programme. The organisers have requested community members from Darjeeling, Dooars, Sikkim and Assam to make donations to make the five-day extravaganza a grand success.
Source: EOI
