ITANAGAR, 6 Jan: Following his announcement to host an “indigenous folk music festival” in the state in his budget speech, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Friday convened a meeting with officers of the planning & investment, GA/DA, tourism, cultural affairs, and indigenous affairs departments to discuss the preparations for the festival.
“Arunachal Pradesh, being a multi-tribe state, is very rich in folk songs, music and dances. However, the resonance of folk music and its performances are diminishing with every passing day, owing to the adoption of modern culture into our everyday life,” Mein said.
He said that the decision to organise the festival has been taken in order to “revive the essence of the land’s indigenous culture, and to promote the state’s tribal folk songs, music and dances.”
Mein informed that the state government will also be hosting another important event, called “Bharat Lok Sangeet Arunachal Utsav-2024, wherein cultural troupes on folk songs and dances from the northeastern states and some selected states from the Himalayan region and south India will be invited.”
The event is scheduled to take place in the latter part of February this year.
The meeting was attended by Finance Principal Secretary Sharat Chauhan, GA/DA Secretary Sadhana Deori, Tourism Secretary Swapnil M Naik, Planning Secretary RK Sharma, and other officers. (DCM’s PR Cell)
