Rann Utsav:
The Indian Prime Minister has invited the public to experience the Rann Utsav, which continues till March 2025.
- Rann Utsav is an annual cultural festival organized by the Gujarat Tourism Department in the Great Rann of Kutch, India’s largest salt desert.
- It celebrates the cultural and artistic heritage of Kutch, attracting domestic and international tourists.
- The Rann of Kutch is a vast area of salt marshes, straddling the border between India and Pakistan.
- It is primarily located in the Kutch district of Gujarat, with a smaller portion in the Sindh province of Pakistan.
- Great Rann of Kutch: The larger portion, stretching east to west.
- Bordered by the Thar Desert to the north and Kutch Hills to the south.
- Little Rann of Kutch: Located southeast of the Great Rann, extending southwards to the Gulf of Kutch.
- Geographical features: It lies close to sea level, connected to the Arabian Sea via the Kori Creek (west) and the Gulf of Kutch (east).
- It is the only large flooded grassland zone in the Indomalayan realm, a biogeographic region extending across South and Southeast Asia
