The Union Minister for Ministry of Tribal Affairs, ShriArjunMunda and Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhamiinaugurated the 3-day Uttarakhand Tribal Festival in Dehradun, Uttarakhand on 11th November 2021.
Uttarakhand Tribal Festival is part of celebrations of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav being celebrated across country and is one of the curtain raiser programmesbeing organized ahead of the week long celebrations of Amrit Mahotsav from 15th-22nd November, 2021. As one of the theme of the AmritMaohtsav is Whole of Government approach and Jan-bhagidaari, the State-Tribal Research Cum-Cultural Centre and Museum (T.R.I.) in collaboration with the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India has jointly organized the festival to promote and showcase the rich traditions, culture, art, handicrafts and food of the tribes of Uttarakhand namely Jaunsari, Tharu, Boksa, Bhotia and Raji.