The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER),
Government of India is organising an event “North East Calling” under its
Destination North East series of this year. The purpose of the event is to
promote the art, culture, heritage, cuisine, handicrafts, business and tourism
of North East India. The event will showcase all activities and products of
North-East and it coincides with the 16th Anniversary of Ministry of
DoNER.
In
the run-up of to the event, a variety of contests with North East as the theme
are open to the public with attractive prizes. These contests include
Photography and Caption Contest, video contest, Choreography Contest for
Colleges on the theme “Connect NE”, Quiz Competition for schools and colleges,
Best North-Eastern attire in the crowd, Home Chef Contest. For details of
contests, please click the following link:
http://mdoner.gov.in/content/destination-north-east
Winners
of these contests will be given awards during the Cultural evening on the
closing day of the event.
The event will include Music
Festival for bands of North-East, Cultural Night for Dances of North-East,
Handloom Demo Show presenting the clothes of North-East, Exhibitions of
activities being undertaken in NE, stalls by various Central Government
ministries showcasing the works being undertaken by them in the region, stalls
by State Governments offering opportunities in their states, stalls for Sale of
products of NERAMAC and NEHHDC, variety of food stalls including sale of
delicacies of NE, contests for all sections of young Population to expose them
to NE, B2B Summits on Food Processing, Tourism and Start-up opportunities in
the North-East.
The
highlights of the event also include Music Festival, Cultural festival, and
live band performances. The Handloom Demo Show to include designers from a mix
of NE and rest of India.
The two-day (9th-10th
September) event will be held at India Gate lawns from 11.00 AM to 10.00 PM.
The entry for the general public is free.
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