Mangalore, January 24: Around 1200 children from all across India were seen enjoying the waves of Arabian Sea and then busy in various activities at the Beach Utsav at Panambur on Tuesday evening. The fest was a part of on-going “Bal Bharat Srujanotsav”, the national-level festival, which began on Sunday.
The team managers of each of the children's groups had difficult time convincing their wards to get out of the water. The activities planned for the beach were kite flying, sand art and mass painting. The organisers had arranged a stall where kites were being sold.
To add some professional touch to the event, the well-known Team Mangalore also participated and showed of some of their colourful kites. Children were seen queing up near the kite stall so that they could fly them.
“We are very happy to be here and let our children fly kites. All the arrangements are wonderful, the accommodation, food and other aspects of this fest are proper”, said T M Joshi, the manager of the Guajarati team. “We are going to perform Guajarati Garbha for the crowd,” he added.
The deputy director of the Department of Women and Child Development, Shakunatala A reacting to the response received from the children and said, “We are more than glad to find that so many states have participated and after the success of the Youth Fest, this kind of fest for children is an attractive proposition for Mangalore.”
Some children who were on the beach involved in making sand sculptures like 13-year-old Rahul from Karwar, who boasted of his skills by making the face of a swami, just with his plain hands on the sand. “I got inspiration only after coming here to make this face on the sand. I have not tried to do this in Karwar due to lack of encouragement”, said Rahul. Many people gathered around the face and admired his art work.
The stage function began with Mookambika Chande team drumming their famous chande for the audience. Prior to that, Ice Creams were distributed to all the participants of the fest. Many of them purchased kites from the kite stalls and were seen enjoying flying them high in the air. The performances on the stage received good applause from the gathered children.
Deputy Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly N Yogish Bhat inaugurated the event by flying a kite. Speaking on the occasion he said that the event must be a great platform for the participants to showcase their talents.
Noted Children's Film director and actor Sunil Puranik also participated in the festival. As the gathered children flocked near the stage the performances began. The team from Maharashtra performed a folk dance which depicted the life of fishermen. Then the Guajarati team showcased their Garbha dance.
Popular Zee TV dancer of the 'Kuniyona Ba' famed Dhyana Aithal also performed a Kathak Solo for the audience. It was then the turn of Rajasthani Desert dance to perform on stage and the evening saw many children showcase and enjoy the cultural variety.
The local school from Baikampady, the Government High School also displayed their Radha Krishna dance. After each performance, Film Director Sunil Puranik gifted a Kite to the performing artists. The function was an apt celebration of the innocence of the children and a roaring success for the organizers.
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