New Delhi, Mar 8 (PTI) The Delhi government on Saturday inaugurated a two-day 'Basant Utsav 2025' to celebrate India's cultural heritage and women empowerment on the occasion of International Womnen's Day.

The festival, organised by the Hindi Academy under the Delhi government's Art, Culture, and Language Department, was attended by Anil Kumar Sharma, MLA from RK Puram as Chief Guest, a statement stated.

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The event is being organised at Basant Udhyan (also known as ‘Bagh-e-Bahaar'), Vasant Vihar, New Delhi.

On the occasion, Delhi Minister of Art, Culture, and Language Kapil Mishra said, "Basant Utsav is a powerful celebration of our cultural heritage and a testament to women empowerment."

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The inaugural evening saw an enchanting Kuchipudi performance, 'Shringara' by three-time National Awardee Yamini Reddy, it stated.

Guru Sindhu Mishra and her disciples from the Aayam Institute of Performing Arts presented 'Navdurga', a Bharatanatyam production paying tribute to the divine feminine, it read.

The performance was described as a spellbinding display of devotion, discipline, and artistic excellence, it added.

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