Various cultural programs were organized on the evening of the first day of the three-day National Tribal Literature Festival, State Level Tribal Dance, Festival and State Level Tribal Art and Painting Competition held at Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium in Raipur. As part of the programme, a live drama based on the performance of Natania Film Production House, Jagdalpur based on the play ‘Krantiveer Gundadhur’ was staged. The research concept and author of this play was M.A. Rahim, Director G.S.Manmohan, Roop decoration and lighting design – Vishwajeet Bhattacharya, choreography – Rakesh Yadav, Ashutosh Prasad and costume G. Sandhya, performed by Jyoti Bala etc. It is noteworthy that Veer Gundadhur is the Jannayak of Bastar district, who led the Bhumkal rebellion in Bastar in 1910. Under his leadership, the tribals of Bastar revolted against the British. Karma Nritya of Surguja District Karma dance team from Sarguja district gave their enchanting performance. Karma festival usually starts from Ekadashi of Shukla Paksha of Bhado month and continues till the beginning of next rainy season. This dance is mainly performed by Oraon, Munda, Kanwar, Nagesia, Birhor and Manjhwar tribes. For family and social prosperity, dance is performed by the youth to please Karma Dev by worshiping the Karam tree and on this occasion 30-40 young men and women dance in groups. Saila dance was presented from the district. Saila is a famous and traditional folk dance of Chhattisgarh. This dance is known by different names in different regions of the state of Chhattisgarh. Somewhere it is called Danda dance and somewhere it is called Shaila dance. This dance is performed from the month of Ashwin to Phagun Purnima. This dance is organized to please his Adi Dev. This dance is basically performed by men by 10, 20 or 30 members in equal numbers. Karma dance performed by the Dussehra Karma Nritya Baiga tribe from Kabirdham district of Durg division from Bhado Punni to Manghi Punni (August to January) is staged. Went. During the night of Karma dance, a fixed open place in the village called ‘Kharna’, women, men and children of all ages dance by lighting a fire, presenting their happiness and sorrow in the form of each other’s question and answer. and dance. This dance is usually performed in groups of 15-20 female and 15-20 male members. Madai dance (Dhurva) from Sukma district of Bastar division through Mandai dance by the army of martyr Veer Gundadhur, the hero of the famous tribal Bhumkal rebellion of Bastar. Work is done to reach their feelings to the general public. In this sequence, young men and women of Dhurva tribe, full of heroic rasa, perform the Madai dance. In this, men dance like warriors challenging their enemies with an ax and a bunch of peacock feathers. The girls dance collectively, shaking the rhythm behind the youth. At present Madai dance is performed during the worship of village deity. Kakasad dance was staged in Kondagaon district of Bastar division in Kakasad Nritya Dandami Madia tribe. It is also the main festival of Dandami Madia tribe. They are also known as ‘Bison Horn Madia’ on the basis of the gaur singh crown worn during the dance by the members of the Dandami Madia tribe and the privilege of pulling a giant wooden wooden stick that runs in the last days of the famous Bastar Dussehra and its nature. Also famous for This dance is performed by 18-20 men and women. All the invited deities are worshiped in the dance as a religious rite. In this way, in the evening, a total of 5 dancers and a performance based on the play Krantiveer Gundadhur were given. Like this:Like Loading… Continue Reading