Dr Ramdayal Munda Tribal Welfare and Research Centre is set to organise a national tribal and folk arts camp at Netarhat between February 10 and 15. Director of the institute Ranendra Kumar said that Tribal and folk painters from all over the country will exhibit their paintings from 10 to 15 February in Netarhat, Latehar.
Tribal and folk painters from Kerala to Himachal Pradesh will draw the magic of their color on canvas. The meeting of tribal and folk painters for the first time in the State is a historical and unique phenomenon in itself.
Kumar said that for the first time in the state, there will be a congregation of tribal and folk painters of the whole country. Efforts are being made to bring tribal and folk painters together on one platform, where all the artists will interact with each other and showcase their art.
Kumar said that in the National Tribal and Folk Painting Camp, Sohrai, Kohbar, Jadopatia and Petkar style painters of Jharkhand as well as Worli in Maharashtra, Gond of Madhya Pradesh, Mural in Kerala, Tanjore in Tamil Nadu, Chittara in Karnataka, Gujarat Pithora, Phad of Rajasthan, Shaura of Odisha, Stitches of Ladakh, Kangra and Pahari of Himachal, Pattachitra of Baganal, Madhubani style painters of Bihar Spell the magic of your painting.
The Director further informed that the National Tribal and Folk Painting Camp will be inaugurated at 12 noon on February 10. The camp will be inaugurated by the eldest painter participating in the painting. At the same time, he told that the camp will conclude on February 15, in which Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda and Welfare Minister Champai Soren are expected to attend.
He said that along with painting, the famous Chhau dance of Saraikela-Kharsanwa will be organised on 11 February, so that the singing of Padma Shri recepient Madhu Mansoori will be performed on February 11Senior painters Dr. Bharti, Suman Toppo, Dinesh Singh and Dilip Toppo, Dr. Meenakshi Munda of Rumbool Sanstha, Devjani Bose Development Consultant, Mr. Justin Imam Sohrai and Kohbar Painting Specialist and Ramprasad Baraik and others People were present.