Blog Details
3-day festival to showcase Northeast India in Thailand
The second edition of the North East India Festival is being organised in Bangkok to celebrate the 75th year of India's diplomatic relations with Thailand. The first edition was organised in February 2019.Bollywood actress Andrea Kevichusa (of "Anek" fame), stars from the Northeast besides well-known Thai actors will walk the ramp for Northeastern fabrics by designers from the region such as Anuradha Kuli,Robert Naorem, Priyanka Lama, Mami, Bidyut & Rakesh, Iba Mallai, KivitoliChishi, Meghali Das and Daisy Momin.
Top musical bands of the Northeast such as Soulmate, David Angu & the Tribe, Zubeen Garg and band, Tetseo sisters, and TaFMA will take the stage. Famous rock band from Thailand STAMP is also scheduled to perform.
Delectable cuisines of the Northeast will be another attraction at the festival. Representatives from Northeastern states and around 30 MSME entrepreneurs will showcase products from the region with special focus on tea, crafts, agrohorti products and tourism, chief organiser of the festival Shyamkanu Mahanta said.
"The festival is an attempt to create a market for products from the Northeast, promote tourism, especially focusing on Tai tourism circuits, and creating a connect among people and academia," Mahanta told PTI.
"We are trying to follow the Act East vision of our prime minister to connect both the regions," he added.
With the focus on Tai culture of the Northeast, a large team from the Tai Khamti and Tai Ahom communities will present their history, heritage and culture and interact with prominent Thai scholars and historians.
"The festival proposes to focus on Tai tourism circuits of upper Assam, Tai Ahom historical monuments, Tai Phake village and Tai Khamti areas of Arunachal Pradesh," Mahanta said.
Source : Travel World
