PD Samagra Shiksha, DSE Jammu, DSE Kashmir Jointly inaugurated the ‎UT level Kala Utsav Celebrations 2023 at Jammu

Jammu ‎: ‎Today, Inaugural ceremony of 2-Days UT level Kala Utsav event-‎‎2023 held at Teacher Bhawan Jammu, which has been organised by the Samagra ‎Shiksha, Department of School Education J&K. Dr. Tassaduq Hussain, Director ‎School Education Kashmir, Project Director Samagra Shiksha, Deep Raj, ‎Director School Education Jammu Ashok Kumar Sharma, jointly ‎inaugurated the 02 day’s cultural extravaganza-showcasing the extra ordinary ‎talent of students of various schools functioning across the UT. ‎

40 best performers under different categories participating in 02 days ‎Kala Utsav event.

Art exhibition, traditional craft display and interactive performances also ‎declared open by the dignitaries. ‎

‎ Kanta Devi, Special Secretary, Manisha Sareen, Secretary JK ‎BOSE, Anu behl Special Secretary, Parshotam Kumar, Joint Director ‎Planning, Subha Mehta, Joint Director SED, besides officers from School ‎education Department Bilal Rashid Deputy Director Planning, Jagdeep Padha, CEO ‎Jammu, Mamta Sharma, DDP, Monika Bhandari, CAO and others graced the ‎occasion. ‎

‎ The programme was started with the National Anthem, traditional lamp ‎lighting, followed by ethnic Dogra turbans (Pagris) tying ceremony. Sarswati ‎vandhana by students of HSS Shastri Nagar followed by the cultural ‎performances were also presented on stage to reflect the cultural flavours of ‎different socio-geographical regions of the J&K. Project Director Samagra ‎Shiksha Deep Raj, in his address said that Students belonging to ‎different districts, who performed at their best at Divisional Level Kala Utsav ‎Competitions, are participating in the 2 Days event to showcase their ‎mesmerizing performances. A total of 40 performances are to be showcased ‎during the event.

He said that, the best among them under various categories of ‎art forms, one male and one female (in each category), shall be shortlisted for ‎National level event which is scheduled in the month of December, 2023 at New ‎Delhi. ‎
‎ Project Director, Samagra Shiksha Deep Raj further reiterated ‎that Samagra Shiksha focuses more on holistic approach towards providing ‎quality education integrated with Art & Culture, Sports and other domains in ‎alignment with New Education Policy-2020. He said that, Kala Utsav ‎encompasses a complete process of identifying, exploring, practicing, evolving ‎and understanding our tangible and intangible cultural expressions, which ‎enables the participants to live the complete cultural experience besides ‎enhancing variegated skills of the participants and preparing them as ‎ambassadors of our culture.