Patiala Heritage Festival from Feb 16 to 24

PATIALA: Rakesh Kumar Verma Deputy Commissioner-cum- Secretary Patiala Heritage Society disclosed here today that the 5th Patiala Heritage Festival is being organized at Patiala now from 16th   February  to 24th February 2007 in collaboration with INTACT at Quila Mubarak ,Old   Moti Bagh Palace and Sheesh Mahal. 

The festival would comprise a series of performance's by some of India's finest exponents of classical music, dance and theatre including vocalist featuring performance by Asad Ali Khan (Rudra Been), Fahimudin Khan Dagar (Dhrupad), Pt. Brij Narain (Sarod),), Manjari Chaturvedi (Sufi-Kathak), Pt. Laxman Krishna Rao Pandit Devotional Music and others.

The festival would include Sufi Quawali by Sher Miandad and Jawed & Babar Niazi of Kapurthala Gharana (Both from .Pakistan) A Kavi Durbar, Dog Show and seminar on Punjab art would be held. Art & handicraft traditional exhibition would be feature of the festival. A fashion show featuring one of world's most famous designers J.J. Wlaya would be held during the festival.

Like every year the festival would also coincide with the 15 day- long Craft Mela being organized from 17th February to 3rd  March 07. .The Craft Mela would be organized in the precincts of historic Sheesh Mahal.