Kataka hosts brass band parade to mark 150 years of Vande Mataram
Six premier brass band troupes participated in a musical procession through the streets of Kataka on Tuesday to commemorate the national song.
The Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi organised a grand combined brass band musical procession in Kataka on Tuesday to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the national song Vande Mataram, according to Pragativadi.
The event was held under the auspices of the Department of Odia Language, Literature & Culture. The foot march, or Padayatra, started at Dolamundai Square and ended at Gauri Shankar Park.
More than 100 musicians from six premier brass band troupes participated in the procession. The groups included SK Sorab & Team, N. Lakshmi Narayan & Team, A.
Balaram & Team, K. Trinath & Team, Mohammad Riaz & Team, and SK Abid & Team.
Dr. Chandra Sekhar Hota, Secretary of Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi, said the national song Vande Mataram is the ultimate symbol of self-respect and patriotic pride. He stated that the procession reflects unity, solidarity, and love for the motherland.
Officials from the Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi, office-bearers of Sanskar Bharati, and members of various cultural organisations in Kataka attended the event.