Chhattisgarh

• 01 Nov 2021

National Tribal Dance Festival

Why in News

• On October 30, 2021, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel released four books ‘Padamuntom Bastar’, ‘Salute to Historic’ Victory, ‘Coffee-Table Book’ on National Tribal Dance Festival, 2019 and ‘Humar Culture, Humar Tihar’ at the closing ceremony of the three-day National Tribal Dance Festival.

Key Points

• 'Padamuntom Bastar', a work from these books released by the Chief Minister, focuses on the development of Bastar division and the tribes living there.
• The second work 'Salute to Historic Victory' brings to the fore India's historic victory in the 1971 war, the valor of the soldiers and the leadership and personality of former Prime Minister Bharat Ratna Late Smt. Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi.
• The memories of the National Tribal Dance Festival, 2019 have been decorated in the form of a 'Coffee-Table Book' by the Public Relations Department.
• The fourth work, 'Hamar Culture, Hamar Tihar', presents information about the folk festivals of Chhattisgarh.