The three-day Kerala festival came to a colourful end with the performance of various classical and folk dances by the artistes. The mesmerising performances continued till late night, while the people gathered at the stalls having tastes of Kerala dishes.
VP Joy IAS, Jt Secretary, Union Cabinet Secretariat was the Chief Guest. While addressing, he emphasised the need of promotion of culture and Kerala has always been a torchbearer in promoting cultural unity. It is more important when the world is facing violence due to conflict of interest and our country has always believed in peace and non violence. Cultural exchange helps one to learn a lot and it helps us remain united.
He appreciated the Madhya Pradesh Chapter of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi which helped in organising the Kerala Tourism Kerala Festival at Bhopal. The event was organised in 9 states of India on the occasion of 60th year of Kerala’s formation during the month of November by the Kerala Tourism. State of Kerala was formed on November 1, 1956.
Earlier, Malayalam folk songs were presented by the artistes. After the performance of dances, a musical concert by ‘Sadu’ of the ‘Aryans’ mesmerised the large gathering.
The students from Pratibhalaya dance school performed on the Madhya Pradesh Tourism song. The visitors enjoyed it whole-heartedly by prompting the participants. Other dances presented on the occasion were- Bharatnatyam, Nadan pattukal (folk songs), Mohiniattam, and others. Some of the performers came directly from Kerala to perform at the programme.