New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta said on Saturday that Bhagwan Shri Birsa Munda occupies a unique and inspiring place in India’s history. Addressing a National Seminar on ‘Bhagwan Shri Birsa Munda, Cultural Renaissance in Tribal India and His Representation in Museums’, Gupta said that Birsa Munda, revered as Dharti Aaba, was not merely a freedom fighter but a symbol of self-respect, cultural identity, and social awakening.His legacy reminds us that protecting…
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Kohima, May 22 (IANS) Nagaland Governor Nand Kishore Yadav on Friday called upon academic institutions, researchers, policymakers and civil society organisations to work collectively towards documenting, preserving, promoting and reinterpreting the tribal heritage of Northeast India in ways that remain relevant to contemporary society. Addressing the inaugural session of the National Seminar on the theme “Revisiting Tribal Heritage of Northeast India: Challenges and Opportunities” at Nagalan…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Centre’s Great Nicobar Island development project after visiting the region, describing it as “one of the biggest scams and gravest crimes against this country’s natural and tribal heritage in our lifetime”.In a post on X, he said, “I travelled through Great Nicobar today. These are the most extraordinary forests I have ever seen in my life. Trees older than memory. Forests that took gen…
Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh), Feb 14 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday called upon the youth of the state to take the lead in building a “Viksit Arunachal” by 2047, stressing the importance of informed participation, awareness of public policies, cultural pride, and economic self-reliance.Addressing the ‘YuvaSoch, Naya Arunachal’ interactive programme organised by the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), Arunachal Pradesh State unit, at Tawang, the Chief Minis…