The stage is being set for the annual Mussoorie Winterline Carnival. From the 25th to the 30th of December, local administration is ensuring that the 5- day event is a gala affair for visitors and residents, alike.
From Chardukan to Gandhi Chowk, seven makeshift stages will be earmarked across the town at famous landmarks. It will begin from Library Chowk where the ceremonies will begin. “Ideally we would be happy and honoured to have Chief Minister, Trivendra Singh Rawat to flag off the event on the 25th,” SDM Varun Choudhary informed, “including other senior officers whom we shall invite to inaugurate events on subsequent days.”
With a projected budget hovering at 40 lakhs, and all this raised by voluntary contributions, the youthful SDM Varun Choudhary added, “The idea is to try and promote local talent and culture. This will ensure that tourists who come to Mussoorie during the festive weekend, shall take home memories of fun, sun, laughter and merriment.”
Other events include puppet shows, musical performances, cultural dances, Landour Mela, Karaoke singing scheduled from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Participatory competitions such as PubG, Sports, Food eating, Musical Chairs etc will be organized in which tourists too can participate.
Advertised on social media like Facebook.com/winterlinecarnivalmussoorie and Instagram.com/mussooriewinterlinecarnival and shared through Incredible India, all in the hope that it will increase footprint from home and foreign shores as well.
Mussoorie’s dynamic Chairman, Anuj Gupta, said: “We hope this year’s Winterline Carnival will be a huge success. Tourists who come to town go back home with the aroma and flavor of Uttarakhand’s rich cuisine and culture. Mussoorie – the Queen of Hills – will get an added luster to her glittering crown.”
There is a feeling, that with artists like Pratyush Joshi and Aman Shah on board, one will also get a glimpse of the multi-cultural exchange involving talents from all the other twelve districts at the Winterline Carnival.
Giving the lesser-known artists exposure on an international stage will, evoke some of the magic of Devbhoomi.
After all, at day’s end, most established artists have already sung their song.
