Chhattisgarh School Education Minister Dr Premsai Singh Tekam on Saturday said the Youth Festival is a platform to showcase talent.
He was inaugurating a three-day Youth Festival at the Science College ground here. It will end on January 30.
The event will also provide an opportunity to know and understand the rich cultural, folk and traditions of the state, an official communication said.
Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Umesh Patel said 38 disciplines were being organized in the Youth Festival. There are 24 cultural, six sports and seven other disciplines. The inaugural day began with cultural festivity. There were folk dance mainly Panthi and Danda (Durg division), Kaksar (Bastar), Raut Nacha and Danda (Bilaspur), Karma and Sarhul (Surguja) and Karma and Panthi dance (Raipur division).
The winners will be selected in team and individual shows.
