The 4th edition of the three day long North East Festival at New Delhi concluded today. The festival was attended by around three lakhs people including Delhiites, foreign tourists and people from North East.
A group of performers from Assam enthralled the audience at 4th North East Festival with 500 years old Ankia Bhaona “Ram Bijay” by Vaishnavite saint Sankardev. Ankia Bhaonas are a class of one act plays performed in Assam. These plays were written in an artificial Assamese-Maithili mixed language called Brajavali.
Prakash Javdekar, Union Minister of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India came specially to watch the Bhaona and inaugurated it.
Arjuna Awardee, Olympian Shiva Thapa was felicitated at the festival for his contribution towards sports.
In the evening Zubeen Garg, heartthrob of North East and a popular Bollywood singer from Assam enthralled audience with both Assamese and Hindi songs. Around one lakh people were present to watch Zubeen performing “Live”.
Designers like Dhiraj Deka, Assam, Nabam Aka, Arunachal Pradesh and Garima Saikia Garg, Assam showcased their fabrics in a fashion show in the evening to promote North Eastern fashion both folk and modern.
Shyamkanu Mahanta, Organizer-in-Chief, North East Festival said, “We are really happy to claim that North East Festival is the biggest music and cultural festival in the capital now. We are immensely thankful to the people of Delhi and North East for supporting us every year. Our aim has been to promote North East and bridging the gap between the North East and rest of India. We are glad that we have been able create good vibes among people through mainly culture, music, food and fashion.”
