Delhi gets own Games anthem

Sheila Dikshit danced on stage along with the band Euphoria. file pic

Launching the logo 'Delhi Celebrates' and song 'Delhi Meri Jaan, Delhi Meri Shaan' at Delhi Secretariat, Dikshit hoped the people of the city would like it. Singer Palash Sen and his band Euphoria performed to the song and Dikshit also danced along with them on stage.

The four minute song is a Euphoria creation and will be available to public through various media, including radio and mobile caller tunes. Dikshit said this is to reinforce the identification of the citizens with their city and to infuse pride, belongingness and enthusiasm among Delhiites.

Dikshit has also lent her voice to the song.
Principal Secretary of culture department, Rina Ray announced that a two month long 'Delhi Celebrates' cultural series will be organised in the city from Sep 3 to Nov 4 in a bid to generate a tempo for the successful organisation of the Oct 3-14 games.

"Eminent personalities like Jagjit Singh, Javed Akhtar and Shankar Ehsaan Loy will be among a few taking part in the cultural activities," Ray said.

The logo and the guidelines on it will be available for downloading on Delhi Tourism's official website from Sep 1.
"The song was written ten years ago and talks about Delhi's rich tradition and contemporary heritage," Palash Sen said.

STICK-ING POINT
The Supreme Court Wednesday gave the central government two days to indicate its stand on Hockey India's plea seeking the court's direction to select the men's and women's hockey teams for the Commonwealth Games (CWG).
In an apparent expression of its disappointment with the state of affairs in hockey, the apex court bench of Justice R V Raveendran and Justice H L Gokhale observed that the country was faced with the prospect of not having a hockey team in place despite hosting the Games in October.

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