Under the joint aegis of the Department of Art, Culture and Youth and the Bharatiya Nritya Kala Mandir, a grand event of Megh Malhar Utsav 2025 was organized at Premchand Rangshala on Saturday. The program was inaugurated by lighting the lamp by Mrs. Ruby, Director of the Directorate of Cultural Affairs of the Department, Administrative Officer Bharatiya Nritya Kala Mandir Ms. Kahkashan, Co-Secretary of Premchand Rangshala Ms. Kriti Alok and Mr. Mahmood Alam, Joint Secretary, Department of Art, Culture and Youth.

During this, the proclamation of "Tamaso Maa Jyotirgamaya" filled the entire auditorium with the light of divinity and spirituality. The first presentation of the program itself mesmerized the audience. Rahul Rajak, a young Kathak dancer from Katihar, gave a soulful Kathak performance on Madhurashtakam composed by Acharya Vallabhacharya, directed by Padma Vibhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj and sung in his own voice. This composition, a unique depiction of the sweetness of Lord Krishna, further enhanced the divinity and grandeur of the festival. After this, on the musical thunder of “Ghanghor Baadal”, Rahul brought alive the Bhadrapad color of Sawan. In the last performance, Rahul made a unique use of Kathak on Kajri with the pangs of separation and gave the audience a live experience of the thunder of clouds, lightning and dripping of drops.

On this occasion, famous singer Ali Khan and his team from Rajasthan gave more dignity to the hospitality of Bihar by singing traditional welcome songs like “Padhaaro Mare Desh”. The resonance of their voice and the sweetness of the tunes thrilled the audience. Along with this, the team presented Rajasthani folk dance with evergreen songs like Nibuda and Damadam Mast Kalandar and forced the entire auditorium to dance.

In the last phase of the program, the cultural color of Bihar was also adorned on the stage. Chandni Shukla and her team from Purnia mesmerized the audience with their performance. He started with a song composed by the great Maithili poet Vidyapati, after which he sang a series of Bhojpuri and Maithili folk songs, spreading the fragrance of the soil of Bihar. Along with this, the artists of Bharatiya Nritya Kala Mandir concluded the program in a devotional manner by dancing on the praises of Harihar and Shri Hari.