Srinagar, Dec 23: To pay a musical tribute on the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratan Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Sargam Society of Indian Music & Art (Regd.) & Aryans Group of Colleges, Rajpura, Near Chandigarh organized a Musical evening. Three singers recited the poems and doled out famous songs in memory of Atal Ji. The event commenced with a lamp-lighting ceremony and mementos were presented to singers during the felicitation ceremony.
The event was graced by Justice (Retd.) Vinod Kumar Sharma, Lokpal Punjab as Chief Guest while the Guests of Honor were Adv. Satya Pal Jain, Additional Solicitor General, Govt Of India; Shashi Prabha, IPS, ADGP, Punjab and Sk Panigrahi, Field General Manager, Punjab National Bank. Dr. Anshu Kataria, President, the Sargam Society & Chairman, Aryans Group of Colleges, Rajpura, Near Chandigarh presided over the event.
Justice (Retd.) Vinod Kumar Sharma, Lokpal Punjab appreciated the efforts of the Sargam Society in organizing this musical evening. He paid floral tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee saying, “The name and the man carries so many sentiments for the 21st century Indians. An outstanding orator also remembered for his poems.”
Adv. Satya Pal Jain congratulated the entire team of the Sargam Society. While paying tribute to Atal Ji, she said he is known as the ‘Bhishma-Pitamah’ of Indian politics. “We are inspired by his rich service to the nation. He devoted his life towards making India strong and developed,” Jain said.
Mrs. Shashi Prabha, IPS, ADGP, Punjab said, “Atal ji was one of the tallest Indian leaders. He was an eminent parliamentarian, able administrator, prolific writer, mesmerizing orator and above all, a great human being.” Later, Sk Panigrahi while remembering Atal ji in his address mentioned that he was a ‘visionary’ leader who took the country to unprecedented heights of development.
Dr. Anshu Kataria while thanking everyone said, “We all including the Sargam society team as well as the Aryans Team remember Atal Ji on his Jayanti. We are inspired by his rich service to the nation. He had impacted the lives of millions of Indians. Every year we organize such events for music & art lover.” Later, he thanked all dignitaries to grace the occasion.
R D Kailey, Chairman, the Sargam Society recited many poems and highlighted many famous quotes of Atal Ji. He sang many songs and made the evening spellbound. Sushil Nagpal, Vice President, Society and Mrs. Manisha Sharma with their singing reverberated the hall and regaled the audience.
On the occasion, Kaveesh Kailey, General Secretary; MohinderPal Gupta, Program Advisor, Sargam Society and other office bearers were present beside many dignitaries in the audience.
