", ▁an ▁event ▁in ▁Lit F est ▁saw ▁an ▁interview ▁session ▁of ▁Dev endra ▁F ad nav is , ▁the ▁chief ▁minister ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁by ▁journalist ▁Ar nab ▁G os w ami . ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁featured ▁P . Ch id amb aram , ▁An ur ag ▁K ash y ap , ▁M ano j ▁B aj pay ee ▁and ▁other ▁speak ers . ▁ ▁World fest ▁ ▁World fest ▁is ▁an ▁initi ative ▁to ▁bring ▁together ▁folk ▁dance ▁tr oup es ▁from ▁the ▁world . ▁International ▁groups ▁visit ing ▁World fest ▁conduct ▁work sh ops ▁to ▁facil itate ▁cultural ▁exchange , ▁particip ate ▁in ▁sight see ing ▁t ours , ▁parties ▁and ▁jour ne ys ▁to ▁various ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁host ▁city ▁of ▁M umb ai . ▁World fest ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁brought ▁together ▁groups ▁from ▁Spain , ▁Turkey , ▁Poland ▁and ▁Indones ia ▁to ▁perform ▁on ▁a ▁single ▁platform ▁to ▁show case ▁their ▁country ' s ▁rich ▁cultural ▁her itage . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Italy , ▁Japan , ▁Roman ia , ▁Ser bia ▁and ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁exhib ited ▁their ▁culture ▁and ▁food . ▁Representatives ▁from ▁these ▁countries ▁also ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Car n ival . ▁ ▁Hum our fest ▁ ▁Hum our fest ▁is ▁an ▁initi ative ▁to ▁encou rage ▁the ▁phenomen al ▁growth ▁of ▁stand - com edy ▁in ▁India ▁and ▁abroad . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁played ▁host ▁to ▁com ed ians ▁like ▁Sor