Berhampur Mahotsav underway

BERHAMPUR: The Fourth Berhampur Mahotsav, a mega cultural festival of the Silk City, was inaugurated at the City High School grounds on 12th January on the occasion of National Youth Week. The festival is being organised by ‘Mahan Sangha’, a city based NGO, to promote history, tradition and cultural heritage of Berhampur city and South Orissa. The conglomeration of Oriya and Telugu cultures in South Orissa is on full display in the festival. This cultural festival involves sessions of intellectual discussions along with cultural shows every evening. A trade fair and children’s amusement fair is also part of the celebration. Folk dance troupes from different parts of the State are performing in this festival to make the evenings colourful. Different cultural groups of the city like the Punjabi Association, Gujarati Association, Andhra Bhasa Vivardhini Samajam and Muslim Cultural Association also have their troupes performing in this festival. The best part of the festival are the intellectually stimulating discussions and seminars on various issues of Berhampur city and South Orissa.