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The main objective of the Utsav is to showcase Mahabharata, the national
epic as the source of National integration. The programme is a conscious
effort to reach out to all the sections of the society. The theories,
philosophy, strategies, tactics, plots, subplots, administration and all
the facets of life beautifully embedded in this epic.. Academic events
will be positioned so as to understand and explore some of these facets
of Mahabharata.
National Integration Festival of Indian Cultural Heritage through
Mahabharata is probably the first of its kind, being held in Bangalore.
Each day of this Utsav is dedicated to different regions/linguistic province
of the country, which has its own unique way of depicting the art and
culture.
Manuscripts and Art exhibitions, Cultural Programmes, Documentaries, Handicrafts
& Handlooms, Award functions are planned in this Utsav.
The whole Utsav is being organised as a curtain raiser for a magnanimous
project of creating an "Encyclopedia of Mahabharata", a project
to create a national reference of Mahabharata, that is partly funded by
Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. |
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