World Music Day 2012 at MG Marg

ANUSHA GURUNG
GANGTOK, 21 June: World Music Day 2012 was celebrated at MG Marg today, which was also the concluding day of the “Glimpses of Sikkimese Culture” organised by Cultural Affairs and Heritage Department from 01 June. The World Music Day celebration was jointly organised by Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata and Cultural Affairs and Heritage Department, Government of Sikkim.
Culture Officer, Lata Rajalim while speaking to media persons informed that the concluding day of “Glimpses of Sikkimese Culture” was scheduled to be held on 30 June but due to the weather conditions it was postponed to coincide with the World Music Day which is celebrated by musicians and music lovers world wide on 21 June every year.
Speaking on the significance of World Music Day, Ms Rajalim said that this is the day for musicians and music lovers who perform for free, free concerts are organised in parks, train stations, etc. It also gives an opportunity for people to come together through music and there are no restrictions on this day, she added.
The Cultural Affairs and Heritage Department will continue to organise such events in the coming future, she concluded.