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  Presentation of Atal Bihari Vajpayee National Award for Promotion of Art and Culture Noida: The felicitation ceremony of “5 th  Atal Bihari Vajpayee National Award for promotion of Art and Culture” was conducted by  Asian  Academy of Arts on the final day of the 8th Global Literary Festival Noida in a grand function at Marwah Studios Film City Noida. The event began with the festival president’s address. Dr. Sandeep Marwah announced that,” this is the first award to be coined after Late Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The art and culture has never bothered to divide the society on the basis of caste, creed or religion, but have believed in only growth and entertainment,”. He motivated the people to have big dreams, huge goals and most importantly a great determination. Dr. Neeraj A Sharma, Honorary Consul General The Republic of Palau extended his wishes and claimed the awardees to be assets to the country who contributed in society’s development by their wor...

  Sufi Night- The Closing Event of 8th Global Literary Festival Noida Noida: The Final day of the 8th Global Literary Festival Noida 2022, concluded with a mesmerizing Sufi Night by the well-known Yousuf Khan Nizami’s Group. The program began with the motivational address of the Festival President followed by the guests Dr. Mridula Tondon a well-known art promoter and Dr. Rishi Raj Singh Director General All India MSMES Federation. The musical night started with the popular song “Mere Rashke Qamar” of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and concluded with “Damadam Mast Kalandar” of Sami Yusuf, creating a magical spell, leaving the audience mesmerized. The whole auditorium was echoing with just two words and they were “Once More - Once More”. The group appreciated the audience support and called it one of the best audiences they’ve ever performed for. The delegates from all over India danced to the tunes of the songs and called it the best event to cherish throughout their lifetime. “The three da...