Week-long Bharat Parv begins today

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will inaugurate Bharat Parv this evening in New Delhi. The week-long Festival of India is a part of the Independence day celebrations. Minister for Information and Broadcasting M. Venkaiah Naidu will preside over the function in the presence of Minister of Tourism and Culture Mahesh Sharma. Addressing media persons in New Delhi yesterday, Tourism secretary Vinod Zutshi said the prime objective of the festival is to inculcate and celebrate patriotic mood among people across the nation, besides ensuring wider participation by them. 

The venue of the event will be the lawns of the India gate in New Delhi. It would be open for general public from Saturday. The timings of the festival are from 1400 hrs



to 2100 hrs and the entry will be free. The tagline of the event will be 'Paidal Dekho Hindustan' (See India on Foot).

There will be 17 theme state pavilions, where each state would showcase its progress and achievements. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is setting up a photo exhibition titled 'Azadi sattar (70) saal- Yaad Karo Qurbani' on the celebration of the 70th Independence Day. 

Apart from this, there will be a vibrant spectacle of performances by the Armed Forces band, tribal dances and music as well as performances by cultural troupes from states and Union Territories across the Nation. Among major attractions of the event will also be the Food Court comprising 50 stalls from the country.