Folk Song, Dance Festival held
Source: Chronicle News Service
Kakching, January 14 2022:
With the main objective of bringing unity and integrity among different communities settling in Manipur, a mega Traditional Folk Song and Dance Festival was held at the playground of Western Youth Club, Poiroukhongjin in Imphal East district on Friday.
The festival organised jointly by Allied Sciences and Social Development Organisation, Poiroukhongjin and Social Development Organisation, Poiroukhongjin under the North Central Zone Cultural Centre of the Ministry of Culture was attended by Imphal East Zilla Parishad member-Tulihal ZP constituency Kongbam ongbi Inaocha Devi as chief guest, Huiyen Lallong Manipur Thang Ta Cultural Association, Irilbung director K Sanathoiba Sharma as president and Tulihal Gram Panchayat pradhan Md Abdul Khalique as guest of honour.
Cultural troupes of Maring, Tangkhul, Chiru, Chothe, Anal and Meitei communities presented folk songs and dances apart from presenting a fusion folk dance jointly.