Bharat Parv

The government will host the annual 'Bharat Parv', a six-day national cultural and tourism festival, from January 26 at the Red Fort lawns as part of the Republic Day celebrations, officials said on Sunday. It will be inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, the tourism ministry said. 'Bharat Parv' is the ministry's flagship annual event celebrating India's rich cultural, artistic, culinary and spiritual heritage while promoting the national initiatives 'Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat' and 'Dekho Apna Desh'. Over the years, the festival has evolved into a major platform showcasing India's unity in diversity and tourism potential, officials said. The festival aims to highlight India's diverse cultural heritage, encourage domestic tourism, provide a platform for artisans and states, Union Territories, promote tourism awareness, and strengthen national integration through cultural participation, they said. Major ...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said 'Bharat Parv 2025' will be celebrated from November 1-15 to mark Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's 150th birth anniversary. Addressing a press conference here, he also announced that a grand parade would be held from now every October 31 at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat to mark Sadar Patel's birth anniversary. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in the first parade on Friday from 7.55 am. "Along with Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel formed the backbone of India's freedom struggle. His contribution in building the foundation of the nation is immense. Yet, Congress left no stone unturned to try to make the nation forget Sardar Patel and didn't construct any statue or memorial in his name," he claimed. On the other hand, the NDA constructed the 'Statue of Unity', which is an engineering marvel, he added.

There will be separate pavilions for states to display their tourism products, cultural heritage and developmental progress