The eighth edition of Rongali festival concluded this Sunday with record audience. Mr. Shyamkanu Mahanta, chief organizer of Rongali, informed that more than one lakh people attended the show on Sunday and large crowds also showed up on Saturday and Friday.
Mr. Mahanta informed that Rongali has grown into a community movement, with various tribes and communities actively participating in it. Due to th in the Festival, many youngsters participated in all the three days.
AASU president Mr. Utpal Sharma said that Rongali has become a cultural movement of the people of Assam and is the perfect blending of modernity and tradition. Entrepreneurship was the key focus as more than 100 stalls setup by local entrepreneurs did brisk business.
Rongali Entrepreneurship Awards were given to 10 entrepreneurs with lifetime achievement award being given to Mr. Ashok Panchari. Start-up entrepreneurs Achitra Borgohain, Nilotpal Chaudhury, Manas Bhuyan, Ms Smitakshi Baruah, Contractor Anil Das, Music Entrepreneur Tersame Mittal, Mr.
Nitin Jain, Mr. Ravi Kota, Chief Secretary gave away the awards. Mr.
Kota, appreciated the effort of the organizer to promote entrepreneurship in Assam in this massive festival. Rongali folk stage was graced by large showcase of various indigenous tribes such as Chutiya, Mattak, Moran, Sonowal Kachari, Deuri, Rabha, Koch Rajbonshi, Tiwa, Mising, Bodo, Karbi, Dimasa, Deshi Muslims etc. Ethnic food, large exhibition of arts and sculpture were major attraction.
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