New Delhi [India], September 23 : Far away from home and their parents, thousands of students from northeastern states studying in various colleges in Delhi NCR region celebrated the country's cultural tapestry at a day-long festival under the theme 'Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat'.
The Northeast Students' Festival, its seventh edition, organized by My Home India at Talkatora Stadium, was graced by Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jyotiraditya Scindia and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju.
"North-East India has changed and we have moved on...North-East is no more neglected and isolated part of India!" Kiren Rijiju said.

"The incredible energy and talent showcased here reaffirm my belief that students are the promising future of the North East! Their passion and dedication will not only drive the progress of this vibrant region but will also contribute immensely to the growth and development of our entire nation," said Rijiju.
North-East Students Festival is the initiative of My Home India led by social worker and politician Sunil Deodhar to assist and handhold the people of northeast states staying and studying in different parts of the country.
"This is the energy that I felt today at the North Eastern Students' Festival 2024. Certain that the young trailblazers from the 8 states of the Northeastern region will lead the way for a stronger, brighter India," said Jyotiraditya Scindia, who looks after the dedicated department for northeast.

The day-long event featured a series of cultural dance and musicical performance by students, besides invited artists who flew in from all the northeastern states.


The cultural night saw electrifying performances by renowned artists such as Jessie Lyngdoh, a famous singer from Meghalaya, Alobo Naga, a popular band from Nagaland, and Ruatpuii, a celebrated Mizo folk singer, among others.
A remarkable display of Mallakhamb by visually impaired students from Padma Shri Uday Deshpande's academy in Mumbai was a key attraction of the event.


NGO called 'My Home India' was started back in 2005 to bring about greater awareness of northeast region and its people in the rest of the country, who were on various occasions in the past subjected to discrimination.
In his welcome speech, the founder of My Home India Sunil Deodhar called for strengthening the bond of oneness across India, stressing the need for unity.