Sunday, Jan 12, 2025 23:00 [IST]
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SILIGURI, (IPR): Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang attended the Himalayan Folk
Festival in Siliguri today.
The three-day
celebration of ethnic music, culture and heritage saw performance of varied
artists. The event was a finale of the three months long Pan Himalayan Ethnic
Singing Competition where Soney Toto from Totopara, West Bengal was the winner.
Phutti Sherpa from Ilam, Nepal was first runner-up and Sarnu Ram from Himachal
Pradesh was second runner-up.
During the
event, the Chief Minister released the book ‘Mouri’ by late Abhi Chandra
Mothay. An introduction of concept of the CM (audio video) ‘Mero Rukh Mero
Santati‘ was also made during the course of the event.
The
‘Warnamala Pariwar’ took this opportunity to felicitate Chief Minister Prem
Singh Tamang, Ugen Chopel, Mohan Rai, Thendup Norbu, Garjan Kumar Mallik,
Narendra Kumar Tamang, Ramesh Chettri, Bikey Pradhan, Matt Keegan and singers
from Warnamala Pariwar.
Deoashish
Mothey, the founder of Warnamala Pariwar, member of cross-cultural ‘The Three
Seas’ band and the organiser of The Himalayan Folk Festival thanked the Chief
Minister for his guidance and support and for encouraging the event.
