Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sanghralaya is working for national integration, and promotes research and training for salvage and revitalization of vanishing but valuable cultural traditions.
On Tuesday, a team of Ministers from Central and State Governments visited Manav Sangrahalaya with key members Parshottam Rupala (Union Minister for State, Panchayati Raj and Agriculture and Union Farmers Welfare), Naba Kumar Doley (Minister of State-Independent Charge Panchayat and Rural Development, Sports and Youth Welfare, Cultural Affairs, Social Welfare, Government of Assam), Jayantibhai Ramjibhai Kavadiya (Minister of State-Independent Charge Panchayat, Rural Housing and Rural Development Department, Government of Gujarat), Rajendra Rathore (Minister, Panchayati Raj and Rural Development, Parliamentary Affairs & Election, Government of Rajasthan) and Alo libang (Deputy Speaker, Arunachal legislative Assembly). On this occasion the Ministers visited the Rock art shelters, Tribal Habitat Exhibition, Himalayan Village and Coastal & Desert Village of the museum. The Ministers were guided through the visit by Prof Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri (Director, IGRMS) and other senior officials of IGRMS.
The Ministers were pleased to see complete traditional habitats from their home states. They praised the Director and museum team for preserving the cultural heritage at such large scale.
Students of Arunachal Pradesh while participating in Balrang Festival brought Tea plants which grew in the museum climate. Sameeta Rajora, IFS planted the tea plants and Beetle nut seed brought by Hajong Tribe from Assam in Veethi Sankul Parisar. On this occasion, the artists of Hajong tribe informed Mrs. Rajora that fertile and undisturbed soil is suitable for planting of tea plants is suitable. We have cleaned the fields and the Horticulture department prepared the field by using dry cow dung manure which is essential for tea cultivation. The seeds of betel nut are transmitted at a distance of 5 to 6 cm and well inside the soil. Now the seeds will become sapling in 40 days and three months later the plants will shift in the field.
On this occasion, Rajora said “It is a major achievement to successfully plant Tea and Beetlenut in Bhopal considering the huge climatic difference from Assam”.