Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today sent off more than 5000 people by a special train to participate in the National Tribal Festival in Delhi from October 25 to 28.
Sending them off at the Hatia station, Das said unity in diversity is the motto of the country and this will be projected by the participants from Jharkhand with their songs, dances and music.
Saying that Jharkhand has a separate identity, Das said it would echo in the national capital during the festival with the message "Sarvajan Hitaya - Sarvajana Sukhaya (welfare and happiness to all)".
Assam's newest district Majuli presents a unique study in
changing life and livelihood patterns against the backdrop of erosion and climate change.
"Our highlighting Majuli has roots in the riverine island, now a district, threatened by erosion and climate change and its centuries old tradition of mask-making also under threat with displacement and migration," Curator of the festival Kishalaya Bhattacharjee said.
Maskmakers and artists from Majuli will also demonstrate their craft through installations and workshops.
The Majuli pavilion will have carefully staged scenarios and built spaces and this installation has historical and cultural intersections between monastic art, tribal life, climate change and displacement, he said.
An installation in water depicts homelessness of the people of Majuli with relentless erosion and loss of livelihood and habitat and everyday objects of home filling up the physical space of memory and identity; a pot, a lantern, a bicycle, a suitcase, the masks that are perhaps no longer required and their gods and goddesses.
The festival will also screen the film 'Majuli: Land between Two Rivers' by Parasher Baruah who explores the challenges in preserving the island physically and it's culture of mask making that is as threatened as the island.
