The three-day cultural and entertainment extravaganza ‘Dharwad Zilla Utsav’ will take off at a function to be held on the Karnatak College Dharwad (KCD) grounds here on Friday.
Last year the government had cancelled the event owing to the drought condition prevailing in Karnataka.
The cost of the event is Rs. 1 crore; as many as 280 troupes and 3,000 artistes will perform, according to utsav committee chairman and Deputy Commissioner Sameer Shukla.
It will begin with a colourful procession in which cultural troupes, students, and officials will participate. The procession will be flagged off at the R.N. Shetty district stadium at 5 p.m. on Friday. Cultural programmes will be held simultaneously at different venues.
The schedule for Friday’s events is as follows:
KCD grounds: All religions’ prayer at 5.30 p.m. Folk music by Basalingaiah Hiremath and troupe; light music by Jayadevi Jangamshetti and inaugural session from 6. 30 p.m. Laser show by the Department of Information; Rasamanjari by Gurukiran and team; Rasamanjari by Javed Ali and team; dance performance by Mangalore artists (7.30 p.m.).
Srijana Auditorum: Kannada play ‘Tugalak’ by Samudaya, Bangalore, 6 p.m.
Karnatak Vidyavardhak Sangha: Nadaswara by D. Bhaskar; clarinet solo by Narasimhalu Vadavati; Gayana by Shilpa Navalimath, Sujata Kammar, Shridevi Shirol and Vinayak Huggannavar; Parijata by Nagabhushan Hiremath (6 p.m. onwards).
R. H. Deshpande Bhavan (KVS): violin solo by Shankar Kabadi; tabla solo by Lokesh Bhajantri; Gayana by Srikant Bakale and Arati Patil, folk music by Ratnamala Korpade (6 p.m. onwards).
M.B. Patil hall: songs and guitar performance by Pooja Prabhu; yoga and music by Police Residential School children; dance ballet by Kamalapur Rural Development Service Institute; classical music by Surabhi Suresh; flute solo by Kumaresh Konnur; tabla solo by Shamant Desai; folk songs by Damini Desai; mono act by Shejal Shetty; mimicry by Mahesh Hadapad; skating by Roshan Pawar (6 p.m. onwards).
Alur Venkatrao Bhavan: Gayana by Shruti Bhat, Pallavi Khanpet, Radhika Kakhandaki, Rekha Dinesh, Anandgouda Patil, Shivakumar Mahant, Rajani Kerur and Venkatesh Pujar, (6 p.m. onwards).
Sadhan Keri lake park: Bhajan by Satish Shivappannavar; Karadimela by Yallappa Gorl; Hejjemela by Basappa Bani; folk songs by Prabhu Kundaragi; dollina pada by Dyavappa Pujar; and suggi kunita by Bhagya Galemmanavar, (6 p.m. onwards).
Rangayana: Kannada plays ‘Mooru Hejje’, ‘Kanaka Vijaya’ and ‘Yamana Solu’ (6 p.m. onwards).
Samskrutika Samuchaya, College Road: Makkala Samvada, ballet by Government High School, Veerapur; children’s play by Ashish Savadatti and troupe; and dalapatti show by Nityananda Khanapur, (4.30 p.m. onwards).
Kittur Chennamma Park: ballet by K.G. School, Hebballi; children’s play ‘Jike’; and talent show by children with disabilities. (6 p.m. onwards).
Parking arrangementsThe district administration has issued orders regarding the special parking arrangement for the utsav.
Four-wheelers: KCD grounds to Dasanakoppa Circle road, Satya Sai College grounds in Saptapur and B.Ed. College campus near Alur Venkatrao Bhavan.
Two-wheelers: Left side of the road between KCD and LIC and KCD to Haliyal Naka road.
Vehicles of VIPs, artists and coordinating officials: on road from Uday hostel to KCD grounds.
The entry of the vehicles to KCD premises from the KCD main gates has been prohibited from Friday to Sunday. Vehicle owners are requested to strictly abide by the parking arrangement to ensure smooth flow of traffic during the utsav, stated a release from the Department of Information.
