Pole-climbing and Archery competitions were held at the sports venue of the Festival.
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Railgadi Jhumur
‘Railgadi Jhumur’ was the theme song of the first Sirish Festival. It is a modern rendition of a traditional jhumur song which has been composed and sung by Mumbai-based, blues / rock / folk band, EQ. The song is dedicated to the members of the tea community who have continued to be the backbone of the tea industry for over 150 years.
Jan 05, 2016
Success Stories
The high point of the Festival was the honouring of two ‘icons’ from the tea community, one each from the fields of Literature and Culture. Ms Padumi Gazloo, a renowned writer was chosen by the APPL Foundation as the Literary Icon for Sirish 2015 while Mr Sajan Nayak, a popular singer and music composer from the community was chosen as the Cultural Icon for Sirish 2015.
Jan 05, 2016
Projects
Amalgamated Plantations Private Industrial Training Institute APPITI, a state-of-the-art livelihood training facility, trains youth from the region in various employable trades. The primary focus of the Institute is to create efficient technical manpower which is in great demand in the region.
Jan 05, 2016
Success Stories
Rishab Kumar, a 17-year old boy reported to the hospital in Namroop tea estate with complaints of back ache and pain in his right pelvis after playing a game of football. After a few visits and with the pain not subsiding, Rishab was referred from the estate hospital to RHRC in Chubwa.
Jan 04, 2016
