A 5-day cultural programme and exhibition 'Octave 2019' began at Jawahar Kala Kendra . The 5-day festival brings together a plethora of arts and crafts from the North Eastern states of India . Day one brought the fragrance and colours of north east on the stage as artists from different states presented a bouquet of cultural performances.Inaugurated by Shreya Guha the principal secretary to the Government, Tourism, Art, Culture and Literature, and former bureaucrat Meenakshi Hooja, this is being jointly organised jointly by JKK and the North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala.Aiming to promote the rich cultural heritage of India, the event also focussing to immerse the visitors in North Eastern India. The inaugural evening kicked off with a dance performance of Bardoi Shikhla from Assam usually performed at the onset of Spring.This was followed by other cultural performances like – Rikam Pada (Arunachal Pradesh), Chirol Jagoi (Manipur), Cherao (Mizoram), Manipur Raas (Manipur) and Bhortaal (Assam) Khupelali (Nagaland), Tamang Shello (Sikkim), Sangraai Mog (Tripura), Thangta, Pung Cholam and Dhol Cholum (Manipur) and Bihu (Assam). During the performances the audience was also briefed about the various legends behind the dances.The evening then witnessed a grand finale in which all cultural performances came together to portray a spectacular panorama of North Eastern culture.

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