Octave…

It is a well known fact that he north eastern states in India are rich in terms of cultural _expressions but the rest of India is hardly exposed to their culture, tradition and artistic _expressions.  With the idea of bringing the cultures of North East India to the attention of people in other states, Octave started  exhibiting  a variety of artistic flavours  showcasing the rich tapestry of art, craft, music, food and costumes to bridge the gap among artistes and artisans in the north eastern part of India. The festival is specially designed to introduce the cultural heritage all the eight States - Assam, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur and Sikkim to other parts of the country, hence the name Octave

      Octave 2006,the first ever octave,  conducted in Delhi turned out to be a unique experience for the rest of India. Octave is essentially an extended version of the cultural platform initiated by North eastern cultural Zonal centre but It was the honourable prime minister of India, Dr Manmohan singh who launched an event of this magnitude which could   aptly be termed a contribution for the north east. Despite its relatively recent origin Octave has developed in to a Major Cultural exchange programme initiated by the department of culture, Govt of India. Since its inception staring its journey at New Delhi followed by Hyderabad in its second year, Octave is now entering its third year.  This time around Kerala has the special privilege of hosting this event.

Venues

Octave 2008 will be inaugurated n 16^th February 2008 at Nishaganthi  stadium of Kanakakunnu palace  in Thiruvananthapuram. A shower of events related to art, dance, music, drama, choreography from the NE will be taken up in capital city, Trivendrum  while the painting exhibition, organised by the Lalit Kala Akademi, is being held at Kochin  State Gallery. There would also be workshops/seminars and screening of films from the north-eastern states and Kerala state will be at Trissur.

Period

Octave 2008 will be eld from 16^th February to 23^rd February 2008. The eight day long cultural extravaganza will surely be a feast to the eyes and soul of those who throng to view the colour full items in the capital city of Kerala. To know about, to feel with and to celebrate the north east,  we invite you too. We  once again remind you to  be at the venue that showcases the rare kind of program