Almora. Preparations for this year’s grand Dussehra festival in Almora have begun with the formation of the Dussehra Festival Committee. Secretary Vaibhav Pandey, with the consent of President Ajit Singh Karki, released the list of office bearers. The committee has been formed with a balanced mix of experienced members and enthusiastic youth, ensuring collective responsibility.
According to the released list, Chief Advisors will be Lalit Latwal, Deep Singh Dangi, and Manoj Sanwal, while Chief Convener will be Dharmendra Bisht. President of the committee will be Ajit Singh Karki, and the role of Vice Presidents has been entrusted to Ashok Pandey, Sanjay Sah, Deepak Sah, and Deep Chandra Joshi.
The Secretary will be Vaibhav Pandey, with Joint Secretaries Ashish Gururani, Ujjwal Joshi, Vishal Kanwal, and Suraj Vani. Chief Cultural Convener will be Manoj Joshi, while the post of Treasurer will be held by Rajendra Tiwari.
Additionally, Co-Conveners will include Sharad Agrawal, Lalit Kanwal, and Hitesh Verma. To manage cultural activities, Assistant Cultural Conveners will be Devendra Bhatt, Pankaj Bhagat, Deepak Kumar, and Salman Ansari.
The Social Media Team will be led by Harshit Tamta, Dinesh Mathpal, and Ashwin Negi, while the Publicity and Promotion Heads will be Hitesh Negi, Dixit Joshi, Pankaj Kanwal, and Dinesh Thapa.
For coordination with the media, Media In-charges will be Kapil Malhotra and Nirmal Upreti. To provide overall guidance, Advisors Kailash Gururani, Harish Kanwal, and Kishan Lal have been included in the committee.
After the announcement, President Ajit Singh Karki said that the Dussehra festival is a cultural and religious heritage of Almora. He emphasized that every member must work with dedication and enthusiasm to make the event successful and grand. Secretary Vaibhav Pandey informed that a meeting of the committee will be held soon, where detailed work distribution and final preparations will be decided.
The committee has appealed to the townspeople to participate wholeheartedly in the Dussehra celebrations and contribute to making it a memorable event. Members present also resolved to organize this year’s Dussehra festival on a historically grand scale.
