Alai Balai Cultural Festival to Be Held in Hyderabad on October 22
Hyderabad, Oct 17 (TNT): The annual Alai Balai cultural festival, aimed at promoting Telangana’s culture and communal harmony, will be held at Nampally Exhibition Grounds here on October 22, Alai Balai Foundation Chairperson Bandaru Vijayalakshmi announced on Saturday.
Addressing a press conference along with former Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, Vijayalakshmi said Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and several political leaders were among the dignitaries expected to attend the event.
Initiated by Dattatreya in 2005, the annual Dasara get-together will feature traditional Telangana folk performances, including Bathukamma, Bonalu, Dappu, Gussadi and Kolatam, besides traditional cuisine. Achievers from various fields will also be felicitated on the occasion, she said.
Dattatreya described Alai Balai as a non-political social and cultural tradition that brings together political leaders from different parties, public figures and citizens to promote regional harmony.
Recalling the origins of the event during the Telangana movement, he said it was conceived to foster cordial relations and harmony among political leaders.
He added that this year’s event would also focus on the Nasha Mukt Bharat initiative and the vision of Viksit Bharat.
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