Delhi is all set to host the much-awaited North East Festival – the capital’s biggest and most vibrant fiesta – from December 23 to 26, at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (gate no 14), New Delhi. From showcasing diverse food, crafts, and culture of the region to book launches, B2B meets, and exhibitions, the tenth edition of North East Festival has a lot to offer.
Shri Narayan Rane, Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises of India, who is going inaugurate North East Festival, said, “North East Festival, a colourful festival showcsing the spectacular cultural diversity of North East India, Art, cuisiness, craft, agri horti products, tourism destinations, musical extravaganza etc are being organised.
Prof. Jagdish Mukhi, Governor of Assam & Nagaland will inaugurate the cultural evening of 10th North East Festival. Arvind Singh, Secretary of Tourism, Govt. Of India will chair a A B2B Meet on Tourism with national tour operators on 23rd December. The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) will do a session with farmers and various stakeholders on 26th December.
G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister for Culture, Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Government of India; Piyush Goel, Minister of Commerce & Industry (2019-present), Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution; Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways & Ministry of Ayush, and respective Chief Ministers of the region among other dignitaries.
Jimmy Thang of Traffic Jam band said, “The North East Festival is one festival we look forward to every year and this year would be even better…to celebrate Christmas! It is a platform we are proud to stand in because we get to represent our identity and share our rich cultural heritage with the world. So many colours, dialects, cuisines, traditional dances, folk music, talents, traditional attires and cultural history that have stood the test of time. My band Traffic Jam is extremely honoured to be a part of the North East Festival and share the stage with some great artistes of the North East, that I personally really look up to and admire.
The exhibition arena, which aims to showcase ‘Made in North East’ products, will have an MSME zone, wherein more than 100 MSME entrepreneurs of North East India will showcase agri-horti products, handloom, handicrafts, processed food products, and much more. Around 140 stalls will be put up for this exhibition and a marketplace will be created wherein visitors can explore and buy authentic and original products from the region. Additionally, tourism stalls will be set-up to promote the region’s popular and off-beat places.
A booklet titled ‘Know Your North East’ will also be launched in the presence of North East India’s icons, which will further be distributed in schools and universities for educating and inspiring people to explore and identify the region’s rich heritage.
