From Our Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI: Buoyed by last year’s success, this year too, the Arts and Culture Department, Government of Meghalaya is organising the three-day ‘Home of The Clouds’ Festival at the famous Dilli Haat from Thursday.
Union DoNER Minister Paban Singh Ghatowar will inaugurate the Festival at the landmark INA market in the national capital.
State ministers AT Mondal and Prestone Tynsong, both of whom are presently in New Delhi, would also attend the function along with several State legislators including Sayeedullah Nongrum.
The highlight of the Festival includes exhibition-cum-sale of local products of Meghalaya including handicrafts, and art exhibition, local cuisine, cultural and musical evening. For the first time the Festival will showcase the unique caves, flora and fauna of the State.
What is expected to be a crowd puller are the cultural evenings featuring traditional dances of all three major ethnic groups, the Khasi, the Garos and the Jaintias. There will be live performances by many other artistes too.
A rock performance is scheduled on the concluding day of the festival on Saturday which will be graced by Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma and Deputy Chief Minister In-charge Art and Culture Department, BM Lanong.