World Tribal Day celebrated with fervour

Expressing solidarity towards the tribal people at the occasion of Word Tribal Day on Sunday, Governor Draupadi Murmu, Chief Minister Raghubar Das, Minister louis Marandi, Assembly Speaker Dinesh Oraon and Union Minister Deosharan Bhagat along with several other dignitaries danced on the beats of ‘Mandar’ and ‘Nagara’ at Football Stadium in Ranchi.

A traditional ‘Jatra’ for over two hours was organized at Morhabadi ground in Ranchi where artists coming from different parts of the state performed before the dignitaries present there.Renowned folk artist Mukund Nayak along with his team also performed several traditional dance forms during the programme while Paika, a local dance form, was presented by Surya Shringar Group headed by Shiv Shankar Mahli. Traditional dance forms were the centre of attraction for the people present there.

Tata Steel cultural society, lead by Urmila Ekka also made a presentation of two tribal sports which has been revived by the organization as they had reached on the verge of extinction.Two games named Kati and Sikhar which were on the verge of extinction has been revived by the efforts made by the Tata Steel cultural society for which annual competition is also organized at various locations each year.  Kati is played primarily in West Singhbhum while Sikhar is played in the parts of East and West Singhbhum, Saraikela and Kharswan by the tribal people.

land lease pattas were also distributed to the beneficiaries coming from different parts of the state were distributed by the dignitaries present there. Winners and man of the matches of various tournaments were also distributed among the children.Earlier, different community of tribals in Jharkhand, dressed in colorful traditional dresses, marched from Sainik Bazar towards Morhabadi ground dancing on the tunes of mandar and nagara. The cultural groups also performed on the squares and intersections on main road.