Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren inaugurates national tribal dance festival at Chhattisgarh

Festival is a honour for educationally, socially and economically deprived tribals:CM

Ranchi, Oct 28: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren said that national dance festival was an honour to tribal who are educationally, socially and economically deprived.

Hemant Soren was speaking after inaugurating the three-day National tribal dance festival and Rajyotsava 2021 at Science College ground in Raipur, Chattisgarh as the chief guest.

“This is not just a dance festival, but an honour to those who have been educationally, socially and economically deprived.  This is a message to the whole country that if we want, this class can walk with us,” said Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren

Soren further said, “Departments are created in their name, but the community is deprived of its rights and facilities leveraged to them. I also come from a tribal community. Reaching here was a big challenge for me. Even if I had not been the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, I would have attended this program. I wish all the best to all the artists who have come here.”

The Chief Minister said that the Tribal Dance Festival has been started in 2019.  It is a unique program in the whole country. 

“This is an opportunity to get acquainted with the tradition and culture of the tribal society. Even in this materialistic age, tribal society is struggling to save their civilization, culture and tradition.  In such a situation, tribal people will get energy from such events and they will be able to keep their civilization and culture intact. In addition, the fair held on the campus will also showcase the amazing inner potential of these classes, which is naturally associated with them,” said Soren.

The Chief Minister praised Chhattisgarh government for helping these communities by giving Minimum Support Prices in forest produce.

“I believe that the country and the state can develop only when the villages will prosper. Work should be done in the direction of increasing the purchasing power of the villagers and upliftment of the underprivileged, backward, poor and marginalized section of the country,” added Soren.

The Chief Minister said that the girls from the tribal community of Jharkhand are showcasing their talent in the field of sports and also informed about Jharkhand government initiative in offering 100% scholarship to the meritorious tribal candidates to get higher education in the UK. Six students have been selected under the scholarship scheme and are pursuing higher education in the universities of UK.

During the festival, a dance competition will be organized on themes of marriage rituals, traditional festivals, harvest rituals, agriculture and other traditional methods. Artists from Jharkhand will also take part in the competition. They will perform ‘Kadsa’ under the method of marriage ceremony ritual, Oraon and Chhau dance under harvest ritual.

More than 1000 artists from seven different countries, 27 states of India and six union territories will take part in the festival.

On the occasion chief minister of host state, Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel and Hemant Soren played tribal traditional musical instruments and took selfies.