Kashmir Cultural Exhibition concludes at Lok Virsa

For the first time in the federal capital, a team of artists from ‘Khabardar’ have performed at the open air theatre

ISLAMABAD:

A three-day Kashmir Cultural Exhibition came to a colourful conclusion at the National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) on Sunday.

A spokesperson shared that the festival pulled a big crowd, featuring Kashmiri artisans-at-work exhibition, Kashmir cultural pavilions, folkloric song and dance performances, cultural evenings, craft bazaar, stalls of different artworks and organisations, and many other attractions.

For the first time in the federal capital, a team of well-known stage artists under the umbrella of ‘Khabardar’ have performed live at the open air theatre to show solidarity with Kashmiri people, they added. The ceremony ended with an instrumental performance by local musicians who played the famous Kashmiri song 'Mere Wattan Teri Jannat Mein Ayen Gein'.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, February 8^th, 2021.