The Delhi Government on Saturday announced Jashn-e-Virasat-e-Urdu, a festival to celebrate Urdu culture and its heritage.
While promoting and preserving the collective social and cultural heritage of the national Capital, the festival aims to keep the language alive and ensure its growth through larger participation.
To be inaugurated by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the six-day festival will be held at Central Park, Connaught Place.
Sisodia in a statement said that event this year will be a”bigger and better” given to the public’s response to the Urdu Heritage Festiva’s last edition.
“Urdu is an integral part of Delhi’s cultural and literary history. It is an important marker of Delhi’s composite culture...This celebration of Urdu will bring together all the lovers of Urdu who can enjoy the use of the language in varied forms,” Sisodia said.