On the eve of Telangana State Formation Day, excitement levels are reaching a crescendo. Almost every government employee is working overtime, happy to be a part of what is being considered a historic occasion.
But what is most visible by and large – emotionally-speaking, is the involvement of the departments of tourism and culture. Officers of these departments are looking into the week-long programme with a microscope as they fine-tune the celebrations to ensure that the week’s celebrations go down in history as the best-ever showcase of what the youngest State of India has to offer.
June 2 will dawn with a bang. Starting with Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao paying floral tributes at the Martyrs’ Memorial at the Gun Park that has seen so much action in the past decade, the main celebrations on D-Day will see the national flag being unfurled by Mr. Rao again and a march-past at Parade Grounds, after which awards will be given away to an array of people from different walks of life and a display of tableaux.
And then, the celebration floors across the twin cities and at other locations will be thrown open for a cultural bonanza. For foodies, a ‘Daawat-E-Hyderabad’, the Telangana Food Festival at the People’s Plaza will be a gastronomical delight, apart from a programme by the Telangana Samkruthika Sarathi. At Ravindra Bharathi, the evening will be taken up by a musical concert, ‘Shastriya Sangeetham’ by Hyderabad Brothers, followed by a classical dance performance by Deepika Reddy.
According to M. Harikrishna, Director of Culture, a great deal of thought had gone into the chalking out of the cultural content would be truly unforgettable, he said. Be it culture, language or tradition, ‘Something for everyone’ was the way it had been put together, guided by former IAS officer K.V. Ramana, who is now Advisor to the Telangana Government on Culture, he pointed out.
