Monday, October 15, 2007

Namdhari Gaurav Navratri Utsav turns out to be a damp squid

Drumroll! The Dandiya season’s here and the city’s party lovers have already chalked out plans for the nine nights of feisty dancing.

Dainty cholis and kurtis teamed up with jeans, colourful lehengas and jhumkas were to stir the festive spirit. But what makes this whole thing a damp squid???

The over enthusiastic organizers closing down the celebraitons at 11.30. There were times when these events used to start at 10.30 and the whole arena used to heat up at 11.30 as this was the time, when most of the people walked in and used to get into the groove.

But 2007 brings in a lot of surprises, the deadline of 11.30. Early start of the event. Loads of security personnel around. Special thanks to the recent spate of bomb blasts and hoax calls, it was a good initiative by the organizers to having step-up the security but the unimaginable deadline of 11.30 seems to be the real problem.

There were times when we used to be around till 04.00 in the morning dancing the night away, enjoying each and every beat to the fullest. Following the rhythm of the dandiya beat used to be something done very very religiously. Those were the times, when it used to be all soiled Kurta-Pajama's, all drenched up souls dancing fervously to the tunes of Dandiya Beats. Those were the days :(

Now the times have changed with the super imposed deadline of 11.30, nothing seems to be working out now.

Who do you think would be able to go to that place by 7.30 and start the whole thing? Its been 3 days since this event started and i'ev just clocked about 1.20 Hrs on my dandiya celebrations watch. Danced just for 1.20 Hrs in these 3 Days... ain't it pathetic.

But, we all hope for the best and expect that the time extends atleast till 02.00 :D

5 comments:

Janani Vasu said...

Do you have an idea where we can get dandiya sticks close to Hitech?

Nikhil Kumar Desai said...

Not really sure about it but yes, you can give it a try at Archies, beside Pizza Hut or Pizza Corner, what ever it was. I mean the one pretty close by to Twister's... He usually stocks Dandiya Sticks.

Else you can ask someone coming from Begum Bazaar or Abids or Kothi or Nampally to get one for you... you get some of the best dandiya sticks there.

But Archies would also be a better option, as you wanted something pretty close by to Hitech

Unknown said...

hey hi nikki,
i just wanna knw whr can i get the tkts for the dandiya events in hi-tex and for tht matter any other place in hyderabad.

Also wanted to the knw few of the organizers name who organize these events

wanted some contact no:'s & names
thanks

Nikhil Kumar Desai said...

Hi Pavan,

Sorry for getting back a bit late on this. You might have heard that the Dandiya Season has come to an end.... but hold your breath, the fun isin't over yet.

The last Dandiya Event is on 27th of this month on the auspicious occassion of Sharad Purnima.

You too can be a part of the celebrations at Maruti Gardens, Khairtabad on 27th. Shall keep you posted about the timings and the contact numbers

Dhara Parikh said...

Could you provide me details about the sharad purnima event in hyderabad. Where is it held and How do I obtain passes for the same?