Starry Dasara

MYSORE: Music moghals from Bollywood are descending on the cultural hub to take the Dasara celebrations to great heights.
The Naada Habba's big draw Yuva Dasara will have some big entertainers: Shreya Ghoshal, Shaan and Kunal Ganjawala. The six-day Dasara for the young and hip will have `namma' Raghu Dikshit and Vijayprakash of `Jai Ho' fame. Raghu Dikshit is a student of Maharaja's College and Vijayprakash from Mysore studied at JSS institutions.
There will be music director Mano Murthy of `Mungaru Male' fame and of course, singer S P Balasubramanyam.The Yuva Dasara is designed for both Hindi and Kannada music lovers with stars from Bollywood and Sandalwood. The six-day event will start on September 20. The musical evenings will start at 6 pm and the star performers will take the stage by 7.30 pm.
This edition, the panel has introduced Voice of Mysore to nurture local talents, said Yuva Dasara panel chief Yashshwini Somashekar. Somashekar said it will be held at Maharaja's College grounds.
The committee has estimated the cost of the programme at Rs 1.20 crore. During 2008, the Yuva Dasara panel was allotted Rs 1.30 crore. The event will also host folk arts from different states like Rajasthan, Orissa, Assam and Gujarat.
STAR PERFORMERS
Sept 20- Shreya Ghoshal
Sept 21- Raghu Dikshit
Sept 22- Shaan
Sept 23- Mano Murthy and Vijayaprakash
Sept 24- Kunal Ganjawala
Sept 25- S P Balasubrahmanyam