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Kerala Plans Nationwide Festival for 70th Formation Day
Kerala will celebrate its 70th formation day with a large event called ‘Festival Kerala’.
The celebration is planned to start on November 1.
Programs will take place in several Indian cities.
These include Kerala, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Kolkata.
The festival will show Kerala’s traditional art forms and special features.
It will also include discussions and meetings for investors.
The government wants to attract more tourists and investment to the state.
Officials may consider holding the festival outside India in a later edition.
The Kerala government will organize ‘Festival Kerala’ to mark the state’s 70th formation day.
The programs are scheduled to begin on November 1.
Events will be held in Kerala, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Kolkata.
The festival will feature indigenous art forms, discussions, investor meets and tourism promotion.
A cabinet sub-committee chaired by V D Satheesan will oversee the festival, with P C Vishnunadh as convener.
- Who
- The Kerala government, led in the announcement by Chief Minister V D Satheesan, will organize the festival.
- What
- A nationwide series of events called ‘Festival Kerala’ will mark Kerala’s 70th formation day.
- Where
- Events will be held in Kerala, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Kolkata.
- When
- The programs are intended to begin on November 1.
- Why
- The festival aims to showcase Kerala’s tourism, investment potential, indigenous art forms and distinctive features.
Key facts
- Event name
- Festival Kerala
- Occasion
- Kerala’s 70th formation day
- Planned start
- November 1
- Locations
- Kerala, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Kolkata
- Featured activities
- Indigenous art forms, discussions and investor meets
- Oversight
- A cabinet sub-committee chaired by V D Satheesan, with P C Vishnunadh as convener
- International expansion
- Whether to take the festival outside the country will be examined during its second edition
Quotes
V D Satheesan
Chief Minister of Keralam
“It will showcase the tourism and investment potential of Keralam and the focus areas being highlighted by the government. There will be investor meets in major Indian cities as part of the first edition of the festival. Whether it should be taken outside the country will be examined during its second edition.”
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