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Famous Punjabi Singers Sarbjit Cheema and Dolisha

electrifies the audience at “Rangla Punjab”

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Chicago, IL
he Punjabi Cultural Society of
Chicago (PCS) flagship annu-
Tal event “Rangla Punjab” to
celebrate (belated) Vaisakhi festival,
was held on May 21, after an hiatus
of couple of years due to the covid19
pandemic, at the Yellow Box Theater,
Naperville, Illinois. This was the 28th
year of this event by PCS.
More than 800 attended. Nearly
200 children and adults from Illinois,
Indiana and Wisconsin performed
Punjabi folk dances Bhangra and
Giddha, played music, and social-
ized. Prominent Punjabi Singer and
film artist Sarbjit Cheema with many
smash hits like his evergreen song
“Rangle Punjab Di Sifat Sunnava,”
along with Miss Dolisha a rising star
in Punjabi singing and their live or-
chestra from Canada electrified the
audience to be dancing wherever
they were, in their seats, on the floor
all over the auditorium and made it
a memorable evening. Everyone was
ecstatic enjoying togetherness after
Covid-19 lockdowns and social dis-
tancing.
Dr. Param P. Singh a cardiovas-
cular physician from Moline Illinois,
who won “The Young Investigator
Award” from AACIO in 2010, was
the chief guest. “Rangla Punjab ‘’ is
the single largest annual Punjabi cul-
tural event in the Chicago area that
promotes the local community talent
and showcases the Punjabi perform-
ing arts to a family audience since
three decades.
Punjabi Cultural Society of Chi- Sangha played the Dhol.
cago volunteers train and provides a Dance items were prepared
platform to the local Punjabi artists by the efforts of Neha Sobti, Kiran
to nurture and grow their talents. Bhalla, Kiran Grewal, Gia Dhaliw-
“Rangla Punjab” event helps Pun- al, Avneet Kaur Aujla, Jasleen Kaur,
jabi youth come closer to their her- Navneet Kaur & Sonia Kohli, Kiran
itage, Punjabi language, culture and Grewal, Amandeep Kular, Mankirth
community. This indeed is a great Singh, Kiran Grewal & Rajbir Dhil-
community building effort,” said lon, Neetu Singh, Navtej Sohi &
Parvinder Singh Nanua, the P.C.S. Gurshaan Sohi, Rajpreet Dhaliwal,
President. Kawaljeet Kaur and Payal Virdi.
Rangla Punjab 2022 event was This part was emceed by the lo-
organized by the PCS Board with cal youth who were encouraged to
the help of dozens of youth coor- speak in Punjabi. The first half was
dinators and volunteers. PCS Vice followed by singing of Sikh prayer included 17 performances including divided into four segments which
president Bhupinder Singh Dhaliwal hymns by the children of Wheaton Bhangra and Giddha Punjabi folk were emceed by Karan Gill & Gurn-
welcomed the attendees and started and Palatine Gurdwaras. dances and music recitals by the local eer Sidhu; Gurkiran Kaur, Mankirth
the evening program with the U.S. The evening event was divided talent. Esha Kaur Singh played Pun- Singh & Harnoor Singh; Gia Dhali-
National anthem sung by Mini Singh, into two halves where the first half jabi tunes on Viola while Jaskaran Continued at next page... >>

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