Chhattisgarh

• 24 May 2023

Residential Hockey Academy Bilaspur's Player Geeta Yadav Selected in 'Khelo India Annual Scholarship'

Why in News?

According to the information given by the Chhattisgarh Public Relations Department on 23 May 2023, hockey player Kumari Geeta Yadav of the Residential Sports Academy run by the Sports & Youth Welfare Department at B.R. Yadav State Sports Training Center, Bahtarai Bilaspur has been selected for the Sports Authority of India's 'Khelo India Annual Scholarship''.

Key Points:

• It is worth mentioning that the assessment camp was organized by Khelo India, New Delhi from 16 to 20 May 2023.
• Kumari Geeta Yadav, who was a member of the national team from Chhattisgarh, performed brilliantly in the West Zone Junior Hockey Competition held at Rajnandgaon. On the basis of performance, hockey trainee player Kumari Geeta Yadav was selected for Khelo India scholarship. Kumari Geeta Yadav will be given 6 lakh 20 thousand rupees every year under scholarship.
• Residential academies of hockey, archery and athletics are operated in Bahtarai Bilaspur. Based on the availability of modern training and better facilities, it has been recognized by the Sports Authority of India as a Center of Excellence.
• 95 players are trained in this academy, which includes 57 players in hockey, 12 in archery and 26 in athletics.

Tribal Vachikotsav 2023

Why in News?

According to the information given by the Chhattisgarh Public Relations Department on 22 May 2023, a three-day 'Tribal Vachikotsav 2023' will be organized by the Primitive Caste Research and Training Institute (TRTI), Raipur from 25 to 27 May 2023 with the aim of preserving, promoting and documenting the oral tradition related to tribal life.

Key points:

• It is noteworthy that this event is organized by TRTI in collaboration with the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India and the State Government. It will be in the newly constructed building of the institute.
• In the event, tribal readers from different regions of the state will give their performances under various genres of tribal oral tradition.
• After organizing 'Tribal Vachikotsav 2023', the institute will also publish a book with a view to preserving and documenting the tribal oral tradition.
• About 240 tribal readers are expected to participate in the 'Tribal Vachikotsav 2023'. Prominent among them will be tribal litterateurs Ashwani Kumar Pankaj (Ranchi, Jharkhand) and Pankaj Chaturvedi (National Book Trust, New Delhi).
• The following 09 genres will be recited in the tribal oral festival:
  • Oral knowledge about tribal deities and Madai Mela,
  • Folk stories prevalent among the tribes,
  • Proverbs and legends prevalent among the tribes,
  • Tribal folk songs, their meaning and meaning,
  • Verbal knowledge related to tribal festivals,
  • Oral tradition of tribal life rites (birth, marriage, death etc.),
  • Perception and oral knowledge of origin of tribal community,
  • Oral knowledge of the concept of gotra occupation and gotra symbols in the tribal community,
  • Specific traditions prevalent among the tribes (Godna, Lal Bangla, Ghotul, Dhankul, Jagar, Jatra, Dhumkuria etc.) customs and traditional knowledge and beliefs.
  • The programme is divided into 8 sessions per day. At the end of the programme, all the tribal readers will be honoured with mementos and certificates.