Patna: In keeping with its aim to show a change in the political climate in Bihar with the change of guard, the Nitish Kumar government has decided to revive a cultural programme on the occasion of Dussehra — a tradition which had stopped for over a decade in Patna.
The two-day cultural programme beginning on Friday at the historic Gandhi Maidan being organised at the initiative of the Chief Minister, will see a host of prominent artistes from across the country regaling the audience, Minister for Culture Janardan Singh Sigriwal said.
Three prominent Bollywood personalities hailing from Bihar — Shatrughan Sinha, Shekhar Suman and Prakash Jha — would grace the inaugural function, Sigriwal said.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar would inaugurate the cultural show in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, he added.
Sigriwal said the programme dedicated to late shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan intended to show a change in climate in the state with NDA assuming power last year.
Noted Kathak dancer Shobhna Narayan, vocalists Rajan and Sajan Mishra, folk singer Sharda Sinha and Manoj Tiwari are among the artistes who would delight the audience for two days.
On the occassion, the people of Patna fondly remembered legendary singer Mukhesh, Mohammad Rafi and others who had performed in the city on Dussehra in the past.
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