Day 1 is complete. UMA Bhopal’s Kerala Fest 2026 opened at Bittan Market, and the story travelled through local newspapers, video reports and ANI’s coverage. We successfully organised the festival’s press conference and coordinated the media-facing work behind the announcement. Here is the opening-day story and the full collection of coverage supplied to us.
Contacts, invitations, venue, room setup and on-site coordination for UMA’s media announcement.
UMA’s five-day cultural festival began on 11 November in Bhopal.
Original reporting links, three embedded videos and every supplied print clipping.
The opening, as reported
UMA Bhopal brought its third Kerala Fest to Bittan Market Ground for a five-day celebration of Kerala’s arts, traditions and food. Dainik Bhaskar Hindi and Raj Express report that Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker Narendra Singh Tomar and Union Minister of State Suresh Gopi attended the opening. ANI’s video post carries Tomar’s remarks on the bond between Kerala and Madhya Pradesh and explicitly credits UMA as the organiser.
Our contribution was the communications groundwork: we organised UMA’s press conference, brought together media contacts and invitations, arranged the venue and speaker setup, and supported the on-site briefing. The opening-day coverage belongs to the independent outlets linked below; it is a record of the story’s reach, not a claim that PRS controlled their editorial decisions or produced the festival itself.
Watch the reports
Three publisher-uploaded YouTube videos, embedded here so you can watch the festival story in one place. Some are previews published before the opening; their descriptions are labelled as such.
Bhopal–Kerala train announcement and Kerala Fest
Malayalam-language video report; includes the Bhopal–Kerala train announcement.
Open on YouTube ↗Kerala Fest 2026 brings Kerala’s colours to Bhopal
Hindi-language festival preview.
Open on YouTube ↗Suresh Gopi and the Kerala Fest inauguration
Hindi-language pre-event report about the planned inauguration.
Open on YouTube ↗Coverage, from original sources
Read the reporting in the publishers’ own words. Opening-day reports and advance previews are separated by their labels, so the sequence stays clear.
Narendra Singh Tomar on the meeting of Kerala and Madhya Pradesh cultures
ANI quotes the Assembly Speaker describing the event as organised by UMA and celebrating the connection between the two states.
ANI · Read / watch ↗Inauguration report · 11 NovAssembly Speaker joins Kerala Fest 2026 opening
Reports the inauguration at Bittan Market and the presence of Narendra Singh Tomar and Suresh Gopi.
Dainik Bhaskar Hindi · Read / watch ↗Inauguration report · 12 NovKerala Fest opens in Bhopal
Reports on the opening ceremony, cultural exchange and remarks by the invited guests.
Raj Express · Read / watch ↗Event listing · 11 NovKerala Fest in Bhopal’s 11 November events guide
An advance city listing for the five-day festival at Bittan Market Ground; not an opening-day report.
Dainik Jagran MP CG English · Read / watch ↗Festival preview · 11 NovFive days of Kerala’s culture and traditions in Bhopal
An advance report on the planned programme, including Pulikali and the Kerala Folklore Academy.
The Hitavada · Read / watch ↗The print coverage wall
All 35 newspaper article images supplied for this update, from festival previews and Pulikali road-show coverage through the inauguration reports. The supplied collection includes coverage from before and around the opening, not only 11 November. Each clipping is shown uncropped; select one to read the full-size image. These are archival scans supplied to PRS, not reproductions of articles from the linked sites.
Festival announcement & road-show coverage
The inauguration & opening coverage
The story behind the coverage
This journal follows our Kerala Fest press-conference case study, with six original briefing videos and 28 photographs from the briefing and Pulikali road show. Explore both chapters to see the work and the public story together.
Frequently asked questions
Who organised Kerala Fest 2026?
United Malayalee Association (UMA) Bhopal organised the festival. PRS International organised its press conference and supported media coordination; we do not claim to have produced the entire festival.
Which coverage is from the opening day?
The ANI post and Dainik Bhaskar Hindi report are dated 11 November 2026; the Raj Express inauguration report appeared on 12 November. The Dainik Jagran events listing, The Hitavada article and some supplied print clippings are festival previews.
Can I read the print coverage?
Yes. The complete set of 35 supplied newspaper clipping images appears below. Open any clipping to inspect it at full size. The publisher retains responsibility for its own reporting.