National Tribal Dance Festival to be Held in Chhattisgarh

• 22 Oct 2022

Why in News?

• During the Tourism Conclave organized in New Delhi on October 21, 2022, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that a National Tribal Dance Festival will be organized in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh. This program will be held from November 1 to 3 at Science College Ground.

Key points

• Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel said that more than 1500 artists from 28 states and 8 Union Territories, including tribal artists from nine countries, will participate in the National Tribal Dance Festival.
• Through this festival, not only will their arts be shared among tribal artists at the national and international level, but they will also be able to see each other's food, customs, crafts and style.
• He said that in line with these efforts, an important tradition in the form of National Tribal Dance Festival has been started in Chhattisgarh. This effort of the state is very important not only for Chhattisgarh, but also for the development of tribal communities of the country and the whole world.
• Chief Minister Mr. Baghel said that the state government has used art, culture and tourism as a strong resource in the social and economic empowerment of forest dwellers, tribals, farmers, villagers and deprived people and it has also yielded good results.
• Invitation letters have been sent to nine countries by Chhattisgarh. All these countries will perform in Raipur for the first time. Tribal artists from Mozambique, Mongolia, Togo, Russia, Indonesia, Maldives, Serbia, New Zealand and Egypt will participate in the event.
• The Indian Council of Cultural Relations, Delhi (I.S.) was present at the transportation of foreign guests arriving in Delhi to Chhattisgarh and their hospitality. C. C. R) will be collaborative.
• This time, two themes have been kept in the Tribal Dance Festival. The first theme is 'Tribal dance on harvesting' and the second theme is 'Tribal traditions and customs'.
• Prizes worth Rs 20 lakh will be distributed to the winners. Prizes of Rs 5 lakh will be given for the first position, Rs 3 lakh for the second position and Rs 2 lakh for the third position.