Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda and Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the Aadi Mahotsav at Ahmedabad on October 25.
The Aadi Mahotsav is a 10-day mega event which is being organized by the TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India, Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs), at the Ahmedabad Haat, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad. The theme of the festival is ‘Celebration of Tribal Entrepreneurship, Crafts, Culture and Commerce’.
Minister Munda and Gujarat CM paid a reverent tribute to legend Birsa Munda. Birsa Munda is one legend who has made a long-standing impact on India’s fight against the British. He is remembered to be a strong mark of protest against British rule in India.
On this occasion Munda said, “Diverse traditional handicrafts designed in various tribal settlements across the country, as well as art that has been conserved for years, are on exhibit at the Aadi Mahotsav. The goal of ‘Aadi Mahotsav’ is to promote tribal culture across the country”.
The Minister invited people to experience the rich and indigenous tribal culture through tribal food, crafts, artwork, and other products at this 10-day National Tribal Festival.
The Aadi Mahotsav features the exhibition-cum-sale of tribal handicrafts, art, paintings, fabric, jewellery, cuisine and much more through 100 stalls. More than 200 tribal artisans and artists from across the country are participating in the festival.
Van Dhan Vikas Kendras would be the major highlights that are displaying and selling their products. The festival is a conglomeration of a mini-India under one roof.
Visitors can sample the best that tribal India has to offer – from the famed Warli paintings of Maharashtra to the warm woolens from Ladakh, to various herbs and spices of Tamil Nadu to the special honey and organic produce from North-east India; from the reputed Toda embroidery to the moga silk from Assam and the organic produce from Nagaland.