Jabalpur witnesses mesmerising cultural performances of celebrity and folk artists

Jabalpur: To celebrate India's plural traditions and culture, Under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Matrix, 10th edition of Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav, was inaugurated by Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon here on Monday in the presence of Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (I/C), Prahalad Singh Patel.

Ministry of Culture, Government of India is organizing the week-long diversified cultural carnival in the city of Jabalpur, Sagar and Rewa of Madhya Pradesh from 14th to 21st October 2019.

Tandon appreciated the Culture Minister's farsightedness and efforts of Ministry officials to organise this Kala Sangam in a graceful manner and better than its past chapters. He drew examples from the World culture history and reminded the audience how India has retained its culture even after several invasions and efforts of colonisation, while similar crisis has grounded biggest civilizations. He said, "The reason behind Indian culture being timeless, is because of its foundational belief of 'Oneness in all'. He congratulated and wished the cultural festival succeeds in its goal of celebrating 'Unity in Diversity'.

Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel said our age-old and authentic art forms have crossed our national boundaries and reached to the farthest corner of the world bringing appreciation and honor to the nation.

Quoting the lines of Mahatma Gandhi, the Minister said, "If we are really to do something about the practitioners of Indian culture and art today, we need to shift our eyes towards our villages as the richest culture of them all culture sits there."

Mayor of Jabalpur, Dr Swati Godbole; Secretary Ministry of Culture, Arun Goel; Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Amita Prasad Sarbhai and all seven directors of Zonal Cultural Centres were present in the inaugural ceremony.