Vasundhara rocks Mangalore

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January 17, 2012

Mangalore, January 17: Dazzling lights, lots of fun, and pulsating music marked the concluding part of the hugely succesfull 17^th National Youth Fest 2012. Vasundhara Das, the multi talented versatile singer crooned for the young crowd which had packed the Mangala Stadium on a Monday night.

Vasundhara entered the stage soon after the prize winning performances of folk art and a magic show by popular Kudroli Ganesh. She entered with dazzling lights focused on her and received a roaring applause from the 30,000 strong crowd. She made her impact with a “happy” number singing the popular kannada song “Santhoshakke” from Sandalwood. As she sounded more and more Kannada numbers the crowd went crazy. Her performance was a mix of numbers from Bollywood and Sandalwood. The interesting thing with her performance was that Vasundhara bonded with the crowd instantly. She made audience sway and sing along with her. Satish who has come all the way from Haryana said, “Vasundhara's performance is a fitting end to this wonderful youth fest. I will be missing all the moments here and am taking back fond memories of my life.”

Vasundhara instantly had the crowd swaying to the numbers like “Where is the party”, Salaam Namaste”, “Shakalaka”. She went on to entertain the audience with more foot tapping numbers. Her shrill voice reached the far ends of the stadium which made audience go berserk.

After five days of competition and hard work, the youth had so much fun at the concert that the choice of Vasundhara was a fitting end to the five day extravaganza. Vasundhara's band comprised of two electronic guitarists, a key board guy and a talented drummer. The pulsating speakers, which were meant for a crowd made them dance. Small groups of youngsters were seen dancing in groups.

Popular Kannada film numbers like “Gaalipata” made the youngsters want more and more from the artist. Another interesting fact about the concert was that even though there were participants from all over India who did not understand the language of Kannada songs, they enjoyed to their heart's content.

One of the favourite acts of the versatile artist was holding the mic to the audience so that the crowd could sing along with her. Many of the youth felt this bonding with Vasundhara as she kept asking the audience whether they were singing along with her. With a crowd like this the artist was not disappointed as she saw for herself the enthusiasm from the strong crowd.

Her interactive style went well with the audience and they one could hear voices asking for the popular Tamil number “ Kolaveri Di”. The crowd was not disappointed as even that request of theirs was granted. It was an evening which left the audience want another Youth fest like this and they did not have to go with a Kolaveri mood.

ALBUM

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The deputy commissioner added that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would be instructed to include Kannada on signboards along national highways. Banks, he said, would be directed through committee meetings to provide application forms in Kannada.

“Even if English-medium schools and colleges impart education in English, their signboards must display the institution’s name in Kannada. Steps will also be taken to ensure that private buses display place names in Kannada,” Darshan said.

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Members further demanded that nationalised banks provide deposit and withdrawal slips in Kannada. It was brought to the deputy commissioner’s notice that the presence of staff without knowledge of Kannada in rural branches of nationalised banks is causing hardship to local customers.

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