Preserving tribal life with culture fiesta
30 Nov 2012 3:03 AM IST
The government is waking up to the need of bringing primitive tribal lifestyles to the mainstream with performance-based ethnic cultural fiestas.
A three-day ethnic cultural exposition, Adivasi Sanskriti Sangam, from 28-30 November by the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, under the ministry of culture, has brought 20 delegations from the remote pockets of the country to showcase their ethnic culture.
In the last decade, institutions like Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Sangeet Natak Akademi and Lalit Kala Akademi have been hosting tribal festivals regularly.
‘Culture is a powerful tool for the ethnic groups to reach out to the mainstream with social issues,’ Manimala, the director of Gandhi Smriti, said.
The festival was inaugurated Wednesday.
The cultural congregation, which is trying to raise awareness about the problems confronting hinterland states, will debate the importance of natural resource management in the Adivasi (tribal) cult at public forums hosted by tribal intellectuals, organisations, social workers and politicians.
The objective, Manimala says, is to address the ‘unbridled consumerism which is creating a crisis of identity for the simple and often insulated ethnic groups which believes in independence, harmony, humility, openness and collective life’.
DETAIL
At: Gandhi Darshan, Rajghat
When: 28-30 November
Timings: 11 am onwards
A three-day ethnic cultural exposition, Adivasi Sanskriti Sangam, from 28-30 November by the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, under the ministry of culture, has brought 20 delegations from the remote pockets of the country to showcase their ethnic culture.
In the last decade, institutions like Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Sangeet Natak Akademi and Lalit Kala Akademi have been hosting tribal festivals regularly.
‘Culture is a powerful tool for the ethnic groups to reach out to the mainstream with social issues,’ Manimala, the director of Gandhi Smriti, said.
The festival was inaugurated Wednesday.
The cultural congregation, which is trying to raise awareness about the problems confronting hinterland states, will debate the importance of natural resource management in the Adivasi (tribal) cult at public forums hosted by tribal intellectuals, organisations, social workers and politicians.
The objective, Manimala says, is to address the ‘unbridled consumerism which is creating a crisis of identity for the simple and often insulated ethnic groups which believes in independence, harmony, humility, openness and collective life’.
DETAIL
At: Gandhi Darshan, Rajghat
When: 28-30 November
Timings: 11 am onwards
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