Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive here on a two-day visit to Assam from February 24.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Modi will arrive at around 1700 hours and join the record creating Jhumur dance performance by 8,000 artistes.
Stage is set for Assam is also set to attempt a record-breaking feat with a Jhumur performance by 8,000 artistes following last year’s Guinness World Record for the ‘largest Bihu dance in a single venue’ by 11,298 participants.
He will also attend the inaugural session of the Advantage Assam Summit the next day, the CM said.
Sarma said he was recently in the national capital to finalise the PM’s visit to the state along with meeting other Union ministers to invite them for the investment summit.
The two-day Advantage Assam 2.0 — investment and infrastructure summit 2025 — will be held here from February 25 to forge and strengthen partnerships and collaborations, while gaining valuable insights into the myriad possibilities available in the state for expanding business and pursuing new investments.
Jhumur is a traditional folk dance of the tea tribes of Assam, India. It is also performed in some parts of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh.
The dance is performed by young girls and boys. The girls perform the dance, holding each other's waists and moving their hands and legs in sync.
The boys play traditional instruments like the dhol, flute, and taal to keep the rhythm. The dance is performed to the accompaniment of folk music.
The dance is performed during the harvest season and festivals like Karam Puja and Tushu Puja.
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