The three-day Anant Mahotsav concluded at Gandhi Bhavan on Sunday.
A good footfall was observed on Sunday. Anant Mandi is a unique initiative of the youth being organized on the second and fourth Sundays of the month at Gandhi Bhavan continuously for the last three years. Through Anant Mandi, thousands of people have been able to directly connect with organic farmers and producers and incorporate organic vegetables-fruits-cereals into their diet.
Various workshops were organized on the third day of Anant Mahotsav in which many participants participated. Children from Fazal Rashid and Muskaan group took composting workshops and taught them how to manage waste from household waste of vegetables and fruit peels.
Fazal Rashid took a workshop on Kitchen Garden, in which participants learned how to grow vegetables and fruits in less space, as well as shared their experiences on how to grow chemical free vegetables at home. Prachi Mahurkar is associated with Bijostav Nagpur, describing the traditional seeds, identifying them, their maintenance and protection.
In the panel discussion, the participants got a chance to get acquainted with some pages from the life of Prachi, Poorvi and Fazal and were encouraged to try something new. Prachi's journey from IT to becoming an ecological consultant was quite an interesting one. How Purvi is working closely with thousands of farmers. People were very happy to hear from the media company about the reasons for Fazal's coming to terrace farming.
Organic food stalls remained the center of attraction for all the three days of Anant Mahotsav, on the third day also new dishes were served, Mishti curd of Bengal, variety of dosa, moongode, pumpkin kheer, tandoori chilla, panna, sugarcane juice and A lot too. The Rutba band stunned everyone by performing on their own written songs and Bollywood songs. The blend included songs like Teri Deewani, Ramta Jogi, Albela Saajan.