NE fest from Feb 10-14 at Vadodara
Source: The Sangai Express / PTI
Vadodara, February 08 2016:
The annual 'Octave Festival', organized by the North East Zone Cultural Centre, Dimapur (NEZCC), would be held in Vadodara from February 10-14, a senior official
said today.
"'Octave � The Festival of the North-East', would be organized in Vadodara from February 10-14, in which at least 280 artistes from the eight States of North-East India would participate," Vadodara district Collector Avantika Singh told reporters.
It is for the first time that the event is being organized in Vadodara, which is the cultural capital of Gujarat, she said, adding it would be held at Sir Sayajirao Nagar Gruh in Akota area of the city.
Nagaland Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya would attend the festival on February 11, she said.
"Rock band and other musical performances, exhibitions, theater shows, seminars, traditional dances, vegetarian food stalls, etc would mark the five-day event," Director of West Zone Cultural Centre, Udaipur, M Furqan Khan said.
"The region comprises eight States, namely Assam, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur and Sikkim.
Hence, the name 'Octave'," Singh said.
"The festival was introduced by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India to provide a platform to the artistes and artisans of the North East region to project their rich cultural heritage," she said.
The festival is being held since 2006 .