Festival celebrating the North East brings back live events to Gurgaon

With folk dances, a scintillating

fashion show

and some energetic musical performances, live events made a grand comeback to Gurgaon in the form of the 12th edition of the Celebrating

North East festival

, which was held over the weekend at

CyberHub

. The star-studded opening festival saw fashion designers from the North East showcase their collections while some of the most popular musical talents from the region enthralled the audience.

The festival was organized by the North East Institute of Fashion Technology in association with the Union Ministry of Tourism and Northeast India-ASEAN Chamber of Commerce. On the opening night on Saturday, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale was the Chief Guest for the evening while the Ambassador of Lao PDR Bounneme Chouanghom was the Guest of Honour.

The show began with a traditional folk dance performance before a fashion show featuring designers and models from the North East. The fashion show showcased a designer take on traditional clothes and outfits from the region. The highlight of the evening were musical performances by

Richa Bharadwaj

and Zubeen Garg. Zubeen, who is known for his work in Assamese, Bangla and Hindi music industries, sang some of his most successful renditions in both Hindi and Assamese as well as songs in other languages from the North East. On day 2 of the festival, a fashion show and a performance by musicians Shankuraj Konwar and Maitrayee Patar saw the event come to a glitterning close.