Dateline Dehradun: The vibrant culmination of the three-day foundation day celebration ‘Himotsav-2024’ took place at Swami Rama Himalayan University (SRHU), Jolly Grant. The last evening of the ceremony appeared as a grand celebration of Uttarakhand’s folk music. The explosive performance by the ‘Pandavaas’ band won the hearts of the crowd present.
On Wednesday, ‘Himotsav-2024’ at SRHU was inaugurated by the lighting of the ceremonial lamp in front of the portrait of the founder Dr. Swami Rama by President Dr. Vijay Dhasmana, Vice Chancellor Dr. Rajendra Dobhal and Dr. Vijendra Chauhan. President Dr. Vijay Dhasmana honored all members of the ‘Pandavaas” team with mementos.
‘Pandavaas’ band set the mood of the cultural evening with hymns based on the local culture and Kedarnath Dham. Subsequently, they delivered one outstanding performance after another. The audience was seen swaying along with the tunes played by the Pandavaas band. The fusion version of Pandavaas’s Jaagar brought to life the tales of Aachriyaan and Jeetu Bagdwal.
During this time, Pandavaas increased the heartbeat of the audience with their songs from the Time Machine series, including Ghughuti and Samloun, besides other performances. The event concluded amidst loud music, students’ fervent demands for “once more,” and the overwhelming response from the audience.
The Pandavaas team included Rakesh, Anirudh, Shresth, Deepak, Gaurav, Sushant, Ishaan, Shivani, Anjali, Rashi, Rajdeep on stage, and Salil, Kunal, Rishi, Navdeep, Lokesh, Saurav backstage. The audience applauded the artists’ talent. The ceremony was hosted by Dr. Jyoti Dwivedi. During the event, Dr. Renu Dhasmana, Dr. Mukesh Bijalwan, along with all the college principals, faculty, staff, and students were present.
“Our effort is to ensure that the youth studying at Swami Rama Himalayan University do not forget their culture and roots. We organize events like Phooldei and Harela festivals from time to time at the university for this purpose. Our objective behind Pandavaas’s performance is to acquaint the younger generation with our folk culture. We are happy and proud that the ‘Himotsav’ event was successful in this purpose.” – Dr. Vijay Dhasmana, President, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Jolly Grant
A large crowd was seen at the entry gate
A large number of people were seen outside the event venue. There was a long queue at the entry gate. Considering the crowd, strict security arrangements were made. People, impatient to enter the venue, were requesting the volunteers in the hill language. In this queue were also the enthusiastic youth of Uttarakhand, who started setting the ambience right from outside the gate. Some came with their grandparents, while others brought their children to give them a glimpse of Uttarakhand’s heritage.
