Aadi Mahotsav

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The Prime Minister inaugurated Aadi Mahotsav, the mega National Tribal Festival in Delhi.

About Aadi Mahotsav

It is an attempt to showcase tribal culture on the national stage and it celebrates the spirit of tribal culture, crafts, cuisine, commerce, and traditional art.
It is an annual initiative of the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation Limited (TRIFED) under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

The Event Showcased

Gift items presented to PM: Pashmina Wool from Ladakh, Patchitra painting, Dhokara Sculpture from Chattisgarh, and Shree Anna basket
Dance Performances:
- Bagurumba of Assam
- Panthi Dance of Chhattisgarh
- Gusadi of Telangana
- Baiga Pardhauni of Madhya Pradesh
- Tamang Selo of Sikkim
- Siddhi Dhamal of Gujarat
- Purulia Chhau of West Bengal
- Harul dance of Uttarakhand

Significance

The PM emphasized that the Aadi Mahotsav is giving strength to the unity in diversity of India while giving impetus to the idea of development with heritage..
The special focus will be on showcasing Shree Anna, a recent government nomenclature for millets grown by tribals since 2023 is being celebrated as the International Year of Millets.

TRIFED

It is a national-level apex organization functioning under the administrative control of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. It acts as a facilitator and service provider for tribes to sell their product
It aims to empower tribal people with knowledge, tools, and a pool of information so that they can undertake their operations in a more systematic and scientific manner.
Its objective is the socio-economic development of tribal people in the country by way of marketing development of the tribal products such as metal craft, tribal textiles, pottery, tribal paintings, and pottery on which the tribals depend heavily for a major portion of their income.

Source: PIB

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