{"id":270883,"date":"2025-09-19T01:41:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T20:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=270883"},"modified":"2025-09-19T01:41:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T20:11:37","slug":"shergaon-to-host-folk-quest-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/19\/shergaon-to-host-folk-quest-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Shergaon to host &#8216;Folk Quest&#8217; festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>SHERGAON, 18 Sep:<\/strong> Award-winning model village Shergaon will host the &#8216;Shergaon Folk Quest&#8217; festival on 18 and 19 October, bringing together music, culture, and outdoor experiences in one of Northeast India&#8217;s most scenic destinations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The festival, powered by Taksar Lu Farms in association with OK North East, will feature performances by leading artists, including Arghadeep Barua, Tripti Martin, Nima Dorjee, and folk-fusion band FolkAGeet led by Jim Ankan Deka. Sherdukpen folk singer Phurpa Dorjee Mijiji, Bangalore-based singer Shristi Bhagawati, and local folk dance troupes will also take the stage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Singer and vlogger Lenzing Doming and digital creator Nayysha Phukan will join as festival emissaries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The music curation will be handled by Music Malt, while Everything Outdoor Northeast will manage camping arrangements. Guests can also book homestays and nearby resorts through the organizers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Beyond music, the two-day programme will offer immersive cultural and outdoor activities. Visitors can join healing forest walks, treks to hidden waterfalls, birding tours, monastery visits, and village heritage walks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Riverside picnics, folk dance workshops, and a trip to Mandala Top will add to the experience. Storytelling sessions will highlight the history and traditions of the Sherdukpen community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The organizers said that Shergaon Folk Quest will be a no-plastic, low-noise festival, with focus on sustainability and cultural exchange.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SHERGAON, 18 Sep: Award-winning model village Shergaon will host the &#8216;Shergaon Folk Quest&#8217; festival on 18 and 19 October, bringing together music, culture, and outdoor experiences in one of Northeast India&#8217;s most scenic destinations. The festival, powered by Taksar Lu Farms in association with OK North East, will feature performances by leading artists, including Arghadeep [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-270883","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270883\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}