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Picking up the threads from western culture the New Year bash has become a convention over the years.
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Ditti and Soma
Any idea, which is the only annual occasion when people across the globe join together to let out a similar ecstatic cry?
You guessed it right! It is the New Year, when people forget everything to shriek or yell the three words, `Happy New Year' with lot of warmth.
At the stroke of midnight intervening between December 31 and January 1, young and old alike transcend all walls, human and geographical, to greet one and another and usher in the Year of the Lord (Anno Domini) amidst celebrations. With renewed hopes of doing better than the previous year, people come out openly to celebrate the end of an eventful year and to welcome the new one with full of hopes, beginning with open arms. Though it is the same sun that would rise at its scheduled time the next morning but for people across the globe the sunrise of January 1 is always different to the other days, filled with lot of vigour.
This is the only occasion when people from all countries think alike in terms of celebrating the event. It is a universal event and celebrated with lot of fervour through out the world. New Year resolutions are drafted well in advance along with the plans of revelry, and the people of Visakhapatnam are no different in that matter.
Talking about the plans for the New Year eve bash, Elvis, an upcoming model, says, " I would like to greet as many people as possible and meet a lot of new people on the occasion." He is preparing to celebrate the evening at the Waltair Club along with his friends and has also got a five-button Manish Malhotra suit, designed for the occasion. "Dressing to any special occasion is my style and I would like to dance my way to the New Year," says he with élan.
Ritu and Maninder, students from Jamshedpur and part-time models, have much bigger plans for the celebrations. "We plan to sport a traditional outfit like the ghagra choli and kurta for a change and hop from one place to another as we have got a couple of invitations from different hotels and event managers," voices the pair, exuberantly.
The celebrations are not only meant for the youth even the middle aged and the old are part of it. They would certainly mind if one called them revellers but they would not mind to shake their legs or perform a quick jig on the floor or go to a friend's house to wish him a very happy New Year in the middle of the night. "Well, the occasion is meant for it. It has almost become customary for me to go out with my family to a hotel and spend the evening, and this year I would be going to The Park as usual," says Rajendra Mangalagiri of Khazana Jewellers. And as far as the outfit is concerned he says, "I always like to wear the formal two-piece suit for the occasion."
The city also brushes itself in tune to the mood of the occasion. Right from the pastries and novelty shops to ice-cream parlours and textile showrooms, all are decked up like a bride, with decorative hangings and lighting. And most of the hotels irrespective of their star status have a lot in store to give their customers a gala time.
Bobby
Coke [V] channel finalist and pop diva Manjari is going to be the host at hotel Green Park and she is also going to compere the entire show of the evening. `Dharti', the band from Mumbai, is all set to rock the revellers and the ravishing models from Bollywood would be dancing and walking down the ramp to the latest hits that would be belted by the lead singer of the band, Bobby.
"Apart from the programmes on the stage, we will be laying a lavish buffet consisting of over 149 dishes in addition to the exclusive pavilion for kebabs, tawa delights, Hyderabadi food, Chinese delights and North Indian cuisines. And the entire show will be held in the meadows with the Red Fort as the backdrop," says the hotel's general manager, K.V. Madhu Nair.
Apart from the show at the meadows that is priced at Rs. 1,699 for a couple and Rs. 999 for every single accompanying a couple, the hotel has also arranged a show at their banquet hall `The Chancery'. And for a more luxurious New Year eve the hotel has a golden key package priced at Rs. 4,444 for a family with two children, offering one-day stay and a silver key package priced at Rs.3,333 restricting to couples.
The Park has a hotter proposition for the evening. The very name of the show, `Simply Seductive', suggests what's in store. DJ-Vams, from the cyber city Hyderabad, and a theme based fashion show by the models from Kolkata would be the launch pad for the main show of the evening. Amidst mind-blowing music and streaky lighting two dancers for Las Vegas would descend on the stage, and what can one expect when Vegas is here. "Their gyrating moves would not only stir your senses but would also give you the required oomph to set your mood for the night," says the hotel's general manager, Subroto Mazumdar, with a mischievous grin.
The hotel will also spread a lavish buffet that will contain over 45 dishes. The package is priced at Rs. 2,999 for couples and Rs. 1,999 for singles with a welcome drink.
WelcomHotel Grand Bay also has a night full of events in store. The evening is laced with programmes like fashion show by models from Hyderabad and fusion dance by `DMB' a group from Kolkata. The music for the evening will be handled by DJ- Sur from Mumbai. The price is fixed at Rs.2,499 for couples and Rs.1,599 for singles. "Apart from the show on the front lawns, we would be spreading a lavish buffet at Oceanic Pavilion and serving `Raj Bhojanam' at Dakshin," says the hotel's assistant manager (sales), Uday Bhaskar.
Manjari
Poolside is the main venue for the celebrations at the Dolphin Hotel. Models from
Bangalore accompanied by Jason on the disc will set the ball rolling that will be finally taken to the ecstasy by Inertia, the dance troupe. "Apart from the show at the poolside we have an a la carte package along with dine and dance programme at The Horizon priced at Rs.1,250 for couples and Rs.850 for singles, in addition to a Goan theme show at the front lawns," says Rajendra Prasad, its general manager.
Ravishing models, fashion and dance shows seem to be ruling this year's New Year celebrations. The dancers of `Astra' and `Daisy - D' the dance troupes, promises to cast a spell over the revellers with their performance at the Country Club's New Year bash. "We have also roped in pop divas Ditti and Soma to perform for us. And the most exciting thing is that the function will be held in the open air at Gurazada Kalashetram, which will be supported by 50,000 watt sound system," says Ajay Agarwal of Creative Plus, the event organiser for the Club.
Be it a club or a five-star hotel or for that matter a small restaurant in the neigbourhood, the mood is always upbeat when it comes to New Year eve celebrations. Everybody tries to give their best so that the customers have the ball of time.
SUMIT BHATTACHARJEE
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