Monsoon festival, to be organised for the very first time in the National Capital is a three-day-long festival, scheduled to take place between August 30 and September 1 at Jahaz Mahal in Mehrauli.
The heritage walks, a fete at Aam Bagh with folk music (such as Malhar and Kajri), dastangoi (Persian style of storytelling), art, and delicacies like tea, pakoras and sharbat savoured in the monsoon are some of the cultural programmes that form the part of the three-day-long festival.
The plan regarding the event will be completed by the month end. Manisha Saxena, Secretary (tourism), Delhi Government said, “We have asked the Sahitya Kala Parishad to help organise the festival and artists for the cultural performances. The idea is to put Mehrauli on the tourist map of Delhi.”
The move by the Delhi Government comes as a part of the strategy laid by the Tourism Department to push the event site, Mehrauli as tourist destination.