Delhi's
most popular festival, the 7th North East Festival to begin from November 8 to
showcase cultural and traditional diversification of the eight NER states
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7th North East
Festival will be held from November 8 to 10 at IGNCA, Janpath, New Delhi
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This edition of North East
Festival aims at raising awareness about the various tribal languages of the
region
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There will be colourful
dance performances, fashion shows and rock music battle
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The fest will see 100 craft
stalls of authentic and exotic handloom products
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Delhi's famous food
festival will bring more than 30 stalls displaying exotic cuisines of NER
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Large Art Carnival will
bring around 100 artistes coming together
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Around 40 musical bands
comprising famous Nepali singer Bipul Chettry, Bollywood singer Zubeen Garg,
Papon to enthrall audience with their Bollywood and folk numbers
As
North East is home to over 220 ethnic languages spoken by various tribes and
sub tribes, the seventh edition of the North East Festival (NEF) will celebrate
the cultural diversification and create awareness for these extinct tribal
languages in the region through workshops by tribal language experts, ballads,
and art installations.
The annual festival, kickstarting in the national capital from
November 8 at the lush green lawns of IGNCA, will be inaugurated by the chief
guest Mr. Kiren Rijiju, Hon’ble Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs ,
Government of India. CM of Arunachal Pema Khandu, Nagaland CM Neiphu Rio, Union
Minister of State Mr. Rameshwar Teli and many others will be present during the
three day festival. . There will be 100
craft stalls of the authentic and exotic handloom products from North East.
There will be a Buyers-Sellers meet
on North East textiles to give an overview of the growing textile market in
India to the local artisans. With support from ADTOI and Ministry of Tourism, a
North East Tourism Road show will be
attended by more than 100 tour operators.
A multilateral dialogue on trade and business with NER will be attended by
embassies, experts etc.
More than 40 food stalls
will present diverse food items from the northeast India, fashion shows with 20 designers will also showcase their
spectacular fashion collections. There will be a Rock Battle amongst Delhi's colleges, rock bands of northeast and
Delhi too. The three-day event will see the dancing and singing sensations of
North East including Bipul Chettry, Zubeen Garg, Papon, Frisky
Pints, Island Warrior, Mc Heam & Friends among others taking the centre
stage along with other emerging talents from the region and mesmerizing the
audience with Bollywood and folk numbers.
“The North East Festival is
an attempt to showcase and create awareness about India’s North East and to
promote entrepreneurship and tourism. The Seventh edition of NEF is organized
on 8th, 9th and 10th November and will bring out the best of the region. A
large exhibition of art, workshop of tribal languages, a large carnival of
music, dance, ethnic food, spectacular fashion and exhibition of photography
will present the rich and varied culture of the states. One of the major aims
of the festival is an attempt to build bridges and promote positive vibes.” said Mr Shyamkanu Mahanta,
Organiser- in- Chief, North East Festival.
“North East is known for
its clean air and water, and we will take a pledge and would like to urge the
tourists not to use Single-use-plastic in the region. As a first step to create
awareness we will try to reduce the use of Single-use-plastic such as plastic
plates, spoons, glass etc. as much as possible in the festival,” Mr Mahanta added.
As North East Festival is a one-stop destination for Delhites to
taste the cuisine of the seven-sister and one brother states, there will be
around 40 food stalls this time which
will present diverse North Eastern foods, which is a right mix of organic herb,
spices, vegetables and meat. The festival has also been able to create
positives amongst Delhiites, media and helped extensively to promote tourism.
The entry for the Festival is free and the
timing will be from 11 AM to 10 PM.
For more details please visit:
www.northeastfestival.com and www.facebook.com/NorthEastFestival
For
further query, please contact:
Anuj
Kumar Boruah/ Shakti Raj Vidyarthi
9958372662 / 9711118189
anuj@youngmonk.in
Young Monk Communications
