- On the death anniversary of Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, a three-day “Rashmirathi Festival” will be organized
- From April 24 to 26, three plays and one dance drama will be staged at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow
- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be the chief guest, and Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will be the keynote speaker
News Street Live, Lucknow: On the death anniversary of Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, the Uttar Pradesh government will organize a three-day “Rashmirathi Festival.” The festival will be held from April 24 to April 26 at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow, beginning on April 24, which marks Dinkar Ji’s death anniversary. The event will feature the staging of three plays and one dance drama. State Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi shared this information during a press conference at Lok Bhavan on Saturday.
This program is being organized to mark the diamond jubilee (75 years) of Dinkar’s famous work Rashmirathi. During the press conference, Minister Surya Pratap Shahi also announced that a commemorative publication titled ‘Rashmirathi Samvad’ will be released.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will attend as the chief guest, while Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will be the keynote speaker. The event is being coordinated by Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi, and Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Dinesh Sharma will preside over it. Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh will attend as a special guest, and BJP leader Neeraj Singh will serve as co-coordinator.
Schedule of Events
April 24 (Indira Gandhi Pratishthan):
- 6:15 PM- Release of the ‘Rashmirathi Samvad’ commemorative publication
- 6:20 PM- National seminar: ‘Rashmirathi- A Source of Light and Inspiration’
- 7:05 PM- Staging of the play ‘Rashmirathi’
April 25:
- 6:10 PM- National seminar on the contribution of Swami Vivekananda to the making of cultural India
- 7:05 PM- Staging of the play “Swami Vivekananda”
- Chief guest: Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, along with other dignitaries
April 26:
- 6:00 PM- National seminar on the contributions of Lokmanya Tilak and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to nation-building
- 7:05 PM- Musical dance drama “Atal SwarAnjali” based on 10 poems by Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 8:00 PM- Staging of the play “Lokmanya Tilak”
- Chief guest: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak
