Surtal Mahotsav 2025 was to give Rewa’s hidden talent a stage from June 14 to 17
The 33rd Surtal Mahotsav, organised by Mukesh & Mukesh Orchestra in memory of the late Mukesh Dubey, was to be held at Krishna Raj Kapoor Auditorium in Rewa from June 14 to 17.
The grand event at Krishna Raj Kapoor Auditorium was to feature Priyanka Chatterjee and Deepak Ansh at the celebrity night
Rewa. Vindhya Satta
The 33rd edition of Surtal Mahotsav 2025, organised by Mukesh & Mukesh Orchestra to promote Rewa’s cultural heritage and budding artists, was to be held that year at Krishna Raj Kapoor Auditorium from June 14 to 17. The event was held every year in memory of the late Mukesh Dubey.
The festival was to begin at 11 am on June 14 with a Bagheli song and karaoke competition, giving local talent a chance to showcase their art.
A Best Dancer Award competition was to be held on June 15, with performances in the kids, junior male-female, senior male-female, couple and group categories.
The Best Singer Award competition was to be held on June 16, with participants in the junior and senior male and female categories.
The organisers confirmed that participants would come from Rewa as well as Satna, Sidhi, Shahdol, Katni, Jabalpur, Prayagraj, Singrauli, Bhopal, Indore and Gwalior. All contestants, including winners and runners-up, were to receive certificates of appreciation, encouragement prizes and special honours. According to the organisers, the jury’s decision would be final, and the judges would be experts in their fields.
The Old Is Gold celebrity night was to begin at 3 pm on June 17, with performances by the orchestra’s artists along with an awards distribution and felicitation ceremony.
The special attractions were to be Priyanka Chatterjee of Voice of Kolkata and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa fame, international singer Deepak Ansh, and Voice of MP Arvind Singh Bhadauria, Sanjay Singh Rajput and Surbhi Awadhiya.
During the programme, tributes were to be paid to Katni keyboard player Gopi Dada and Rewa dholak master Sunny Bhatt. Grand sound and lighting arrangements had been made at the venue.
Organising committee patron Devendra Dubey and organiser Dr Praveer Dubey appealed to all music lovers to attend, encourage the contestants and enjoy the celebrity night on June 17.
