Odisha: DONGAR meet 2012 inaugurated at Koraput
January 10, 2012
DONGAR meet 2012, the annual meet of the youths in Dandakaranya region was inaugurated by Sanjiv Chandra Hota, former State Election Commissioner of Odisha at Koraput today. The DONGAR Meet, a workshop to document the Cultural Heritage of Dandakaranya, organised every year at the Tribal Museum,Koraput on January 10,11 and 12 by Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) Koraput chapter, in association with Tribal museum, Koraput, Tribal Culture Reasearch center (TCRC) Koraput and Council of analytical Tribal Studies (COATS), Koraput.
This meet is designed to enlighten the indigenous youths of the scheduled areas of the northern portion of Eastern Ghat roughly comprising the Gajapati, Kandhmal, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur districts of Odisha and the adjoining scheduled areas of Srikakulam, Vizayanagaram, Visakhapatnam, Khamam, East Godabari, Districts of Andhra Pradesh, Bastar, Dantewada, Dhamtari, Kanker districts of Chhattisgarh States. (The Gazetteer of India identifies the above said area as a 'Dandakaranya').
As the National Youth Day falls on 12th January every year, the INTACH, Koraput Chapter (Odisha) dicided to hold on annual meet of the youths of the above said scheduled areas popularly known as Koraput plateau or Dandakaranya starting from January 10 and it will end on January 12, the National Youth Day. The aim and objectives of the DONGAR meet is to safeguard the Intangible and Tangible Cultural Heritage of the said region.
Hundreds of youths from Dandakaranya region, were take part in this convention to discuss the issues of documentation and preservation of their cultural heritage. In the inaugural day Damabarudhar Gouda, a traditional healer from Gudari in Rayagada district was honoured with this year's Dongar Samman. The function commenced with a welcome address by Mr. Krushna Chandra Panigrahi, convener, INTACH, Koraput chapter and Prof. S.N.Rath , researcher , Kulamani Deo , former IG , Police , Sachin Jadhav , collector & District Magistrate were also address in the inaugural function.
January 10, 2012
DONGAR meet 2012, the annual meet of the youths in Dandakaranya region was inaugurated by Sanjiv Chandra Hota, former State Election Commissioner of Odisha at Koraput today. The DONGAR Meet, a workshop to document the Cultural Heritage of Dandakaranya, organised every year at the Tribal Museum,Koraput on January 10,11 and 12 by Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) Koraput chapter, in association with Tribal museum, Koraput, Tribal Culture Reasearch center (TCRC) Koraput and Council of analytical Tribal Studies (COATS), Koraput.
This meet is designed to enlighten the indigenous youths of the scheduled areas of the northern portion of Eastern Ghat roughly comprising the Gajapati, Kandhmal, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur districts of Odisha and the adjoining scheduled areas of Srikakulam, Vizayanagaram, Visakhapatnam, Khamam, East Godabari, Districts of Andhra Pradesh, Bastar, Dantewada, Dhamtari, Kanker districts of Chhattisgarh States. (The Gazetteer of India identifies the above said area as a 'Dandakaranya').
As the National Youth Day falls on 12th January every year, the INTACH, Koraput Chapter (Odisha) dicided to hold on annual meet of the youths of the above said scheduled areas popularly known as Koraput plateau or Dandakaranya starting from January 10 and it will end on January 12, the National Youth Day. The aim and objectives of the DONGAR meet is to safeguard the Intangible and Tangible Cultural Heritage of the said region.
Hundreds of youths from Dandakaranya region, were take part in this convention to discuss the issues of documentation and preservation of their cultural heritage. In the inaugural day Damabarudhar Gouda, a traditional healer from Gudari in Rayagada district was honoured with this year's Dongar Samman. The function commenced with a welcome address by Mr. Krushna Chandra Panigrahi, convener, INTACH, Koraput chapter and Prof. S.N.Rath , researcher , Kulamani Deo , former IG , Police , Sachin Jadhav , collector & District Magistrate were also address in the inaugural function.
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