January is set to be a month of festivals in the hills with the GTA Sabha lining up a number of events not only in Darjeeling but also in Kalimpong and Kurseong.
To start with, the GTA, along with the state government, will organise Darjeeling Winter Festival 2015 from January 4 to 10.
Topden Lama, executive director of GTA and media and publicity in-charge of the festival, said: "A number of stars will perform at the winter festival which will be held at Chowrasta here. Adrian Pradhan, will be performing at the inaugural function."
Adrian, who hails from Darjeeling, is a member of a popular band 1974 AD, which is based in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Bipul Chhetri, a resident of Kalimpong who is presently in Delhi, and one of the most talked-about singers in the hills, will enthral the audience on January 9. Chhetri has become a sensation after he released his debut album Sketches of Darjeeling in July last year.
"We will also have Nima Rumba (a popular Nepali star) performing along with bands like Carnival from Darjeeling. The winner and the first and second runners-up of the Hornbill festival in Nagaland, who are from Darjeeling and Sikkim, will also perform at the festival," said Lama.
Adam's Apple from Darjeeling had won the music competition at Horbill festival with a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh. Nightmares from Sikkim and Muses of Authority from Siliguri had come second and third respectively and had won prizes of Rs 5 lakh and Rs 3 lakh, respectively.
The Hornbill festival is conducted by the Nagaland government every year from December 1 to 10.
The band contest in 2014 was held between December 5 and 7.
"During the winter festival, the GTA will launch the Hamro Ghar scheme in which people below poverty line will be given Rs 1.6 lakh in two installments to build houses. The cheques will be drawn in favour of elderly woman in the family," said Lama.
As soon as the winter festival ends on January 10, the GTA will organise Bagwani Krishi Mela at Jamuni in Darjeeling, Jogihat in Mungpoo (Kurseong) and at Relli in Kalimpong.
"The Krishi mela will be held at Jamuni from January 13 to 21, at Jogighat from January 14 to 16 and at Relli from January 15 to 17. The Hamro Ghar scheme will also be launched for people living in the rural areas during the mela. Apart from seminars and talks on agriculture and horticulture, there will also be informative and entertaining events at the mela," said Binay Tamang, executive GTA Sabha member in-charge of information and cultural affairs department.
Source: Telegraph
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| Binay Tamang speaks to the media in Darjeeling on Wednesday. Picture by Suman Tamang |
Topden Lama, executive director of GTA and media and publicity in-charge of the festival, said: "A number of stars will perform at the winter festival which will be held at Chowrasta here. Adrian Pradhan, will be performing at the inaugural function."
Adrian, who hails from Darjeeling, is a member of a popular band 1974 AD, which is based in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Bipul Chhetri, a resident of Kalimpong who is presently in Delhi, and one of the most talked-about singers in the hills, will enthral the audience on January 9. Chhetri has become a sensation after he released his debut album Sketches of Darjeeling in July last year.
"We will also have Nima Rumba (a popular Nepali star) performing along with bands like Carnival from Darjeeling. The winner and the first and second runners-up of the Hornbill festival in Nagaland, who are from Darjeeling and Sikkim, will also perform at the festival," said Lama.
Adam's Apple from Darjeeling had won the music competition at Horbill festival with a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh. Nightmares from Sikkim and Muses of Authority from Siliguri had come second and third respectively and had won prizes of Rs 5 lakh and Rs 3 lakh, respectively.
The Hornbill festival is conducted by the Nagaland government every year from December 1 to 10.
The band contest in 2014 was held between December 5 and 7.
"During the winter festival, the GTA will launch the Hamro Ghar scheme in which people below poverty line will be given Rs 1.6 lakh in two installments to build houses. The cheques will be drawn in favour of elderly woman in the family," said Lama.
As soon as the winter festival ends on January 10, the GTA will organise Bagwani Krishi Mela at Jamuni in Darjeeling, Jogihat in Mungpoo (Kurseong) and at Relli in Kalimpong.
"The Krishi mela will be held at Jamuni from January 13 to 21, at Jogighat from January 14 to 16 and at Relli from January 15 to 17. The Hamro Ghar scheme will also be launched for people living in the rural areas during the mela. Apart from seminars and talks on agriculture and horticulture, there will also be informative and entertaining events at the mela," said Binay Tamang, executive GTA Sabha member in-charge of information and cultural affairs department.
Source: Telegraph
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