Rose Festival-2022 starts amid pomp and show
Governor inaugurates the 50th edition of Rose Festival at Rose
Garden
National Tele24 News
Puja Gupta
Chandigarh
The much awaited 50th Rose Festival started here at Rose Garden
amid pomp and show. The three days festival was formally inaugurated by
Sh. Banwarilal Purohit, Governor, Punjab and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh in
the presence of Smt. Sarbjit Kaur Dhillon, Mayor, Sh. Dharam Pal, IAS, Adviser
to Administrator, UT, Chandigarh,Sh. Parveer Ranjan, IPS, DGP, Sh. Nitin
Kumar Yadav, IAS, Home Secretary, Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, MC
Chandigarh, Sh Vinay Pratap Singh IAS, DC Chandigarh,Sh. Rajesh Sharma,
DIG, ITBP, Sh. Dalip Sharma, Senior Deputy Mayor, Sh. Anup Gupta, Deputy Mayor,
Sh. Saurabh Joshi, area councilor, other councilors, prominent persons of the
city and officers of Chandigarh Administration and Municipal Corporation. While addressing the
gathering, the Governor appreciated the efforts done by all the MC employees
and officers to make this festival a grand success. He said that people from
all walks of life can enjoy the arrangements of flowers and cultural items
which have been organized for all age groups. He said that although all flowers have a
unique character and beauty, but rose is one of the most popular flowers
worldwide. It is known as the ‘Queen of Flowers’. In terms of literature,
the flower has been glorified as symbol of love, compassion and eternal beauty. He said that
Chandigarh Rose Garden has been planned in such a way that a walk through the
garden is like reading a story. He said that this 3-day Rose festival is a way
to pay tribute to the magnificence of the roses and a mega celebration of
Nature.
The Governor said that what makes Chandigarh
Rose Festival unique and special is the high level of local public
participation. Now that the City has some relief on the COVID front, he was
happy that the citizens could take joy in this year’s Rose Festival and a
variety of engaging events being organized by the Chandigarh Municipal
Corporation. He further said it is a matter of great satisfaction for me to
see the tremendous interest and enthusiasm has been shown in participation in
the Rose festival. With the concern of people towards conserving nature and
natural resources increasing year after year, he was sure that the coming years
would see more colorful flower shows in the city and greater participation and
innovation in displaying the exhibits. He exhorted one and all to continue the
rose culture in the city and develop more varieties of roses. Through active
partnership of the rose lovers and expertise, experience and knowledge of
landscaping experts lets continue to make the city cleaner & greener, added
the Governor. The Governor also remembered Dr. M.S. Randhawa who conceptualized
the Chandigarh Rose Festival and the third President of India, Dr. Zakir
Hussain, after whom this rose garden has been named. He said both of them were
keen horticulturists. The Governor quoted lines from the poem, “ Pushp ki
Abhilasha” as a tribute to all the brave hearts of the nation.
While welcoming the Chief Guest and other
guests, Mrs. Sarbjit Kaur, Mayor said that to make the festival live new
cultural activities have been arranged during three days event inside Rose
Garden to cater the visitors. She said hundreds of varieties of roses in different hues
decorating the landscape, breathtaking floral displays, innovative new designs
and exotic exhibits are the high points of this flower show. While Rangoli
competition, Brass and Pipe band competition, floral hat display, photography
exhibition and cultural evening are the added charms to the show.
Sh. Saurabh Joshi, area councilor thanked the Chief Guest and
all the guests during the inaugural programme. He said that this is the Mega
Show organized by Municipal Corporation for the citizens of Chandigarh to enjoy
flower arrangements amid the cultural beats. Earlier, the Chief Guest
inaugurated the Selfie booth and Swachhata Stall at the Garden, where display
of various schemes under Swachh Survekshan-2022 has been arranged including
Segregation of Waste at source level, Say no to Plastic and onsite compost from
kitchen waste etc. In addition lucky draw with 300 attractive prizes for
citizens has been arranged by submitting feedback on Swachh Survekshan-2022.
The Rose Festival started with the Ganesh Vandna followed by
Barsane Ki Holi, Mayur Dance, Brij ke Geet, Kalbeliya Dance and Rajasthani
Dance performances in the noon. During the evening “Hasya Kavi Sammelan” was
organized in the main stage of Rose Garden, in which famous poets of India
including Padam Shree Surendra Dubey from Raipur, Sh. Manvir Madhur from
Mathura, Sh. Deepak Saini from Delhi, Dr. Ruchi Chaturvedi from Aagra and Sh.
Parth Naveen from Partapgarh have enthralled the audience by their famous
poems. Sh. Dalip Sharma, Senior Deputy Mayor was the Chief Guest and Sh. Anup
Gupta, Deputy Mayor was the Guest of Honour during the programme.
The programme schedule on all the 26th February will be as under: Programmes Schedule for 26th February (Saturday)
11.00 a.m. Ghumar Dance by renowned artists of Haryana, 11.10 a.m. Fag and Dhamaal by renowned artists of Haryana, 11.20 a.m. Puppet Show by renowned artists from New Delhi, 11.25 a.m. Manak Sahib Diya Kaliyan by famous artists of Churu, Rajasthan, 3.00 p.m. Punjabi Folk Songs by famous folk singer Karamraj, Bhadargarh, Punjab, 4.00 p.m. Been Jogi Dance performance, 4.30 p.m. Magic Show by renowned magician Pardeep Kumar, 5.30 p.m. Live Performance by Renowned Singer Lakhwinder Wadali,
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