New Delhi, Feb 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated “Aadi Mahotsav”, the mega National Tribal Festival at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday.
While integrating the event, he said that “The development of Adivasis is personal for me. Before I was in politics, and just a worker at an organization. At that time, I used to get to go to Adivasis in many states of the country. I have spent weeks with Adivasi communities and families in every corner of the nation. I have seen your traditions, lived them, and learned a lot from them.”
Modi added that in Gujarat too, from Umargam to Ambika ji, the entire tribal belt, he spent his life’s formative years serving his Adivasi brothers and sisters there.
“Their lifestyle taught me about our culture, traditions, and heritage a lot. Today, India goes to some of the world’s biggest stages and presents Adivasi culture as its own proudly — as a solution to global problems like climate change, and global warming. When people talk about sustainable development, we can proudly say that the world has a lot to learn from Adivasis,” Modi said.
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The Prime Minister requested that all residents across the National Capital Region in Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh come to the tribal festival in large numbers and purchase as many different artifacts and tribal products as possible to encourage the artisans and craftspeople.
“I urge you to come and see what strengths lying in the remotest parts of the country are forging the country’s future,” he added.
