The events to observe 9th foundation day of Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum will begin from Monday.
Notably, the tribal museum is established with a focus on tribal life, indigenous knowledge, tradition and beauty. Folk and tribal dance, music, picture exhibition of different states under the Amrit Mahotsav of Independence in this five-day prestigious ceremony organized by Madhya Pradesh Government, Culture Department in collaboration with South Central Zone Cultural Center Nagpur, North Central Zone Cultural Center Prayagraj.
Craft Mela and puppet performance will be organized under the festival.
On the first day of the ceremony, on June 6, a dance drama centered on Bhili Jalkatha Pithora will be presented in the recital by renowned choreographer Chandradhav Barik. On this day Padma Arjun Singh Dhurve, Baiga Tribal Dance by Dindori, Rai Folk Dance by Padma Ram Sahai Pandey will be presented.
It is noteworthy that on the occasion of the anniversary of the museum, entry will be free for the visitors and tourists. There will be a presence of five artists who have been honored with Padma Shri in the auspicious opening session of the ceremony on first day.
In the foundation day celebrations, indigenous cuisine, craft fair and dance and other activities will be performed by the artists from 7 pm onwards.
On the second day, Bagheli singing by Sheela Tripathi and group, Bhopal will be performed. It will be followed with 'Trishna' Champey Jataka based drama and tribal and folk dances of Madhya Pradesh will be presented by Dhannulal Sinha and group, Bhopal.
On the third day, there will be presentations of Nimadi singing and tribal dances of Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh by Sangeeta Kapil and partner, Bhopal.
Bundeli singing and tribal dances of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Orissa will be presented by Deepa Srivastava and group will be held on June 9, 2022.
On the concluding day Malawi singing and tribal dances by artists from different states will be presented by Shalini Vyas and partner, Bhopal.
An exhibition of paintings of Gond tribal painter Padmashree Durga Bai will also be organized in the museum from June 6 to 30.