Jammu Redefining
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By Tamana Slathia
AMMU has always been a hub
for social, political and cultural
activities in India. From playing
an important part in formation of the
republic and giving India its first
prime-minister
to
producing
acclaimed talent of the likes of
K.L.Saigal, Manto and Padma
Sachdev, Jammu had been in the
news for all the right reasons.
However, post witnessing a few
traumatic decades, the new generation of Jammu have reclaimed their
spot in the limelight and are going
about painting a new picture of the
city.
Once known for giving bollywood
its first superhit singer Mr.
K.L.Saigal, the only torch-bearer of
the legacy of music in the state was
Mr. Bhajan Sopori of the Sopore
gharana. Not anymore, as Amol
Jaswal and Tanya Gupta have not
only proved their mettle but we will
not be surprised if Bollywood playback singing beckons the young
guns soon. Speaking of bollywood,
Jammu has no dearth of artistes
who have contributed to the film and
television industry immensely. While
Mohit Raina enticed the whole
country by his 'Mahadev' act, Vidyut
Jamwal has carved a niche for himself in the industry as a contemporary action hero. Not just that,
Jammu's very own Balwant Thakur
and his theatre group 'Natrang' has
taken the actors places, with plays
such as 'Ghumayee' getting national as well as international acclaim.
At the same time, there are several
up and coming music bands like
'The Roving Sikhs' and 'Rudram', a
multi genre band, which are like a
breath of fresh air to the stale campus scene. Jammu has been a city
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of Talents and people are waking up
to their own genious, so they are
willing to take the off-beat path with
the confidence to strike it big!
Creating ripples in the world of
sports are the star footballer Mehraj
Wadoo and cricketers like Parvez
Rasool and Shubham Khajuria. The
youth of Jammu are opening up to
various career options. There has
been an encouraging increase in
the number of entrepreneurs and
instead of moving to greener pastures they are setting up their own
businesses in the city of temples,
therefore, choosing to create better
opp