Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav concludes in West Bengal's Cooch Behar
18 Feb 2021 15:02:51
Kolkata, Feb 18: The three day Cultural Festival of the 11th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahostav that was organized in Cooch Behar's Rajbari of West Bengal concluded last evening on Feb 17, with programs performed by Dohar, a popular Bengali band, other renowned artists and local troupes. A big draw was singer and music composer Kailash Kher, Kathak dancer Souvik Chakroborty while tabla mastero, Bikram Ghosh performed at the inauguration.
Famous Icons from music to classical performers performed during the last three days giving the local people glimpses of the heritage and also be a platform to encourage and preserve the local arts. A Handicraft Mela was also held on the occasion. The festival held in West Bengal was inaugurated by the Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar in the presence of the Minister of State for Culture, Prahlad Singh Patel on Feb 14.
The second leg of the program will now be held in Darjeeling from Feb 22 to Feb 24. The Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav which is being organized in the State will enhance mutual understanding and bonding between people of diverse cultures, thereby securing stronger unity and integrity of India.
Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav, the flagship festival of this Ministry of Culture has been organized since 2015 with the active participation of Seven Zonal Culture Centres. The festival has been playing a pivotal role to take the vibrant culture of India out to the masses instead of confining to auditorium and galleries. It has been instrumental in showcasing, folk and tribal art, dance, music, cuisines and culture of one state in other states reinforcing the cherished goal of 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat' and at the same time providing an effective platform to the artists and artisans to support their livelihood.
Ten editions of the festival have been held till date since Nov, 2015 in various states and cities such as Delhi, Varanasi, Bengaluru, Tawang, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tehri and Madhya Pradesh. The Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav, that the Ministry of Culture and the Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre Kolkata organizes, has brought all the seven zonal cultural centres together to bring culture to the masses and also reinforce the goal of 'Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat.'