Excelsior Correspondent
GULMARG, Mar 5: Amrit Jyoti Gulmarg Winter Festival-2022, organised by Indian Army in collaboration with GDA, J&K Tourism and Gulmarg Hotel Association got underway here today.
This festival is a mega event encompassing a wide range of activities, which will showcase various facets of Gulmarg as a premier tourist destination and also bring to fore the immense creative potential of the Kashmiri youth. To add to the thrill and adventure, a variety of snow sports including ATV, Snow Scooter and Snow Cycling races were organised on 2nd day of the fest along with musical performances were staged by local artist troops.
Other special performances including breathtaking free fall demonstration was carried out by Para Special Forces, while slithering demonstration was presented by the Commandos and a scintillating performance was presented by the Military Pipe Band. Several celebrities from the Indian film industry were part of the event including Neelam Kothari, Bollywood actor and her husband & renowned jewellery designer and actor & director Samir Soni.
There were also several online competitions conducted as part of the festival including singing, painting and logo designing which aimed to encourage youth and students to showcase their creativity.
Lt Gen DP Pandey, GOC Chinar Corps while speaking at the event today complimented the youth for participating in large numbers in the Gulmarg fest. He exhorted the youth to imbibe discipline, hard work, a healthy lifestyle and imbibe strong focus in life, to achieve eminence in any field they choose to pursue. He urged the youth to have an inquisitive mind and invest themselves in quality education.
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