the annual folk art mela of the region known as malwa utsav was held in the city for a week in june again all the days saw massive dance performances ranging from classical light music to folk dances an songs on the last saturday of the mela kathak exponent dr ragini makkhar and her troupe performed on the stage in their colourful ensembles while rain threatened to take over the function and the performance ragini and her group of disciples pulled it off with grace and elan by the end of the presentation showers became stronger but not before the crowd applauded the effort of the kathak dancers