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Zonal Culture Centers To Prevent And Protect Tribal Culture In India
In order to preserve and promote the tribal community of India, the government has set up seven 'Zonal Cultural Centrestos'. The ZCCs will help and encourage the tribals to promote various forms of dances, art, and culture in India by organizing various cultural events, activities, and programs. Sahitya Akademi, an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Culture, encourages the preservation and promotion of languages, especially the… read-more
Tags: Government of India, Tribal Right, Art and Culture, Tribes, Indian community
Courtesy: PIB
Photo: The New Indian Express
Odisha's Majhipura Village Celebrates Birth Of Every Girl Child
Majhipura tribal village in Odisha's Angul district has been recognizing the birth of a girl child as an auspicious event. Contrary to the other villages in the region, for Manjhipura, a girl child is considered God's blessing. The villagers gift new clothes, sweets and grains to the mothers who deliver a girl child. In the population of 320 people, the village has180 females. Moreover, people here neither give dowry nor they take it.
Tags: Majhipara, Odisha, Tribes, Girl Child, Angul
Courtesy: The New Indian Express
