Sri Vijaya Puram, Nov 17: The Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC), Ministry of Culture, Government of India organized ‘Sagar Bandhan’ Programme at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Sri Vijaya Puram today. The programme was inaugurated by Governor of West Bengal and Chairman, EZCC, Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose as the chief guest by lighting the traditional oil lamp.
In his address, Governor appreciated the transformational nature of the changes taking in A&N Islands in the recent times under the able leadership of Lt. Governor, A&N Islands. He further expressed his happiness that International Flight started its operation today marking a transformational change in the Islands.
Informing about the importance of Art, Governor said, the presence of artistes along with Administrators, Statesmen and Politicians are vital for the glory of the Nation. Art can transform an individual and society. He said, Prime Minister has proclaimed that India is already a cultural superpower adding that “Our Country is moving fast in the path of progress”. Mentioning about the ‘Sagar Bandhan’ Programme launched in A&N Islands, he said, it will be organized in all States which comes under EZCC and will not be confined to East Zone alone; it has also tie up with other Cultural Centres and started performing in other States too. Similar programmes have been conducted in Kerala, Odisha and next month, it will be held in Jharkhand. “We want to unite India through Art & Culture and here we can witness the reverberation”, the Governor said.
The Governor also appreciated the native and traditional talents of the youth of A&N Islands which came alive with the mesmerizing dance performances of various genres. Impressed by the talents of the youth, the Governor announced that he will institute 5 Governor’s Award of Excellence for the brilliant students of A&N Islands in various fields of Art, Sports, etc. The Award will comprise of a Trophy, Citation and Rs. 10,000 each. He further urged the officials of A&N Administration to send teams of students from A&N Islands as honoured guests of the Governor of West Bengal, so that they can come and stay at Kolkata & Darjeeling, fostering continued association, the Governor added.
Earlier, welcoming the chief guest and others present in the Auditorium, the Director, Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC), Ministry of Culture, GoI, Mr. Ashish Kumar Giri said, EZCC under the aegis of Ministry of Culture is engaged for the promotion of cultural heritage throughout India. Covering the States of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal , the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is one of the seven such Zonal Cultural Centres set up by the Government of India with a view to culturally integrate the States and Union Territories as part of the Program of National Integration, the Director added.
Special attraction of this programme was the dance choreography based on a poem written by His Excellency the Governor of West Bengal, Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose. A very special performance-‘Kabor Dao’, a soul stirring Bengali patriotic song was also presented on the occasion. Apart from this, various art forms formed part of the cultural programme ‘Sagar Bandhan’ which included Bengali Folk Song and Dance, Patriotic Classical Song and Dance, Nicobari Tribal Dance and Song, Bhojpuri Folk, Deshbhakti Geet, Shiv Tandava Stotram etc.
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