Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal is organizing an exhibition focused on folk and tribal art and culture of Gujarat state was inaugurated by Director, Praveen Kumar Mishra.
On this occasion, he said that this exhibition reflects the social, economic and cultural life of the people of Gujarat, their religious beliefs and emotional ties. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya has come up with an exhibition series entitled “People of India”. Under this series objects collected and documented by the Museum among the folk and tribal communities in various parts of country are being displayed under the theme of 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat' is on the folk and tribal art and culture of Gujarat.
To celebrate the unity in this diversity, to showcase the rich cultural heritage, customs and traditions and to strengthen a common identity, develop mutual coordination, cooperation and partnership among its people so that the true soul of India can be understood and realized.
About this exhibition the coordinator of the exhibition Soma Kiro, Assistant Curator said that the presented exhibition highlights Gujarat's landscape, cuisine, colorful dress, customs and rituals and shimmering folk and artistic traditions including Garba folk dance and kite flying.
As part of 75th year celebration of Independence of India present exhibition is a humble attempt to portray the varied cultural aspects of Gujarat through diverse collection of IGRMS from folk and tribal communities like Choudhri, Kathidarbar, Aheer, Rabari, Rajput, Rathawa, Vasava, Kutchhi, Gamit, Bhopa, Suthar, Kunbi, Marwar, Maru, Parmar, Jain, Bhatia, Chitara, Meghwal, Banjara, Chhipa, Tandel, Dangi, Bunkar, Bhill, Warli etc.