Mission ‘Soulful Sivasagar’: Thai and Chinese Artistes visit Sivasagar

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SIVASAGAR: A troupe of 21 artistes from Thailand and China visited historically rich Sivasagar districts on Monday. The troupe arrived in Sivasagar at the invitation of Sivasagar Deputy Commissioner Dr. MS Lakshmi Priya and visited various historical sites of the district. Accompanied by the members of the team ‘Soulful Sivasagar’, the artistes visited the historical monuments and tourist sites like Siva Doul, Sivasagar Tank, Rang Ghar, Talatal Ghar, and Na-Pukhuri and tried to familiarize themselves with the glorious past and magnificent heritage of the district.

The team was stationed in Jorhat to perform in the ‘South Asian Cultural Conference and Exhibition’ which began from November 1 at Sukafa Samannay Kshetra, Jorhat. Noted folk artiste Jina Rajkumari had been coordinating with the team.

As part of the initiatives of mission ‘Soulful Sivasagar’, Sivasagar Deputy Commissioner invited the team to visit the district. On their arrival, the Deputy Commissioner extended a warm welcome to the troupe.

In the afternoon, the team of Thai and Chinese artistes had lunch at the Assam Tourism Complex located at Rudra Sagar. They were served ethnic and traditional delicacies, which they relished. The Thai and Chinese artistes enthralled the spectators with their respective region’s folk music and dance performances.

As part of the initiative of the District Children and Adolescent Cell under UNICEF, a group of students performed traditional diha naam and jikir. Through their presentation, the students tried to create awareness against alcoholism and misuse of the internet.

On request of the Thai and Chinese artistes, the Deputy Commissioner presented a soulful rendition of Carnatic classical music composed by Saint Tyagaraja (Kriti: Samaja Vara Gamana, Raga: Hindolam, Tala: Adi). The foreign artistes were all praises for the performance.

Addressing the gathering, Deputy Commissioner Dr. MS Lakshmi Priya said that music had no language. Music has a unique power to strengthen human bond cutting across the barriers of caste, community, language and even geographical boundaries. She apprised the team about various initiatives taken through mission ‘Soulful Sivasagar’ to usher in a huge transformation to the district’s tourism scenario. She thanked the entire team of visiting artistes and called upon them to revisit the district in the future.

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