A variety of cultural programmes, including music and folk arts, will be part of the week-long celebrations titled ‘Ente Keralam’ to mark the first anniversary of the second LDF government, in Kozhikode.
Minister for Tourism and Public Works P.A. Mohamed Riyas will inaugurate the festivities on April 19, while Minister for Ports and Archives Ahammad Devarkovil will be the guest of honour. Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran will preside over the event, which will be attended by all MPs and MLAs of the district, besides Mayor Beena Philip and District Collector N. Tej Lohit Reddy.
A Ghazal performance by Pandit Sughado Bhaduri at 8 p.m. will be the highlight of the first day of celebrations. There will be a cultural procession from Muthalakkulam to Kozhikode beach at 4 p.m. The inaugural session will be held at 6 p.m. at the beach open stage. An orchestra by singer Vidhu Prathap and team on April 20, performance by Project Malabaricus led by singer Sithara Krishna Kumar on April 21, Triple Thayambaka by Mattannur Sankarankutty and team, and a tribute to music director M.S. Baburaj by Chengannur Sreekumar and team on April 22, comedy night by Hareesh Kanaran and team on April 23, Mappilappattu concert by Kannur Sherief and team on April 24, folk song concert by Sooryagayathri Venniyur on April 25, and performance by musical band Masala Coffee on April 26 are the other programmes.
Folk art forms, magic show, Jugalbandhi, stage play (“Achan Enna Achuthandu”), Kolkali, Villadichanpattu, Mohiniyattam, and Vamozhithalam will also be performed.
There will be a series of seminars over the week. Seminars on ‘Values of the Constitution that need to be protected’, “Through renaissance to the new Kerala’, ‘Six years of Navakerala Mission’, ‘Kerala models of survival’, ‘Kozhikode of tomorrow’, ‘Gender status and social justice’, and ‘Infrastructure development and tourism possibilities’ are the topics of seminars to be held from April 20 at Freedom Square.
Service and sales stalls by various departments will be set up at the pavilion on the beach.
The valedictory ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. on April 26.
