All India Radio Kargil organized one day Youth Festival (Jashn-e-Jamhooriyat) at Changchub Chosling Gonpa Wakha to celebrate the world’s best democracy. Head Lama of the Gonpa Geyshes Sonam Pasang, AD (E) AIR Kargil Ramesh Kumar Soni, Programme Head Nissar Naseem, District Social Welfare Officer Kargil Aga Syed Jamal, prominent citizens and officers were present.

Around 70 artists from different parts of Kargil participated including the emerging folk singer of Ladakh Mohammad Abdullah.

Different song and dances were performed by the artists mesmerizing and touching the hearts of the audiences.   
While presenting the  welcome  speech  Nissar  Naseem  said that this festival is  a  part  of the  series of  Folk Dance and Music Festival started by AIR Kargil last year from Zanskar and the  main  motive  of  organizing  this  festival  is  to  encourage  and  attract  the  young folk  artists towards  different  folk  music  and  dance  forms  of  Ladakh.  He said that India is the largest democratic country and election is the biggest festival of the country and Jahn-e-Jamhooriyat is an encouragement to the youth of the country who participated in large numbers in the election process.

Ramesh Kumar Soni AD (E) highlighted that AIR Kargil has organized the festival to celebrate the democratic values of the nation. He thanked the Head Lama of the Gonpa & Gayshes Sonam Pasang for his support to AIR Kargil.

The Programme was anchored by Mohammad Ali Tak and Tsewang Rigzin.