A major cultural programme in Varanasi is putting Odisha's heritage, cuisine and traditional arts on display.
The Odisha Parab event is bringing cultural performers and community members together while also creating a diaspora engagement platform for people connected to Odisha.
Culture becomes a bridge
Events like this are more than entertainment.
They allow communities to preserve language, food, dance, music and traditional knowledge while introducing them to new audiences.
Why diaspora matters
Migration can take communities thousands of miles away from their original homes.
Cultural events provide a way for people to maintain those connections.
A lesson for African communities
African festivals around the world are performing a similar role.
From Bradford to London, Toronto, New York and Accra, cultural festivals increasingly function as meeting points between generations and continents.
Heritage is not frozen history.
It evolves every time a new generation learns it, performs it and gives it a new meaning.
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