Under the museum series ‘Exhibit of the Month’ of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, a traditional object is displayed in the appearance for a whole month. The exhibit for the month of March –‘Pena’ is on display from Saturday onwards in the indoor exhibition building – Veethi Sankul.
The ‘Exhibit of the Month’ has been inaugurated by Mahesh Chandra, Chairman, Railway Recruitment Board, Bhopal. On this occasion CI Jose (IAS, Gujarat Cadre), Father Joseph (Principal, BSSS) and Avinash Patre, Principal, Aditya College of Architecture along with architecture students were also present.
Pena is an indigenous musical instrument used by the Meitei community of Manipur. The earliest record of Pena is traced with mythological origin when leinung Tharuk Asheiba-the court singer first introduced this instrument to the Nongda lairen Pakhangba who is regarded as the first King and ruling deity of Manipur.
A very vibrant and very colourful, the three-day National Tribal Dance festival- Aranya Naad-3 began after the formal inauguration on Saturday. The programme has been inaugurated by PS Meena, Principal Secretary, ST & SC Welfare Department.
Saturday’s presentation started with ‘lewatana Nritya’ of Assam presented by hazong tribe. Coupled with rhythm tune, this dance is one of the prominent dance which is performed on ‘Choramaga Utsav’, which is celebration of good harvest. After this presentation, ‘Daagar Chali’ dance by the MP artists was presented. Characterised by traditional musical instrument of Dhulia tribe ‘Gujumba Baja’, the dance is performed on ‘Sharada Puja’.
The other presentations were ‘Maku He Hgichi’ Dance of Nagaland by Sangtham Naga tribe, ‘Tarpa Dance’ by Warli tribe of Maharashtra, ‘Kaksad Dance’ by Muria tribe of Chhatisgarh, Biju Dance by Chakma tribe of Tripura, Jumbung Dance by Saora tribe of Andhra, Wangalala Dance by Garo tribe of Meghalaya, Karma Dance by Munda of Jharkhand, ‘Haarul Dance’ by Jounsari tribe of Uttarakhand, ‘Diwari Dance’ by Rathwa tribe of Gujarat.