Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav will inaugurate the Tribal Craft Village Festival on Friday, May 9, 2025, at 1:30 PM in the Hans Dhwani Auditorium of Ravindra Bhavan. The event will be presided over by Tribal Affairs Minister Dr. Kunwar Vijay Shah.
Organised by the Department of Tribal Affairs in collaboration with the National Institute of Design, Bhopal, the festival will feature the distribution of Authorised User Cards to four Gond painting artists whose works have received the GI (Geographical Indication) tag. Additionally, training kits developed by the NIC will be distributed to beneficiaries as a symbolic launch of the “Aadi Rang” project.
During the inaugural ceremony, a coffee table book on the Badal Bhoi Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum will also be released.
The festival will showcase tribal crafts and cuisine, along with performances of traditional tribal dance and music.