Mahindra Roots Festival debuts with a bang, honours India’s diverse artistic traditions and fosters cultural continuity
by Shrutee K 3 DAYS | 20 ARTISTS | 3 ICONIC VENUES Raghu Dixit, Abhanga Repost, Arko Mukhaerjee, Tajdar Junaid and more took the stage at the debut edition of the sold-out modern folk festival in Mumbai India-wide release, 28th February 2023: The Mahindra Roots Festival (MRF) made a spectacular debut over the weekend, celebrating India's diverse and rich cultural heritage and legacy. Over three days, the festival brought to life a contemporary world of lost and dying traditional and folk art forms, spanning multiple genres, languages and dialects, cultures and subcultures. Held against the stunning backdrop of the sea, MRF mesmerized audiences with soul-stirring performances by renowned artists such as Raghu Dixit, Abhanga Repost, Arko Mukhaerjee, Tajdar Junaid, and more from February 24 to 26, 2023. Mahindra Roots Festival’s core purpose was to highlight India's vast artistic traditions, from the foothills of the Himalayas to the Deccan, and from the western coastli