Here are some pictures from the opening day of Uttarakhand Mahotsav 2006, the annual grassroots fair organized by Akhil Garhwal Sabha that brings together artists from all over the state. [bubbleshare 87985.436d20df821]
The Hindu, 19 October 2006 DEHRA DUN: Eleven Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD) activists were arrested and security around the Virasat festival venue was strengthened after they climbed up the stage and tried to obstruct the ongoing cultural programme on Tuesday evening. Raising slogans against the…
Dehra Dun, October 12 The Uttaranchal Assembly today passed a Bill with majority changing the name of the hill state to Uttarakhand. Participating in the discussion, Uttaranchal BJP chief Bhagat Singh Koshiyari expressed satisfaction that the bill found widespread support cutting across party lines. Earlier,…
DEHRADUN: On 10 May, a musical VCD silently invaded Uttaranchal. This musical album should leave people, especially the admirers of Chief Minister ND Tiwari, gasping for breath. ‘Nauchami Narayan’, the creative product of renowned folk singer and poet Narendra Negi is the latest sensation in…
DEHRA DUN, July 16 — You have to hand it to this nation of ours ~ even skeletons aren’t safe here! The skeletons of Roopkund, one of the most enduring mysteries of the Himalayas, are continuously diminishing in numbers, thus occasioning grave concern among experts…
by Chandan Dangi April 23 has a special meaning for all Uttarakhandis. On this day in 1930, the British rulers asked Garhwal Rifles to march forward and crush an agitation of SALT SATYAGRAHA by the Baluch people (PATHANS) in Peshawar. Havildar Chandra Singh Garhwali refused…
The just-concluded Bharat Rang Mahotsav featured some nice plays dealing with the common man, his beliefs and obsessions. Read on with DIWAN SINGH BAJELI to know more. UTTARAKHAND IS rich in traditional theatre forms and folk ballads. Fascinated by these forms, contemporary theatre practitioners of…
Shekhar Pathak has aptly been named `Encyclopaedia of the Himalaya’, so staggering is his knowledge of his region. By Ramachandra Guha The Hindu, Sunday, Aug 15, 2004 ON this, the 57th anniversary of Indian independence, I wish to write about the Indian of my acquaintance who…
Rajendra Bansal/Dehra Dun Daily Pioneer — January 11, 2000 Himalayan Environment Studies and Conservation Organisation (HESCO), a voluntary organisation here, which was awarded the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru award for the year 1999-2000 by the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, at the just concluded National…
UNI – Friday, June 19 1998 DEHRA DUN: People of the Doon valley today cannot boast of participating in cultural activity which can stimulate their creativity and help them develop a greater appreciation for the performing arts. There was a time when theatre groups in…
75th Anniversary of Peshawar Incident
by Chandan Dangi April 23 has a special meaning for all Uttarakhandis. On this day in 1930, the British rulers asked Garhwal Rifles to march forward and crush an agitation of SALT SATYAGRAHA by the Baluch people (PATHANS) in Peshawar. Havildar Chandra Singh Garhwali refused…
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