Poila Baisakh in style

The heralding of New Year according to the Bengali calendar was celebrated today with great pomp and show in Siliguri. Apart from the domestic and commercial celebrations of the festival, a special function was organised by the Siliguri Film and Television Institute to herald the Bengali New Year. Along with it, the birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar was also celebrated in the city through several programmes.
The two-day cultural programme ‘Utsabe Nababarsha’organised by the SFTI began today with a colourful ‘prabhat pheri’ that commenced and terminated at the Bagha Jatin Park after traversing though several roads and lanes.
The Mayor, Siliguri Municipal Corporation, Mr Bikash Ghosh inaugurated the cultural programme in the evening. “This is the first time we are organising such a programme. There would be programmes on dance, music and recitation. Both local and guest artists would perform. A number of bengali bands are also likely to entertain the audience during the two-day function,” said Mr Bhaskar Deb, one of the organisers.
The 118-birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar was also celebrated. In addition to the celebrations,Siliguri Thalassaemia Society distributed garments among the poor and the Thalassaemia-stricken children on this occasion.

Courtesy: The Statesman

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