My Jharsuguda friends!!!
Wish you ‘n’ your family a very Happy and Blissful New Year...2011. Sparkling dawn of 2011 has brought many pleasant surprises to me; I wish so to you also...
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When I sought to pen a blog in this New Year, I went through many themes but couldn’t preserve myself writing about “Dulduli Mahotsava”. It is celebrated every year to mark the Jharsuguda Foundation Day on 01st January. This year, the 15th edition of this cultural fair was begun on 01st January, Saturday where Rajyasabha member Mr. Kishore Mohanty had inaugurated the event in the presence of District Collector Mr. S N Mishra. The venue of the event, Manmohan ME School ground was jam packed by the audience throughout the Mahotsav. Pallishree Mela, a book fair and the show case of the household products by the various SHG groups across the state were amongst the added attractions. But seeing the village women in “Subhalaxmi Mahila Samabaya Ltd” stall with their selling products such as phenyl, aquarium and other household things, I was much impressed. For your information, Subhalaxmi Cooperative Ltd is a women empowerment project promoted by “Vedanta Integrated Jana Jivika Yojana”. Under this project, they carry out all their financial and operational transactions autonomously forming independent Self Help Groups. It indeed helps them not only to be independent but also enhances their value in the society.
About 35 troupes from Orissa and other states put up an impressive show with Sankhvadya, Ranpa, Chaau, Odissi and Kuchipudi performances. Folk dances including Ghumura, Suttli and Ghoda Naach left the audience mesmerised. The biggest eye catching performance was the Dasavatar act by “Prince Dance Group” Berhampur, Orissa in the concluding day of the festival. The group witnessed a thunderous applause from the crowd of Jharsuguda. The Wednesday evening also witnessed poetry recital and felicitation of 57 poets. Former Revenue Divisional Commissioner Mr. R K Panda and former vice-chancellor of Berhampur University Mr. AP Padhi attended the closing ceremony of the function. A souvenir was also released during the fête. The event was held under the aegis of the district administration and the Orissa Rural Development & Marketing Society along with the cooperation of many industries in the region.
Certainly, it is so simple to carve but a tough task to let others realize the overwhelming experience of an event. I wish, New Year elation with the festive celebration must have helped the denizens of Jharsuguda in erasing the gloom of the last year....
