Bhavan’s Naatya Utsav 2021 gets under way
The Hindu
Follow pandemic protocol and stay safe, Preetha Reddy urges patrons
While audiences come out and attend programmes this Margazhi, it is important to be careful and follow COVID-19 protocols, said Preetha Reddy, executive vice-chairperson, Apollo Hospitals, on Thursday.
“Be careful and enjoy yourself since it is a great way to be happy and healthy,” she said while inaugurating Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Naatya Utsav 2021.
While thanking the performing artistes and the rasikas, she said that between March 2020 and November 2021 most aspects, which had been taken for granted, just disappeared. Normalcy just became a luxury and routine had become completely dry and parched of celebrations. However, now that over one billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered, there was a sense that things were getting better. “While we have to be cautious and follow protocols, there is certainly a lot more optimism,” she said.