MIRZA, Dec 30 - The five-day Chandubi Festival will kick off on January 1, stated a press release.
Ashok Nongbag, president of Chandubi Festival Organising Committee will formally hoist the flag of Chandubi Festival Organising Committee � 2018 at 8 am on January 1, while State Forest Minister Pramila Rani Brahma will inaugurate the Festival at 9 am.
Palasbari MLA Pranab Kalita will open the exhibition hall �Langaburah� at 9.30 am on the inaugural day.
AGP leader and social activist Pankaj Lochan Goswamee will open the Guest House �Dagarburah� at 10.00 am on the same day.
Sources said the festival is being organised since the past few years with an objective to popularise the famous Chandubi Beel and its adjoining vibrant forests to attract tourists to the waterbody and also to showcase the rich art and culture of the tribes of Assam, especially the Rabha tribe, among the visitors, both domestic and foreign.
Sources informed that noted actor and Director of the National School of Drama in New Delhi, Pabitra Rabha will formally open the Chand Sadagar Memorial Stage which has been fabricated from traditional bamboo, cane and straw, on January 1 at 10.30 am.
Chandubi Festival Organising Committee said that the exhibition will be an added attraction to the visitors which will showcase the traditional art and culture of the Rabha community. Traditional dishes would be another attraction at the five-day festival.
The souvenir Lokeya will be released by Lecturer of DK College, Adward N Sangma on January 1 at 12 noon.
A colourful cultural procession will be flagged off by the MLA of Paschim Guwahati LAC, Ramendra Narayan Kalita at 11.00 am on January 2.
On January 3, a symposium on, �Rural Tourism: An Integral Part of Eco-tourism at Chandubi and the Role of Tourism Department , Govt of Assam� would be organised, which will be moderated by Bhubin Rabha at 10.30 am. Former DIG of Assam Police Apurba Jiban Baruah and Head of Assam Tourism Development Corporation Jayanta Malla Baruah would participate in the seminar as guests and deliver their valuable lectures.
On the fourth and fifth day, various cultural programmes like Rabha folk dance, Bogejari Nritya etc would be showcased by various artistes of Assam. The festival will conclude with distribution of prizes and camp fire.