Uttar Pradesh: Amit Shah to inaugurate Rs 4,567 cr worth development projects, music college today

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is all set to inaugurate development projects along with a music college worth Rs 4,567 crore in Uttar Pradesh when he visits the state on Friday. Shah will begin his day-long visit with the inauguration of the Kaushambi Festival-2023 followed by inaugurations and laying of foundation stones of various developement projects.

Shah will also lay the foundation stone of Hariharpur Sangeet Mahavidyalaya and inaugurate several development projects worth Rs 4,567 crore at the Namdarpur area in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh in the evening. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is also expected to visit Hariharpur village in Azamgarh where the Home Minister will lay the foundation stone of the music college.

In August last year, Yogi Adityanath, during his visit to the village had promised that a music college, affiliated with the Bhatkhande University, Lucknow will be established in the village. Hariharpur village, around 5 km from Azamgarh, is known for its centuries-old legacy of music, where children learn the musical notes before the alphabet, and musical instruments become their toys.

It is learnt that even a child below the age of five years is familiar with ‘sur’ and ‘raaga.’ Proficiency in folk music comes naturally to them, as every household has musical instruments like harmonium, sarangi, tabla, sitar, dholak and mridang.