‘11th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav’ begins at Cooch Behar in West Bengal

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The Governor of West Bengal, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated the 11th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav at Cooch Behar Palace at Cooch Behar on February 14, 2021, in the presence of Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture and Tourism, Prahlad Singh Patel.
The Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Culture, organised under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme, since 2015, to celebrate the idea of unity in diversity.
In 2021, the 11th edition of the festival is being celebrated and West Bengal has been chosen as the focus destination.
The 11th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav will be held between February 14-28, 2021 in West Bengal. This will take place at Cooch Behar from February 14-16, followed by Darjeeling from February 22-24, and then in Murshidabad from February 27-28, 2021.
Previous ten editions of Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav have been held in various states and cities such as Delhi, Varanasi, Bengaluru, Tawang, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tehri, and Madhya Pradesh.
RSM is a platform to showcase, folk and tribal art, dance, music, cuisines, and culture of one state in other states and providing an effective opportunity to the artists and artisans to support their livelihood.