Uttarakhandi Celebs and artists add colours to their community festival “Kauthig 2014” cultural scene

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Several Prominent Uttarakhandi Personalities including Sushant Singh, Urvashi Rautela, Twishaa Bhatt, Madhurima Tuli, Mohan Kala, Madhavnand Bhatt, Ratan Singh Barthwal, Bhola Maharaj Ji, Suresh Kala, Nandakishore Nautiyal, Krishna Singh felicitated    

Urvashi Rautela, Madhurima Tuli, Twishaa Bhatt, Kamala Badoni
Mumbai, Jan 27 :The five-day-long cultural festival of Uttarakhand `Kauthig 2014’ which was celebrated with gusto in Navi Mumbai, concluded on Sunday January 26 with over 15-thousand Uttarakhandis participating in the final day events.  The festival held with the aim of bringing together the `Pahari’ people living in Mumbai, Thane  , Navi Mumbai and its environs, was held at Nerul’s Ramleela Maidan from January 22 to January 26.  The mega event was very well attended (Around 70,000), especially by the Uttarakhandi youth.
Tarun Chauhan Felecitates Sushant Singh 
Over 50 prominent personalities belonging to the Northern Hill State (Famous for Chaar Dham) and Maharashtra graced the festival, including Thane  District Palak Mantri Shri Ganesh Nayak,  Shri Krishna Singh Kapkoti, renowned Uttarakhandi film actors such as Shri Sushant Singh (Bhagat Sigh)  Ms Urvashi Rautela (Singh Sahab The Great)  Ms Twishaa Bhatt,  Ms Madhurima Tuli, Uttrakandi youth icon Cricketer Shri Unmukt Chand (Under19 Cricket World Cup winning team Captain) Uttrakhandi Business Tycoon and film producer Shri  Madhav Nand Bhatt, Shri Mohan Kala, noted social worker and  founder of The Hans Foundation Shri Bhola Ji Maharaj, Mata Mangala Devi, Shri Nandkishore Nautiyal, Editor, Singh Bist, Mahadeep Singh Bist, Alpana Painter, Hira Singh Bhakuli, DB Chand, Bhupesh Bist, Smt Aanandi Gairola, Shri Hari Mridul, Smt Vijaya Pant Tuli, and Parmeshwar Singh Bist among others.

Unmukt Chand and Manoj Bhatt

The festival that introduced Mumbaities to the folklore and traditions of Uttarakhand delivered much more than promised, including a health camp and enrolment for employment and matrimonial registrations. More than 40 stalls were put up showcasing the unique cultural nuances of Uttarakhand. The festival showcased unique Uttarakhandi traditions and customs, music, dance performances and traditional folklore, while on display were Uttarakhandi handicrafts, products and traditional foods among others.
Govind Digari and Khushi Joshi
  
Around 8 thousand Uttarakhandis gathered each day to celebrate the culture of Uttarakhand which was held for the 7th time this year in Mumbai. The grand stage put up (a replica of the famous Kedarnath Shrine), was the major attraction of the festival. Shri Ganesh Sanwal, Art Director of the event said, “The culture of Gods which is on the verge of extinction needs to be introduced to the next generations. The main aim of our festival is to preserve and promote Uttarakhandi culture, art and tradition on a wider scale.”
Smt Meenakshi Bhatt, Shri Madhavnand Bhatt, Shri Hira Singh Bhakuri, Smt and Sushant Singh, Kamala Badoni
The colourful festival was inaugurated by Shri Yogeshwar Sharma, President, Kauthik Foundation and Shri Krishna Singh Kapkoti, President, Nepal, Overseas All India Congress Party on Jan 22,2014. The unique festival commenced on cheerful note with Ma Nanda Devi Traditional  Raaj Jaat,Jhanki (Tableau) which took off from Nerul Gaon Devi and travelled through many places in the city. The special performances by renowned artists  from Pithoragrah’s Chaliya  group who presented a spectacle performance in route to Ramlila ground enthralled the audience.
Choliya Group, Pithoragrah
Shri Kesar Singh Bist, Kauthig Commissioner (as he is popularly known) said “It has become a popular tradition to provide a platform to the people to connect with each other. Every Year the Uttarakhandi people from Mumbai-Thane-Navi Mumbai region converged to celebrate the spirit of Devbhoomi and showcase its uniqueness to the rest of the city”
Unmukt Chand with Keshar Singh Bist
The festival lined up mesmerizing performances by Uttarakhand's famous traditional and folk vocalists and the renowned singers such as Govind Digari, Khushi Digari,, Pappu Karaki, Prahlad, Janardhan Upreti, Prakash Rawat, Rekha Uniyal, Reshma Shah, Veeru Joshi,  Vinod Shirola , Anuradha Nirala, Jyothi Upreti  presented the folk music along with their groups. Over 125 artistes who came from the state known for its rich culture performed traditional dances called Choliya, Jhora, Pandav Dance, pulsating dance sequences and dramas using traditional pahadi instruments like Dor-Thakuli, Dhol-damau, Ransinga, Bhankor, Mochhang, Conch, Bell and Flute, among others.
Keshar S Bist, Khushi Joshi, Aryan Rana and Govind Digari, Manoj Bhatt, Satish Baguli and KauthigTeam
Another most popular performance was the pulsating  skit by Hemant Butola Group who paid unique tribute to the thousands of people who lost their lives during Uttarakhand flood tragedy in June 2013 by enacting a horrific  scene which brought  tears in the eyes of captive audience!


Shri Yogeshwar Sharma, President, Kauthik Foundation said, “ Uttarakhandi's, which are well known for serving in the Indian armed forces, have also been making their mark in every field today, be it science, art, business, sports, politics, films, music, media, social service etc. Its  has become important now to showcase the contribution of Uttrakhandi's to inspire the youth. What started as a two-day event in 2008 has become  popular and extensive affair of over five days. Kauthig is the largest community festival of Uttarakhandis in Mumbai which tries to bring the pahari youth in Mumbai closer to their culture and roots. Being away from our homeland, many of our youngsters now a days do not know much about Pahari tradition and community.  This festival aims to bridge the gap and encourages them to appreciate their pahari art, culture and customs. We thank all our sponsors including  LIC, Uttarakakhandi  industrialists such as Mohan Kalaji, Madhavnand Bhattji, Ratan Singh Barthwalji, Sushil Joshi ji and  Bhola Maharaj ji for their support ”



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