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with embroidery and embellishments of               The Bollywood Boost
        different sorts, each one more impressive           Some recent Bollywood film songs have
        than the other.                                     given a big boost to choreographed dance
                                                            moves and dressing styles. Dholida,
                                                            Limbuda, Nagada Sand Dhol,
                                                             Lahu Munh Lag Gaya, Radha Teri
                                                            Chunari, Dholi Taro Dhol, Chogada Tara-
                                                            Chabila Tara, are all very popular apart
                                                            from the traditional ones.


                                                            The UNESCO recognition
                                                            In 2023, after years of efforts, at its 18th.
                                                            Session held in Botswana, Gujarat’s Garba
                                                            finally found a place in the list of Intangible
                                                            Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity by
                                                            UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee.
                                                            The dossier for proposal submission by
                                                            the Govt. of India, was largely prepared in
                                                            the cultural capital of Gujarat – Vadodara.
                                                            This year a team from the National
                                                            Geographic Society is coming to cover the
                                                            festival.
                                                             Just by reading and seeing pictures,
                                                            one cannot imagine the magnitude of the
                                                            revelry. You have to see and feel to believe.
                                                            Plan a trip for next year……




































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