In a combined theme of
Independence Day and
Rakshabandhan for the current open stage in the city, Streeters group encouraged participants to come forward and express themselves on the topic. The pre-celebration brought the closeted performers who presented their poems, songs and dances on the given topic. The evening began with singer Kanhaiya Pawar presenting Guru Vandana and the song 'Wo Bharat Desh hai Mera' followed by Utkarsha Joshi who sang 'Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon'.
Poet Dhananjay Pandit presented a lyrical prose in Urdu while Alok Yadav and Sakshi Gargav presented their works on relationships.