The Hindu : Sankranti festivities at Shilparamam

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Thursday, Jan 15, 2004

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad

Sankranti festivities at Shilparamam

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD, JAN. 14. Those who are keen to relive the traditional Sankranti festival ambience, head straight to Shilparamam, the crafts village.

It is organising `Sankranti Sambaralu' depicting the authentic style of celebration of the festival from Wednesday.

Culinary competitions were also organised as part the celebrations on Wednesday.

A Rangoli competition will be organised on Thursday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Those interested in taking part should register their names before 3 p.m. on the same day by paying Rs. 100 in the form of a demand draft in favour of the Special Officer, Shilparamam.

A number of cultural programmes comprising `Sankranti Patalu', Andhra Janapada Vaibhavam, dance ballets and various folk dances like Jangama Devara, Budabukkalu, Chekka Bhajana and harvest dance by tribals will be performed on all the days of the festival, concluding on Friday, according to the Special Officer, G. Kishan Rao.

Dattatreya greets people

<167,2p,1>The Union Minister of State for Urban Development, Bandaru Dattatreya, on Wednesday greeted people of the State on the eve of Sankranti.

In a statement issued here, he hoped that the festival would herald a new chapter of prosperity and plenty in their lives.

Printer friendly page
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Andhra Pradesh

News Update

Stories in this Section

Man found dead

Sankranti festivities at Shilparamam

Joyce Meyer meeting from today

Revolving fund to stabilise prices of vegetables sanctioned

BJP to seek explanation from its MP, ex-MP

A `flying' start to rights campaign

Call to keep tradition alive

A mighty contribution time cannot dwarf

Around the City

In Hyderabad Today