CHANDIGARH: The State-Level one week Kala Utsav 2025 commenced on October 6 at PM Shri Government Girls Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 18, Chandigarh, amid an atmosphere filled with excitement and creativity. The week-long festival celebrating art and culture began with a traditional lamp-lighting ceremony attended by students, teachers, and distinguished guests.
The festival will continue from till October 13 across two venues of the host school, featuring six major art categories — Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Dance, Drama, Traditional Storytelling, and Visual Arts (including 2D, 3D, traditional toys, and games). These competitions aim to provide students with an opportunity to express their artistic talents and connect with India’s rich cultural heritage.
Kala Utsav, initiated in 2015, has evolved into a vibrant platform for secondary school students to showcase their creativity and artistic excellence. It progresses through the school, cluster, state, and national levels, promoting cultural awareness, appreciation of traditions, and celebration of India’s diversity.
This year, a total of 5, 460 students participated at the cluster level, including 3, 394 girls, 1, 922 boys and 144 students with special needs. The best performers from these rounds will be selected to compete at the state level, where the winners will represent Chandigarh at the National Kala Utsav and perform on a prestigious national platform.
The inauguration ceremony began with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp by Sunil Bedi, Deputy Director School-I Education and Deputy SPD (Samagra Shiksha); Neena Kalia, Deputy Director -II Bindu Arora, Deputy Director- III Rajesh Jain, District Education Officer