India switched on its spotlights at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi Sunday 3rd october,2010 to display its new vibrant, energetic and progressive avatar, providing its guests from the Commonwealth nations aglimps of its culture and heritage.
The audience of around 60,000 at the inaugural ceremony of the commonwealth gamescarried memories of a gala evening that presented a fine mix of India’s glorious past, a dynamic present and promising future. It all started with the National Anthem. Soon the sombre spirit was lifted with the rising of the Aerostat- the much talked about helium baloon costing over Rs 40 crore- that spectacularly displayed the magnified images of the happenings on the ground below.
The ‘Rhythms of India a vibrating five-minute show comprising 800 drummers, set thebeat. In the midst of gthe variety of drums and sound it produced, child prodigy tabla player Keshav became the cynosure.
Thereafter 1,050 school children from Delhi performed choreography of Namaste, an acknowledged sign of welcome and respect to the guests.
After the customary speeches in the presence of president Pratibha Patil, PrimeMinister Manmohan Singh and prince Charles,the Game were declared open.
Prof.John Kurakar
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