Bharatiya Kala Mahotsav | 01 Oct 2024
On 28th September 2024, the President launched the first edition of Bharatiya Kala Mahotsav at Rashtrapati Nilayam in Secunderabad (Hyderabad).
- It is an eight-day festival, organised by the Rashtrapati Nilayam in collaboration with the Ministry of Development of the North-east Region (DoNER) and the Ministry of Culture.
- It is to celebrate the vibrant cultural heritage and showcase the art, crafts, and culinary diversity of the North-Eastern states.
- It also serves as a platform for cultural exchange and aims to connect the North-East with the southern regions of the nation.
- Rashtrapati Nilayam: It is one of India's three presidential retreats (one is in Delhi and the other is in Shimla) and the only one in Southern India.
- It was constructed in 1860 with a total land area of 90 acres and was taken over by the Nizam of Hyderabad after independence.
