Srinagar: In an overwhelming response to the J&K Bank’s colloquial call ‘Wale Gachaw Badamvare,’ fifty-thousand people thronged the historical park during weekend to celebrate the two day ‘Spring Festival’ organized by the J&K Bank at Badamvaer park here.
The Chairman and CEO Parvez Ahmed formally inaugurated the ‘Spring Festival’ by cutting the ceremonial ribbon in presence of Presidents, Vice-Presidents, Zonal Heads, Cluster Heads and other senior officers of bank. The Chairman interacted with students of Vishwa Bharti School who had lined at entrance of garden.
“Life begins anew in spring for almost every living thing on this planet. It is the season of dreams and daring, for, it enlivens spirits and spawns possibilities. Since hope and possibility remain elemental to the idea of empowerment, we as an institution engaged in financial empowerment of people of the state for eight-decades, have been celebrating this spirit of spring annually here at Badamwari and will continue in future as well” said Parvez Ahmed after inaugurating event.
“Development of this historical park is one of the major projects in Ecology and Heritage Preservation within J&K under our CSR Program, and we would like to see all such historical parks and places in the state to become favorite and healthy interaction hubs for people so that they get some moments to relish and relieve themselves from the stressful situations of hectic modern life”, Parvez added.
President Rajni Saraf in her welcome address, remarked, “We believe that coming season shall unfold positivity in all its aspects as does the ongoing spring and the forthcoming summer bring in its wake colourful and fragrant blossoms that hold a promise of the luscious fruits. Likewise we at the bank toil for the rewarding returns for all those who are associated with us. The farsighted vision of our worthy Chairman has been the beacon for all of us in our advancement of the objectives of our organization.”
Chairman also visited the make-shift stalls established in Badamvaer and interacted with the stall-owners, artisans and craftsmen who had put some really good works of Kashmir arts and crafts at display on these stalls.
The Chairman also laid emphasis on adding value to the traditional handicrafts in line with the modern times, while purchasing some merchandise that was at display. Among the highlights at the stalls was the display of artifacts from Miras Mehal Museum Sopore, curated by Atiqa Banoo.
Meanwhile, the buzz created by the excited and elating children across the park throbbed life into the quiet ambience of Badamvaer– The Almond Alcove. The hustle of the event radiated throughout the adjacent areas and across the city with people turning up in huge numbers later in the afternoon and more so on the second day of festival. A large number of tourists from outside the state could also be spotted striking poses before the fountains, flower beds and almond trees in the afternoon.
The festival was marked by some of the wonderful presentations performed by local artists, and professionals; who were duly felicitated later. The festival also sported different shows put on by the hundreds of students from schools like Vishwa Bharti Higher Secondary, Blue Bells, Kashmir Harvard and Mars Public School.
People hailed the bank’s ‘Walle Gatchhav Badamwaari’ call and expressed gratitude for it.