Hindustan Zinc in association with Srajan the Spark to organize the 4th chapter of Jashn-E-Parwaz on 28th and 29th September, 2018 at Lok Kala Mandal, Udaipur. Jashn-E-Parwaz is an event inspired by the famous poet Shailesh Lodha.

A press conference on this event was conducted on 25th September, 2018 at Hindustan Zinc Yashad Bhavan. The conference was attended by CEO, Hindustan Zinc – Mr. Sunil Duggal, CFO, Hindustan Zinc – Mr. Amitabh Gupta, Chairman Srajan the Spark – Mr. P.S. Talesra, Secretary Srajan the Spark – Mr. Abbas Ali Bandookwala, Chairman Jashn-E-Parwaz Chapter 4 – Mr. G.R. Lodha print & electronic media of Udaipur and employees of Hindustan Zinc.
Srajan the Spark nurtures, promotes and develops the cultural heritage through organizing the events featuring Ghazals, Classical vocals, instrumental music and so on.
The event night will be graced with the magnificent performance by the Padmashree ghazal singer, Pankaj Udhas on 28th September, 2018. Pankaj Udhas, the bollywood ghazal legend is known for singing mellifluous  melodies like Chitthi Aayi Hai, Dillagi, Na Kajre Ki Dhar and so on. This event will be followed by a poetic symposium – ‘All India Mushaira’ on 29th September, as a confluence of art lovers and bards. This will be the third edition of the symposium.
Mr. Sunil Duggal – CEO HZL said, “We, along with cultural institutions like Srajan the Spark, aim at making Udaipur, the culturally rich global music hub. Our vision is to make Udaipur recognized for its Music University in the world which will include music maestros and experts coming from across the globe who will train the students.”
“Like how Jaipur is known for its literature festivals, we would want Udaipur to be globally recognized as the cultural centre of music festivals.”, said Mr. Amitabh Gupta – CFO HZL.
Mr. Talesra thanked Hindustan Zinc in helping Srajan the Spark, grow and sustain throughout its journey.
“Hindustan Zinc through its such interventions has always worked towards promoting India’s cultural legacy of art & music and this is one of our efforts to conserve our culturally rich heritage” – Mr. Pavan Kaushik – V.P and Head Corporate Communications HZL.
This year, ‘The Srajan Lifetime Achievement’ Award will be presented to Shri Yogesh Ji who is the man behind the lyrics of famous movies like Anand and Rajnigandha. The Hindustan Zinc – Srajan Award 2018 will be awarded to the Prominent Music Director Duo – Anand & Milind, who have composed over 200 Bollywood songs. The other recipients of the Srajan Kala Prerak Awards, for their commendable work are: Srajan Amir Khusro Award – Ghalib Institute, New Delhi, Srajan V.D Paluskar Award – Meera Kala Sansthan, Chittorgarh, Srajan Khemchand Prakash Award – Kaustubh Pingle, Dubai, Srajan Omkar Nath Thakur Award – Pt. Bhavdeep Jaipurwale, Mumbai & Srajan Kamal Kothari Award – Riaz A Tehsin, Udaipur.