Bhopal: Organic Farmers Display Their Products At Anant Mahotsav Drawing Visitors

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Organic farm products on sale at Anant Mahotsav in Gauhar Mahal in the city are drawing lots of buyers. The products include vegetables, fruits, grains, Kachhi Ghani oil, spices etc.

The three-day Anant Mahotsav began on Friday. Youth have organised the event to promote organic farming. More than 60 stalls have been set up here. Health conscious people came to this market to buy organic vegetables and grains.

At the event, Jill Carr Harris, Shashi Bhushan, Vaibhav Deval and Pradeep Ghosh had a meaningful discussion on non-violent local economy on Saturday. The experts said that they are living in a time where most people have stopped sharing, cutting costs and living a simple life. They are in pursuit of endless material gains. But the fact is that they cannot continue their current lifestyle amid environmental disasters, which now also include climate emergency. “This is why we have to focus on working towards a non-violent economy,” they said.

Besides, pottery, eco-friendly gulal colour making, Lippan art and paint your pot workshops were held. A large number of people participated in it. Youngsters and senior citizens danced to the beats of drums in Fazal and Shakib's drum circle. Artists from Nataraj Kathak Kala Academy performed.

The performance of  Sara and Samar Mehndi left the audience spellbound. Sara started off with a ghazal 'Aaj jaane ki zid na karo' on the tune of Samar's guitar. After this, she sang 'Hoshwalon ko khabar' and concluded with 'Woh humsafar'. These ghazals were sung in a modern style.

Besides, handmade jewellery, decorative items, diaries, macrame bags, Bhopali Batuaa with zari-zardozi embroidery, book stalls were also the center of attraction.

Food stalls have been set up for the food lovers of healthy food. There are also special arrangements for South Indian tastes.  Bajre ki Kheer, Millet dosa, ragi idli and organic South Indian filter coffee are also available here. Visitors are also enjoying the taste of delicious dishes like Kutch's dabeli, millet dosa, dal pakwan, falafel hummus, jowar litti chokha, kodo cutlet, ragi sugar free cake etc.

The three-day Anant Mahotsav will conclude on Sunday evening with the performance of Mahila Kabir Yatra.