Suhail Khan
Enthralling the audience, Parikh Foundation, a Mumbai based musical & entertainment group Saturday held a musical evening “Ek Surmayi Shayam Jawano ke Naam” for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir’s Hyderbaig Pattan at Zorawar Hall.
Remember Pattan was once the most volatile region of Jammu and Kashmir with militancy on peak.
According to Kashmir Despatch Correspondent, The group has been performing concerts for the Army over the years, The performance of 30 artists led by Mrs Heena Mehta enthralled the audience with the live music and singing.
The musical performance by Mrs Heena and team was applauded by the military audience.
The musical evening was graced by Maj Gen SS Slaria, GOC Kilo Force and Maj Gen (Retd) Anuj Mathur.
Speaking on the occasion, Maj Gen Mathur (Retd) said that conducting such events gives them immense pleasure and emphasised that they would love to conduct more such events for Armed Forces, especially those deployed in UT of J&K.
Apart from Miss Hina Mehta, Mr Chintan Rana, Mr Prashant Rao and Mr Viren Bilicia performed on the music composed by Shri Sanjay Marathe.
The musicians also presented sweets to the soldiers of Pattan Garrison as a gesture to acknowledge of the efforts of the Indian Army in bringing peace and normalcy in the region
Suhail Khan is a filmmaker, content writer, and freelance journalist.
