Rani Gaidinliu birth centenary cum indigenous cultural fest
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, January 17 2016: Rani Gaidinliu birth centenary cum indigenous cultural festival will be held on January 22 and 23 at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi under the theme, 'Celebrating the Indomitable Spirit of Rani Gaidinliu' to honour the freedom fighter.

According to a statement, the event is being organized by Rani Gaidinliu Birth Centenary cum Indigenous Cultural Festival Organizing Committee under the aegis of the Zeliangrong Welfare Association, Delhi (ZWAD) and Zeliangrong Students' Union, Delhi (ZSUD).

Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad will be the chief guest of the event.

Governor of Assam and Nagaland, PB Acharya and Minister of State (Independent Charge) for DoNER, Dr Jitendra Singh, will grace the occasion as guests of honour.

Cultural troupes from all the eight North Eastern States and other parts of the country will participate in the mega event.

The cultural programme is being organized to showcase the rich cultural heritage of the people from the North East India.

National level seminar, poster campaign, quiz competition, release of birth centenary souvenir and a book, mementos, sweatshirts & T-shirts, are some of the activities initiated by the committee.

The first day would witness cultural extravaganza from different parts of the country.

Cultural dance competition, cultural fashion parade, folk songs etc are some of the highlights of the day.

The cultural dance competition is opened to all sections of the society and the winner will receive Rs 2 lakh.

The second day of the festival would be devoted to National seminar on State, Society and Nationalism: Relevance of Rani Gaidinliu in the Contemporary Society.

Tarun Vijay, MP and Dr Rosemary, Director, Women Studies Centre, Nagaland University would be the resource persons in the seminar.

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