Central Railway Cultural Team rocks at Inter-Railway Cultural Competition (Dance)-2025, Wins “Sartaj” trophy for Best Overall Performance

Mumbai, 28th February 2025: Central Railway’s Cultural Team won accolades as they clinched the “Sartaj” trophy for Best Overall Performance at the Inter-Railway Cultural Competition (Dance)-2025 held at Integral Coach Factory, Chennai on 26th & 27th February 2025.

The Inter-Railway Cultural Competition (Dance)-2025 featured competition in 2 categories viz. Solo Classical Dance and Group Dance.

Central Railway’s Rituparna Bhowmik clinched the 1st prize in Solo Classical Dance category from among 17 participants for her presentation of Kathak dance.

The Central Railway Group Dance team won the 3rd prize in Group Dance category from among 18 teams for their presentation of the Daangi Dance-a folk dance of Daang region situated on the border of Maharashtra & Gujarat.

The Central Railway Dance Team also clinched the “Sartaj” trophy, awarded for Best Overall Performance among all the participating Zones, Workshops and Production Units of Indian Railways.

A total of 23 artistes of Central Railway, including Dancers, Choreographers, Accompanists, Makeup Artistes, Assistants led by the Team Manager were part of the Central Railway Cultural Team.

The Central Railway Cultural Academy(CRCA) which is the nodal organization for Cultural Events on Central Railway organizes competitions at Divisional level and the winners are short listed to represent Central Railway at the Zonal Level.

Dharam Veer Meena, General Manager, Central Railway & Patron of CRCA, congratulated the CR Team and motivated them to keep giving such wonderful performances.

Arvind Malkhede, Principal Chief Commercial Manager, Central Railway and President, CRCA, appreciated the performance of the Team highlighting the importance of teamwork in achieving the desired result.

The Inter-Railway Cultural Competition is an annual event at the Zonal level, organized in 3 parts viz Dance, Drama & Music featuring participants in large numbers in different categories from all Zones, Workshops and Production Units of Indian Railways.

This is organized with the aim to discover, encourage & promote deserving employees & their dependents and give them a platform to display their talents.