North-east festival to host special seminar on NRC

  • | Friday | 12th October, 2018

Shyamkanu Mahanta, Founder & Chief Organiser of North East Festival said, "The biggest positive of the North East Festival is that it has been able to connect with Delhi and helped in bridging the gap. Apart from the seminar on NRC, the festivals will focus on depicting the cultural and traditional values of the north-eastern part of India. The festival is set to be hosted in IGNCA (Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts), will begin from 26th of October. The organizers have included the seminar to make sure that the doubt among people of north-east get most of their doubts cleared on NRC, which has raised a lot of questions lately. It has helped in giving a platform for North Eastern people to showcase their talent to the people of Delhi.

While most of the north east citizens are still unclear about the NRC and its effects, the sixth edition of North-East festival is now set to host a special seminar 'NRC – Untruth, Half-Truth and Truth', featuring some of the most noteworthy voices from the region, leaders from various tribes and communities, media houses, intellectuals, who will delve deep into the National Register for Citizens and its significance. The festival is set to be hosted in IGNCA (Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts), will begin from 26th of October. The organizers have included the seminar to make sure that the doubt among people of north-east get most of their doubts cleared on NRC, which has raised a lot of questions lately. The Supreme Court-monitored NRC process aims at identifying illegal immigrants, who came to Assam after March 25, 1971, the cut-off date fixed as per the Assam Accord. The draft NRC, published on July 30, 2018, identified 40 lakh as the ones who did not have valid documents to prove citizenship of India. Apart from the seminar on NRC, the festivals will focus on depicting the cultural and traditional values of the north-eastern part of India. Including presentation of cuisines from the region, the cuisines will be available for the visitors on over 40 stalls. The organisers of the event have also made sure that the event showcases the organic fruits and vegetables from the region along with the vibrant fashion in the north east. Fashion designers like Yana Ngoba, Barsha Aditya Singh, Rupert Lynrah, Escape Engmoiya, Sanghamitra Phukon, Bompie Riram, Jagrity Phukan, Khrielasier Liezietsu will showcase their creations with 30 of best North Eastern models. The event will also witness the Rock battle, where 25 of the top rock bands of Delhi's biggest colleges would compete. Shyamkanu Mahanta, Founder & Chief Organiser of North East Festival said, "The biggest positive of the North East Festival is that it has been able to connect with Delhi and helped in bridging the gap. It has helped in giving a platform for North Eastern people to showcase their talent to the people of Delhi. This year, the Festival promises to be even bigger."

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