The 1st ever Gorkha-Adivasi cultural festival has started with fanfare in Jaigaon.
The four day festival which is being organized at the local Gopi Mohan ground was inaugurated by GTA Chief Bimal Gurung and Adivasi leader John Barla.
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| First ever Gorkha-Adivasi cultural festival starts in Jaigaon. |
Explaining that the program which has been organized jointly by the Gorkhali and Adivasi communities is an attempt at bringing together people from various communities.
Speaking to the Press, Adivasi leader Tulshi Oraon said “the Adivasis and Gorkhas have been living here like one family for the past 150 years, this is an unbreakable bond we have… but there has been repeated attempts to create friction and rivalry between our communities, so programs such as these are important to build stronger bonds…”
Representing the Gorkhas from Assam, Binod Khanal the Chief Advisor of International Nepali Cultural Council said, “we are displaying close to 2800 items used by our community… some of these are almost extinct now.. so conserving them and displaying them to educate our youngsters is necessary… we took over 40 years to collect this… and we are thankful that people in Dooars are appreciating our hard work.”
Via : TheDT
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