President Murmu to Attend Haryana Day Celebrations in Kurukshetra on November 1 and Open Ratnavali Festival

President Droupadi Murmu will attend the state-level Haryana Day celebrations in Kurukshetra on November 1, marking 60 years since Haryana was formed. The celebrations will be held at Kurukshetra University, and the President’s visit is being seen as a proud moment for the state as it completes six decades of progress. During the visit, the President will inaugurate the Ratnavali festival, the state-level cultural festival hosted by Kurukshetra University. The four-day festival, rescheduled to run from November 1 to 4, will showcase Haryana’s folk culture and heritage, with more than 3,000 artists performing across 33 cultural genres including folk music, dance and theatre. The President will unveil the festival brochure and visit an exhibition highlighting traditional Haryanvi art and lifestyle. The itinerary also includes a visit to the Siddha Peeth Maa Bhadrakali Temple in Kurukshetra. The President will further attend a ceremony at the Gurukul in Kurukshetra commemorating the centenary of Swami Shraddhanand’s sacrifice, where she will be the chief guest. Before the Kurukshetra programmes, the President is also scheduled to launch the Gram Utthan Se Rashtra Utthan rural development programme in Thirana village in Panipat district, an initiative focused on village development with an exhibition on themes including drug addiction awareness. Kurukshetra Deputy Commissioner Vishram Kumar Meena has said it is a matter of pride that the President will visit Kurukshetra for the Haryana Day celebrations, noting that over the past 60 years Haryana has made progress across all sectors and emerged as one of the country’s leading states. Officials from various departments have been assigned duties covering security, traffic, protocol, sanitation and other arrangements for the visit.