Sonia Gandhi at “Mati ke rang” function

UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi speaks at the inaugural function of the silver jubilee celebrations of the seven Zonal Cultural Centres of India. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi inaugurated celebrations with the ceremonial beating of drums here on Friday. Sonia Gandhi recalled that the first Zonal Cultural Centre was conceived and established by late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at Patiala in November 1985. A choreographed amalgamation of different cultural streams of India titled “Mati ke rang” was presented. "

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh inaugurating the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of Seven Zonal Cultural Centres, at Panchkula, Haryana on April 13, 2012. The Chairperson, National Advisory Council, Smt. Sonia Gandhi, the Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal, the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Culture, Kum. Selja and the Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda are also seen.