Dehradun: A grand event of Jagar Lok Sanskriti Utsav was organized in Doon. In this, the artists of Jagar, Dhol Sagar gave a beautiful presentation of folk singing and folk playing. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that Jagar and Dhol playing are our cultural identity. He also released the book Uttarakhand ka Lok Putra Pritam Bharatwan written by software engineer and writer Sachidanand Semwal in America. The Chief Minister described folk singer Pritam Bharatwan as the brand ambassador of the folk culture of Uttarakhand.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the Jagar Lok Sanskriti Utsav organized by Hemlok Kala Kendra at IRDT Auditorium located at Survey Chowk on Tuesday evening. He said that such events play an important role in the preservation of the cultural traditions of the state. Said that Padmashree Pritam Bharatwan has done the work of taking folk traditions and culture to the world. Jagar is also considered a medium to invoke the gods in the culture of Uttarakhand.
Said, the government is constantly making efforts for the prosperity of the folk art and folk culture of the state. The tradition of honoring the emerging and talented litterateurs has been started. Folk artists above the age of 60 years are being given a pension of three thousand rupees per month. Said, help is being given to establish the mythological fairs in their original form. The author of the book, Sachidanand Semwal, said that in 2005 he met Padma Shri Pritam Bharatwan in America. After this, along with engineering, he wrote this book based on folk culture. During this, Chief Secretary Radha Raturi, Cabinet Minister Subodh Uniyal, Ganesh Joshi, former DGP and litterateur Somwari Lal Uniyal, former DGP Anil Raturi etc. were present.
When Pritam Bharatwan became emotional remembering his father
Folk singer Pritam Bharatwan became emotional remembering his father. He said that my father passed away in 2002. When he received the award in Ludhiana, it had Bhagirathi Putra written on it. When he went to my father with the award, he was not feeling well at that time. Touching the award and looking at me, my father said that son, if you get any award, any promotion, any position, do not think that it is because of your merit. Think that someone else has requested for it. When a person starts boasting about his progress, that is where his downfall begins. He said that the Chief Minister’s love for art and literature shows that he is a self-respecting soldier’s son.
