What: Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav
When: 25-27 May, 2018
Where: Tehri Lake, Uttrakhand
- Three day long (25-27 May) diversified cultural festival ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav’ festival was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat, on May 25, 2018 at Koti Colony, Near Tehri Lake, Uttrakhand.
- It is the 9th edition of Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav festival.
- The North Zone Cultural Centre (NZCC), Patiala has been entrusted with the responsibility as the nodal agency to carry forward the execution of the National Cultural Festival under the banner of the slogan “EK BHARAT SHRESHTHA BHARAT”.
- During the inauguration festival a folk dance performance of Gorwara Kunitha (Karnataka), Phag (Haryana), Sidhi Dhamal (Gujarat) and Chakri (Rajasthan) was showcased.
- Beside this a dance drama ‘based on shiva’ by Padma Bhushan Saroja Vaidyanathan and group along with a performance of Jagar Samrat Preetam Bhartwan was also showcased. The sound and light show was also organized on water screen titled as ‘The Tehri Show’ at Lake Venue .Guests also experienced an unparalleled shopping journey viz handicrafts, cuisines and sculpture during the festival.
About Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav
- Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav was conceived by the Union Ministry of Culture in the year 2015, when the Ministry decided to organize it with an intent to showcase the rich cultural heritage of the Country in all its rich and varied dimensions, viz Handicrafts, Cuisine, Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Documentation and Performing Arts-Folk, Tribal, Classical and Contemporary- all in one place.
- So far, the Ministry of Culture has organized 8 RSM’s i.e. 2 in Delhi, 2 in Karnataka, 1 each in Varanasi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and RSM North East in all NE State capitals.
