Third Tribal National Festival Inaugurated

• 02 Nov 2022

Why In News?

On the occasion of Chhattisgarh State Foundation Day on November 1, 2022, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Speaker Dr. Chief Minister Mr. Charan Das Mahant and Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated the Third National Tribal Dance Festival at Science College ground in Raipur by playing nagada as per tribal tradition.

Key Points

• Before this, he lit the lamp on the picture of Chhattisgarh Mahtari and started the program with Chhattisgarh state song 'Arpa Pairi ke dhar'. In the festival, he also released a coffee table book decorated with beautiful memories of the tribal festival.
• As many as 1,500 tribal artistes from different states and union territories of the country, including 100 artistes from abroad, are engaged in the three-day National Tribal Dance Festival and Rajyotsava to spread the rainbow colors of tribal culture.
• The main stage, pandals and stalls have been attractively decorated for Rajyotsava at the Sais College ground. Here people will get a glimpse of the development journey of Chhattisgarh for four and a half years with the rich culture, tradition and folk arts of the tribes.
• Several states of India including Togo, Mozambique, Serbia, Indonesia, Maldives, Mongolia, New Zealand, Russia, Rwanda and Egypt will showcase their tribal dance skills for three days at the festival.
• The 3rd National Tribal Dance Festival kicked off with enchanting performances from Mozambique, Russia and Mongolia. The dancers from Mozambique were the first to perform at the reception. He presented a dance form to be performed on the occasion of harvesting.
• While dancers from Russia and Mongolia presented a fusion dance form. In this, the culture, customs, tradition, natural beauty of the place are displayed. Artists from Mongolia captivated with performances focused on the themes of Achievement in Hunting, Height Strength, Intuitions of Animals and Lifestyle.