The Delhi government, as part of the series of celebrations planned for the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2010, is knocking on the doors of colleges in the Delhi University. The reason: it wants "young'' amateur rock bands to perform during the Delhi Games. Said Rina Ray, principal secretary (culture), "As part of Delhi Celebrates (the cultural programme that we will be running during the Games), we are planning to have music performances through various parts of the city. The theme in Central Park in Connaught Place will be a youth festival, and we would like good rock bands from colleges to showcase their music there.''
The concerts, which are scheduled to start from 6.30pm onwards, will take place every day from October 3 till the end of the Games. Officials say while some bands have already been finalised, more are expected to be taken on board soon. Admitted Ray, "It's not just college bands that we will perform at the Central Park but also bands from schools.'' These include schools like Vasant Valley and Sanskriti besides others as well as non-profit organisations that work with children like Deepalaya, the national association for the blind, etc, added officials. the government then planned to have college and school bands to perform, besides a host of other "fun'' activities that would take place during the fortnight. Central Park will not be the only location for all these cultural activities during the CWG. There are plans for "Delhi Celebrates'' to be run in several other locations like Qutub complex, Pitampura, the CWG Village as well as in Dwarka and Central Delhi.
Source: Times of India
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