Varanasi, Aug. 21 -- The three-day 56th annual conference of the Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI), themed 'Anant Kashi', was inaugurated with great pomp at Hotel Taj Ganges in Nadesar on Friday.

The conference brought together prominent personalities from the hospitality, tourism, culture and political sectors. Chief guests and dignitaries, including Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana, Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, Ambassador of the Lao People's Democratic Republic to India Vithaya Xayvong, Goa Tourism Minister Rohan A Khaute, Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Stamps and Registration Ravindra Jaiswal, Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar of Udaipur, European Hotel Associat...