3-day winter youth festival inaugurated

Srinagar, Feb 10: The 3-day festival of performing arts winter youth festival “Jashn-e-Sheen” was inaugurated today at Tagore Hall.

The festival was organised by Actors’ Creative Theatre in collaboration with J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages and is being supported by J&K Bank Ltd.

The festival’s theme is all about showcasing the incredible talent of young and upcoming artists from the Valley. In today’s performance, there were mesmerising performances of Kashmiri folk dance, Gojri folk dance, and enchanting Kashmiri traditional music.

Newcomers in the field of music presented songs in Kashmiri and Punjabi. The Hindi songs of Bollywood music performed by newcomers added an extra touch of excitement to the event. The specially challenged kids also performed which was liked by the audience.

The most popular and appreciated part was the presentation of twin sisters Zaiba and Zainab (who are the sensational kids of Insta and Youtube).

The festival was dedicated to the late Farooq Nazki .

Before starting the programme formally, heartfelt tributes were paid to the departed poet, visionary and former Director Doordarshan and All India Radio. The chief guest for the opening ceremony was Zafar Iqbal Manhas, the former Secretary of J&K Academy of Art, Culture & Languages and former MLC.

The guests of honour were Rauf Ahmad Punjabi the former President of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and a leading businessman, Basheer Aarif former director of All India Radio, Tariq Javaid the renowned artist, Waheed Jeelani, heart throb singer of Kashmir and Gulzar Bhat the Chairman of All J&K Folk Artists Association.

This festival is going to be a celebration of art, culture, and the vibrant talent of the Valley.