The 7-day celebration at Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandal started on 21^st Feb with Puppet Show based on Swami Vivekananda’s life. The program was inaugurated by the chief guests Ashutosh Pednekar, district collector and Salil Singhal, Industrialist.

Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandal, a center for Indian folk and cultural art, theater and music is celebrating its 63^rd Foundation Day as 10^th Devilal Samar Smriti Natya Samaroh.

To begin the program, Riyaz Tehsin, secretary of Lok Kala Mandal narrated the history and achievements of the organization. He said that the main motive of Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandal is to connect people with various art forms.

Following the welcome and inauguration ceremonies, artists performed the puppet show on Swami Vivekananda’s life. The show was directed by Shyam Mali.

Today on the second day of the week long celebrations, artists from Haryana will present folk dances.