The second day of the Hornbill Festival 2016, witnessed the North-East cultural day with performances and colorful dances by the cultural troupes from the eight North- Eastern states. The North-East cultural day was graced by Secretary to Higher Education, Government of India, Vinay Sheel Oberio, IAS as chief guest. The programme was organized by the North –East zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC) Dimapur under the Theme” culturally yours” with an aim to highlight the rich and vibrant cultures of the region Troupes from all the eight North-Eastern states enthralled the gathering with their unique dances. One of the dances performed to crowd’s delight was the Yak Chham Dance of the Sikkim troupe. The dance depicts the movements of the yak and the simple eyestyle of the herdsmen in the mountains. Overview of the dances performed included Assam: Bardoishikla Dance (Bodo Community), Arunachal Pradesh: Nunu-Pipi (Adi Community), Manipur: Lai- haraoba Dance, Meghalaya: Harvest Dance (Khasi Community), Mizoram: Cheraw, Nagaland: Khupililie, Sikkim: Yak Chham Dance and Tripura: Mamita Dance.
(DIPR News)
