Voices divine

Voices divine
Away from the glamour of the commercial formula type music contests with loud music and beaming lights, a traditional akhand jyoti and an idol of goddess Saraswati emanating spiritual sanctity and contemplation, marked the Gurukul Vidyapeeth and S-4 Trust sponsored music contest. As many as 40 contestants in the age group of 9-18 years and selected already for the quarter final of the Voice of Chandigarh vied for a berth in the semis of the mega contest among the school and college students of Tricity.
The potential voices of the region were given two themes, devotional and semi-classical songs from films, according to Rinku Kalia, who adjudged the contestants along with Simmi R Singh, head of the music department at MCM DAV College and music director Varinder Bachan.
The best spell of music came from the chief guest Rajbir Deswal, DIG CID Haryana, who enraptured the crowd with a melodic recital of " Suhani shaam dhal chuki na jaane tum kab aao ge … CA Manmohan Garg, CEO Gurukul Vidyapeeth, declared that the winners in the semis will be given two-weeks free coaching before the mega final. He also honored the chief guest and judges of the contest.
— SD Sharma