2nd North East Festival at New Delhi
Date : 7th - 10th November, 2014

2nd Edition of
'NORTH EAST FESTIVAL'

A Carnival of Music, Dance, Traditional Sports, Ethnic Food, Fashion, Exhibition of Photography, Painting, Film, Handloom & Handicraft, and Agriculture along with discussions on various issues of regional and national importance

7th - 10th November, 2014 (11AM to 10PM)

Venue: IGNCA (Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts), New Delhi- 110001
Entry from: Janpath, IGNCA Gate No. 1 for Media Centre/ CV Mess / Amphitheatre
Dr Rajendra Prasad Road, IGNCA Gate No. 3 for Main Statge
Man Singh Road, IGNCA Gate No. 11 for IGNCA Auditorium & Car Parking

North East Festival is an attempt to showcase & create awareness about India's North East and to promote investment & tourism. The second edition of North East Festival is being organised on 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th November 2014 at IGNCA, Janpath, New Delhi. It would be Carnival of Music, Dance, Traditional Sports, Ethnic Food, Fashion, Exhibition of Photography, Painting, Film, Handloom & Handicraft, and Agriculture. North East Festival is organised by reputed socio-cultural trust Trend MMS in association with Delhi International Arts Festival, North East Community of Delhi and IGNCA

For more details please visit: www.northeastfestival.com

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Entry Free and Open for all

North East Festival
Connecting People, Celebrating Life
7th - 10th November, 2014
Venue: IGNCA Ground, Janpath, New Delhi

Highlights:
o State kiosks wherein each states of North East India will highlight its resources, projects
o Agri & Food Processing Exhibition cum Sale – Organic Farming, Floriculture
o Exhibition cum sale of Handloom & handicrafts
o Tour Operators Meet
o Ethnic food festival – showcasing the best delectable cuisines from the entire region
o Photography exhibition showcasing the vibrant culture, tribes and important landmarks of the region. Art Exhibition showcasing top artistes of North East both modern and traditional art forms
o Film Festival of North East to promote young upcoming flimmakers
o Traditional Sports of North East
o Fashion show displaying the rich ethnic fabric collections by top North East designers.
o Cultural programs in evening – musical performance by popular musicians from the North-East Region like Zubin Garg, Tetseo Sisters, Guru Reuban Masangva, Imphal Talkies, Soulmate, Girish the Chronicle, Vinyl Records etc. Bollywood singer – Ash King
o Day time Carnival – Tribal dance from various tribes of North East, Musical performance around 30 talented musical bands of the region
o Round-table discussions on issues of security of North Eastern people in Delhi, IT& ITES opportunities, Educaton, Sports, Agriculture Food Processing, Tourism,with participation from all major stakeholders of the region and the policymakers of the country
o Felicitation of sports icons from the North East who have brought glory for the country

North East Festival
Connecting People, Celebrating Life
7th, 8th, 9th & 10th November 2014
Venue: IGNCA Ground, Janpath, New Delhi

Programme Schedule 7th November Photography, Art Exhibition & Traditional North Eastern Food Exhibition Cum Sale of Handloom & Handicraft and Agriculture

Discussion Sessions:
Organised by – North East Community of Delhi,
10 - 12 PM – Alienation feeling in the North East
12- 2 PM – Implementation of Bezbaruah Committee Recommendation
Venue: Conference Hall of IGNCA, Janpath, New Delhi
2 -5 PM - Day Time Carnival
Ethnic Dance by artistes from various States of North East India and Sangeet Natak Akademi
4 PM – Inaugural Session

Chief Guest : Hon'ble Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi (Confirmation awaited)
Guests of Honour: Hon'ble Minister, Gen (Retd) VK Singh, Development of Northeastern Region, External Affairs, Overseas Indian affairs, Govt. of India,
Hon'ble Minister, Mr. Sarbananda Sonwal, Union Minister of Sports, Youth Affairs, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India
Hon'ble Minister, Mr. Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Govt. of India,
Chief Ministers of North East States.
Mr Arnab Goswami, Journalist
Felicitation of Medal winning atheletes of CWG & Asian Games from the North East by DoNER Ministry
6 PM – Cultural Programme
Inaugurated By Hon'ble Minister, Mr. Jewel Oram, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India
Performance By – Guwahati Lights, Akhu- Imphal Talkies, Yesterdrive, Chethuwang, Vinyl Record, Soulmate and The Local Train

8th November

Photography, Art Exhibition & Traditional North Eastern Food Exhibition Cum sale of Handloom & handicraft and Agriculture

11 AM - Inauguration of Film Festival
Venue: Media Center, IGNCA
11 AM – 5 PM – Day Time Carnival
Ethnic Dance by artistes from various States of North East India and Sangeet Natak Akademi
Musical performance By Foot Wings, Stuti Choudhury, Minutes of Decay and Mayukh Hazarika

Discussion Session:
11 AM - Agro – Food Processing Sectors in North East Region
2 PM - Entrepreneurship and Investments in the North East
4 PM – Opportunities for investment in IT & ITES in the North East
Venue - IGNCA Conference Hall

6 PM – Cultural Evening & Fashion Show
Chief Guest – Mr. SK Panda, IAS, Secretary, Textiles, Govt. of India
Performance By – Tetseo Sisters, Guru Rewben Mashangva, Frisky Pints, Bluestring Parth, Zubeen Garg

9th November

Photography, Art Exhibition & Traditional North Eastern Food Exhibition Cum sale of Handloom & Handicraft and Agriculture

11 AM – 5 PM Daytime Carnival
Ethnic Dance by artistes from various States of North East India and Sangeet Natak Akademi
Musical performance By Jeli Kayi, Emielyn D. Das, Aborginals Project, Brahmaputra Boys, Late Too Soon

Discussion Session:
11 AM - Integrating North East India through Education
Chaired By: Hon'ble Minister, Ms. Smriti Irani, Minister of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India
2 PM - Role of DoNER Ministry in NE Youth empowerment
4 PM - Discussion on Sports and North East India
Chaired By: Hon'ble Minister, Mr. Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India
Venue: IGNCA Auditorium
Concurrent Session:
2 PM - Music and North East India in association with MTV indies
Venue: IGNCA Conference Hall
6 PM: Cultural Evening and Fashion show
Chief Guest – Hon'ble Minister, Mr. Shripad Yesso Naik, Union Minister of Tourism & Culture, Govt. of India
Performance By – Simanta Sekhar, Girish & the Chornicles, MSonic and Bollywood singer Ash King

10th November

Photography, Art Exhibition & Traditional North Eastern Food Exhibition Cum sale of Handloom & handicraft and Agriculture

11 AM - Daytime Carnival Performance by artistes of North East Community Delhi
Discussion Session :
11 AM - Tourism and North East India
2 PM - Insurgence to Resurgence
4 PM - Closing Session
Chief Guest – Hon'ble Minister, Mr. Rajnath Singh, Union Minister of Home Affairs, Govt. of India.
Guest of Honour – Hon'ble Minister, Mr. Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Transport and Minister of Rural Development, Govt. of India.
Hon'ble Minister, Gen(Retd), Mr. VK Singh, Minister of State of External Affairs and Minister of state for North East Region, Govt. of India.
Hon'ble Minister, Mr. Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy, Govt. of India.
Hon'ble Minister, Mr. Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India.