The Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge) and Civil Aviation, Dr. Mahesh Sharma witnessing a special performance by renowned folk Singer Malini Awasthi, at the Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav, in New Delhi on November 05, 2015.
Seventh Day Witnesses Folk Performance
New Delhi (PIB-GR-TYP-BIN): The cultural confluence continues on the seventh day of the ongoing cultural festival ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav’ at IGNCA, Janpath in New Delhi on November 7.
The seventh day started with a ‘Folk Performance (Singing/Dancing/Instrumental) Competition’ and a ‘Pottery and Clay Modeling Workshop’ for school children. 7 Aangans by the Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCC’s) offered the visitors a range of artifacts, handicrafts like Haveli paintings from Punjab, Rogan artworks from Gujarat, Banaras silk, Kalamkari (hand-painted or block-printed cotton textile), Tanjore paintings and many more.
The evening witnessed a high energy & intensity filled performances by artists from Sangeet Natak Akademi including art forms like Nrityarupa and Pung Cholam of Manipur.
The event also witnessed a soulful performance choreographed collectively by all Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs).
The 8 day National Cultural Festival of India include hours of cultural performances from 10.00 AM to 6:30 PM at the Aangans and from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM at the Main stage. This most diverse and first of its kind festival will conclude tomorrow with a Live performance by renowned Sufi Singers Wadali Brother’s.
(Source: PIB/GR/TYP/BIN/USPA/WN/IAIJ)