Adibashi cultural fest in Dinajpur
An Adibashi cultural fest was organised in Birampur upazila of Dinajpur recently in an effort to revive the fading culture of the community.
Birampur Upazila Adibashi Parishad hosted the event at Birampur upazila Shaheed Minar.
BNILD Development Foundation, a non-government organisation of the upazila, supported the programme.
A discussion was chaired by Kerbin Hembram, president of Upazila Adibashi Parishad of Birampur upazila. Khairul Alam, Upazila chairman of Birampur, spoke at the discussion as chief guest.
Ranjit Roy, programme coordinator of BNILD Development Foundation; UP chairman of Khanpur, Yakub Ali; Mostafizur Rahman, UP chairman of Paliprayagpur; Shisir Kumar Sarkar, principal of Birampur Women's Degree College; Dr. Barnabas Murmu, president of Adibashi Samaj Unnayan Shamiti and Promila Murmu spoke as special guests.
In the course of the discussion, the speakers emphasised the need to organise cultural events in Adibashi populated areas. The aim is to promote their culture that is threatened by the lack of patronage, they said.
Eight stalls -- with musical instruments of the ethnic communities -- were also set up at the complex.
Later, artistes of troupes Saregan of Chandipur, Mohila Dal of Mohipur, Golapphool Mohila Dal of Barabukshi, Baheyan Sanskritik Dal of Kalishahar and Dhanjhuri of the upazila performed indigenous dances.
A play, on the marriage of Adibashis, was also staged which kept the audience spellbound.
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