To celebrate the idea of unity in diversity, Ministry of Culture is organising a Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav under the Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat matrix in Madhya Pradesh beginning February 24 for a duration of 7 days. The States paired with Madhya Pradesh are Nagaland and Manipur.

The Mahotsav will cover a profusion of art forms from classical and folk music and dance, theatre to literature and the visual arts and would offer the chance to experience the best in established and emerging virtuosity.A handloom and handicrafts-utsav is part of the proposed event. The gastronomic culture of Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and several other partnering states will be showcased through a food festival.

Inauguration and curtain raiser for the media and other stake-holders has been planned on February 24^th at the Man Mandir Fort from 12 a.m. to 1 p.m. A small performance on that occasion will showcase the unique leitmotif of the Mahotsav.

 

The Mahotsav will be spread across the following venues in Madhya Pradesh:

·         The Man Mandir Fort and few other chosen venues at Gwalior	February 24-25
·         The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya at Bhopal	February 26-27
·         The Lal Baag Palace at Indore	February 28
·         Holi Interlude	March 1-2
·         Sheesh Mahal/Betwa river-side at Orchha	March 3
·         Maharaja ki Chhatri, Shivpuri	March 4

 

At Gwalior

‘Dhurv Pad Se Dhrupad’, a festival dedicated to the Dhrupad Guru – Shishya parampara at Man Mandir palace

Day 1 (February 24)	Day 2 (February 25)
Invocation by Dhrupad Kendra, Gwalior	Invocation Dhrupad Kendra, Gwalior
Dagar Vani by Pandit Abhijeet Sukhdane with Pandit Sanjay Aagle on the Pakhawaj	Performance by young artists – *Sumeet Anand from the Guahar Vani Dhrupad tradition. *Yakhlesh Baghel and Anuj Pratap Singh, Dhrupad Jugalbandi.
Mallick brothers from the Darbhanga Gharana of Dhrupad	Rudra Veena recital by Ustad Bahauddin Dagar

 

Time 6 pm – 9 pm

 

Also at the venue

‘Celebration of our plural traditions, ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’: -

• Folk Music and Dance from Nagaland Manipur and other North-Eastern States.
• Handloom and Handicraft Utsav organised by the Zonal Cultural Centres in partnership with state governments. Live demonstration of different crafts from Nagaland and Manipur.
• Screening of films on the cultural traditions of Nagaland and Manipur and other North Eastern states.
• Exhibition on conservation of heritage by the Archaeological Survey of India.
• Food festival with traditional cuisines from different states with special focus on Nagaland and Manipur.

Time: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.

 

At Bhopal

The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya

 

Day 1 (February 26th)	Day 2 (February 27th )
Folk fusion of Guru Rewben from the Tangkhul Naga tribe of Manipur	Khamba Thoibi dance from Manipur
Pung Cholam dance dance of Manipur	Performance of Lai Haroba from Manipur (merry-making festival of the Meiteis tribe)
Folk dance of Zeliang tribe from Nagaland
Dhrupad Bhakti Sangeet with composition of diverse saints such as Kabir by Padamshree gurus Gundecha Bandhus accompanied by shishyas Sanjeev Jha and Manish Kumar	Kuki dance from the Kuki tribe of Nagaland
	Dagar Vani by Pandit Nirmalaya Dey Kathak by Durga Arya

 

Time 6.30 am – 9 pm

 

 Also at the venue

‘Celebration of our plural traditions, ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’

• ‘Samvaad’, a literary meet with writers and poets from Manipur, Nagaland and other North East States.
• Folk Music and Dance from Nagaland Manipur and other North-Eastern States.
• Handloom and Handicraft Utsav organised by the Zonal Cultural Centres in partnership with state governments. Live demonstration of different crafts from Nagaland and Manipur
• Exhibition and screening of films on the cultural traditions of Nagaland and Manipur and other North Eastern states.

Time: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.

 

At Indore

The Lal Baag Palace

February 28

Manipuri Raas Leela

Kathak by Jaikishan Maharaj

Dance drama on ‘Langmeidong’, by the Centre for Youth and Cultural Activities, Manipur

War dance, Chang Lo, from the Chang tribe of Nagaland

Haveli Sangeet by Padma Bhushan Acharya Gokulotsav ji Maharaj

 

With a break of two days for Holi, the same pattern will be repeated at Orchha and Shivpuri where the Zonal Cultural Centres will showcase traditional music, dance and folk theatre forms from across the country with a special thrust on Nagaland and Manipur, the two paired States under the Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat matrix.

 

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