Thousands attend second night of three-day Garba Raas in Burhanpur, MLA Chitnis chief guest

Sakal Panch Gujarati Modh Vanik Samaj is holding a three-day Garba Raas festival in Burhanpur. The event is being held at the community's hall in Shanwara. Tuesday night was the second day of the festival, and thousands of community members took part.

MLA Archana Chitnis was the chief guest. She praised those who had come for the Garba Raas. Chitnis said the Gujarati community has contributed to the country's development and in every field. According to her, people of every age could be seen playing garba here with full enthusiasm and joy. She also said the community is known for its unity.

The Gujarati community holds this three-day Garba Raas festival every year after Deepavali. Community members living in India and abroad come to Burhanpur to take part. This year too, they have arrived from different cities and from abroad. According to the organisers, a large number of men and women took part in the Garba Raas on Tuesday night. The festival will conclude on the night of Wednesday, November 11.

Several office-bearers of the community were present. They included president Ramesh Motilal Dalal, vice-president Satishchandra Ganpatdas Shah and secretary Upendranath Thakurdas Gujarathi. Joint secretaries Sunita Ben Ashok Shah, Jitendra Ratilal Dalal and Lalit Poonamchand Shah were also there, as were treasurer Kanhaiyalal Sadanand Shah and media in-charge Dhannalal Amritlal Dalal.