The tribal traditions are the identity of our society,” said Professor Mithila Prasad Tripathi. She was addressing the first day of a two-day National seminar on tribal traditions and cultures. The national seminar is being organised by Tribal Research and Development Institute, Bhopal. It was inaugurated the Hotel lake View Ashoka here on Tuesday.
It is to be noted that the national seminar is being organised to understand different traditions and cultures of various tribes across the country. Under the national seminar, the participants will also be told about the different languages and art of the tribes of the country.
The event was inaugurated by Professor Mithila Prasad Tripathi and Mahipal Singh Rathore from Rajasthan. Mahipal Singh Rathore was the chief guest of the programme.
While addressing the inaugural session, Professor Mithila Prasad Tripathi said that the tribal culture has its uniqueness. From the ancient era, tribal culture has been nurturing the traditions and cultures of Indian society, she added further. Elaborating further, she highlighted about the art, music, dance and other creative forms of the tribes of India. She said that tribal people worship nature and so they are close to it.
later, Mahipal Singh talked about the tribal culture. He said that the warm hospitality and simple ways of living are some of the traits of tribal people of India. Head of the institution SN Mishra talked about the traditions of tribal people in detail.
Prior to the seminar, tribal artists Sukhnandan Ahke and Vasant Kawde from Betul performed Gond music. It was followed with a welcome song in Baiga language performed by Bhagwati Rathudia.