Directorate of Tourism, Jammu organizing “Fulkari-2021” – a festival of folk, colors and music

Published on : Thursday, March 25, 2021

Directorate of Tourism, Jammu is organizing “Fulkari-2021” – a festival of folk, colors and music on 27-28th of this month. The 2-day festival is part of a series of promotional activities for luring tourists to Jammu post Covid-19 pandemic. This was said by Nasim Javaid Choudhary, Director Tourism Jammu.

Choudhary said that Jammu region takes pride in abundant natural beauty and is all set to promote itself as a leading tourist destination by celebrating the first of its kind mega event named, “Fulkari-2021”. The event will uphold Jammu as a heritage, cultural, literary and pilgrimage destination of India.

He said that Jammu has a lot of untapped potential with regard to tourism activities. The foothills of Jammu, the holy lakes of Mansar and Surinsar, the forts of Mahoregarh and Samba etc. offer a range of activities for people of all age groups.

Choudhary said that the main aim behind “Fulkari-2021” is to promote Mansar and Jammu as preferred tourist destinations of the country. He said that to increase the feeling of festivity, a plethora of activities will be held in these two days focusing on adventure, nature, culture, entertainment among others.

The first day of the event i.e. 27th March includes adventure activities like MTB from Surinsar to Mansar, Nature Walk, Live Painting Competition etc. In the evening, there would be an ethnic fashion show along with celebrity performance by famous Punjabi singer Rohanpreet Singh.

“The second day of event includes Live musical performance by Afsana Khan, and our own Gursaaz from Jammu who won the best singer of PTC Punjabi Music awards 2020 and other renowned artists of Jammu” said Choudhary. He further said that, “The two-day festivity will unleash the vibrant side of Jammu and Mansar bringing the city together in a colorful blend of adventure, culture, heritage and entertainment, This event will Surely provide Mansar with a new lease of life”.

The tourism department is also organizing photography competition, videography competition, bird watching and Jammu Tourism Tag Line Competition on this occasion. The event also covers FAM Tours to various participants/ bloggers from the states of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra. Fulkari- 2021 is expected to add a new lease of life to the tourism season post Covid-19 pandemic.