The 3rd Adivasi Ekta Parab, an annual tribal festival, will begin at Ektaguda in Koraput district on December 6 and culminate till December 8. Tribal groups in the State have been raising their voice for mother-tongue based education for the last couple of years and demanding that culturally appropriate content generated through various social history documentations by tribal groups be remain in the contents of school curriculum.
For creating a discourse around the history of language and survival of linguistic diversity among tribals, the festival will have its theme on language this year, said Convener Ranjit Pangi.
A total of 24 tribes, including Gond, Kui Paraja, Bonda, Munda, Juanga, Mankidia, etc, will participate in the festival to celebrate their culture, identity and customs. They will also be present their cultural deities and modes of worship on the occasion. Besides, identity rallies, song, dance and related performances will be held during the carnival.