Under the celebrations of International Day for World’s Indigenous People’s Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya organised Demonstration of Indigenous Knowledge System programme on Traditional Technology open air exhibition area from August 9.

On the Second day of this programme, Pritam Choudhary (Asst. Programme Coordinator) told that about this programme, traditional artisans from Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Chhattisgarh presented demonstration of traditional in the presence of students of Bal Bhawan School, Bhopal and National Design Institute, Bhopal.

On this occasion artist from Thoubal, Manipur told that, Meitei believe that the site of salt spring is guarded by a goddess -Thum Lairembi who is the giver of these natural resources. Meitei salt is traditionally prepared by women under a shed called Thumsung- shang.

Pandit Ram Rajwar and Sauhadri Bai from Sarguja, Chhattisgarh said that 'TIRHI' is actually a traditional technology through which the oil from different oil seeds are expelled.

The state of Bihar is well known for production of 'Makhana. The seed of Makhana popularly known as 'Gudi' Is a water plant product cultivated in lakes, ponds and wet lands. Gudi is collected from the lake and ponds and dried in the sun and after the seed of the 'Gudi' is extracted.The well dried gudi is roasted in an iron pan & then hammered on a wooden platform to get the Makhana.

Edullumota is a traditional water lifting device, widely distributed in Vizianagaram & Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh. The farmers of this area are depended for irrigation on canal, well, tank and streams. In this technique the mechanism is simple but interesting as water lifting container called 'Guna' works under backward & forward motion.