nChhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday directed officials to start preparation for holding National Tribal Dance Festival at Raipur to promote tribal and folk dance forms.
At a meeting with officials at his official residence he said a ‘sports festival’ will also be organised in the state to bring out the sporting talents from rural areas of Chhattisgarh.
As per details, National Tribal Dance Festival is scheduled to be held on December 28 and 29 at Science College Ground, in Raipur while Sports Festival will be held in different grounds of the capital city. The concluding programme will be held on January 12, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
Chief Minister said the state is tribal dominated where the culture and art has its own unique identity. The panthi, karma, suwa, raut nacha and other folk forms have its own identity. To provide a national platform to such dance forms, the event will be held.
He said not only state artistes but folk artistes from other tribal-dominated states will also participate. Chief Ministers of those states will also be invited to attend the festival. The festival will be shown live on TV channels and social media, so that winners can be selected through public voting by SMS and nationally renowned judges.
CM said culture and tourism department will take care of travel, food and lodging. The folk artistes will also tour tourist spots of the state.
Cabinet ministers and higher ranking officials were present in the meeting.