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Gindbassh; Redefining Kashmir
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Wednesday, 2 April 2014
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By » [Rameez Makhdoomi]
Recently, Kashmir
witnessed a glorious cultural event that showcased the rich legacy of Kashmiri
culture , the event ‘Gindbaash’ was held on Saturday , 29th March 2014 and
celebrated with great zeal and zest in the convocation complex of Kashmir
University.
The function which was organized by Markus Kraft in collaboration
with K virus Group of artists to provide a platform to young artists of the
valley saw impressive participation from people besides a few foreigners
audience as well . DC Srinagar Farooq Shah was the chief guest on the occasion.
Pertinently, the glorious event attracted one and all. Arshad Mushtaq, a famous
theatre artist of the valley was also present. The event featured multiple
cultural events viz… skits, dance and singing performances by Valley’s young
artists. According to the organizer Aabid Khan the main motive behind holding
of the event was to give youth a platform to present their talent before people
and after the event rave reviews proved organizers right. The event began with
heart touching Sufi song by ‘Firdous and Group’. A local Shikara in the
Backdrop of stage enthralled one and all. Via this song audience got greatly
excited and offered loud cheers, the group was able to mesmerize them through
their soothing voice. This was followed by a satirical poetry recited by GR
Raina, a local volunteer participant. His comical poetry made audience hoot and
cheer for him even after he left the stage. People were rejuvenated with
cheerful looks . The other main highlights of the events were the skits
performed by the well-known artists of the valley, Bashir Kotur and Rafiq Sethi.
Both the artists with their commendable acting skills sustained the audiences’
interest till the end. Among the audience, foreigners were also seen clapping
the performances who were having a leisure time all through the event. Dressed
in traditional Kashmiri attire, the anchors of the event Arshad Dar and Irtika
were able to interrelate with the audience throughout the event. In addition,
prizes were distributed amongst the winners of ‘Kashmiri Proverb Quiz’. The
audience was also enthralled by the dance performance of K virus group. The
audience offered standing ovation while the group was dancing on famous
Kashmiri songs, ‘Rind Posh Mall and ‘Bombro Bombro’. Their dance performance
received a thunderous applaud from the audience. In all the performances, the
hall echoed with the clapping of the viewers. The event also featured trailers
of ‘Kashmir daily’ a film by Hussian khan.
Aabid Q Khan,
Head of the MARKUS KRAFT and leading event management in or part of the world
and a regular participant in famous TV Programme youth forum, and one of the
important brains behind the Gindbaash concept undoubtedly proved his mettle and
talent via successful conduct of Gindbassh . People are hoping that such events
that give exposure to our youth to expose their talent are frequently
conducted.
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