Union Minister Arjun Munda e-launches first-ever Virtual Aadi Mahotsav with focus on Madhya Pradesh
- The Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Shri Arjun Munda, launched the first-ever virtual edition of Aadi Mahotsav – Madhya Pradesh on 01 December 2020.
- The 10-day long festival, will begin from December 1, 2020.
- It is being hosted on the Tribes India website – www.tribesindia.com.
- The main focus of the first virtual Aadi Mahotsav is on the tribal craft and culture of Madhya Pradesh.
- The next focus state of the programme would be Gujarat ( from 11th December 2020), followed by West Bengal from the 21st December, 2020.
About Aadi Mahotsav
- Aadi Mahotsav is a national tribal festival and a joint initiative of Ministry of Tribal Affairs, and Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED).
- The festival showcases traditional art and handicrafts and cultural heritage of the country.
- The objective of TRIFED is socio-economic development of tribal people in the country by way of marketing development of the tribal products