National Tribal Literary Festival Concludes

The two-day National Tribal Literary Festival, organised by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, concluded with discussions on preserving India’s rich tribal literary traditions and connecting indigenous knowledge and oral narratives with contemporary literary expression. Organised as part of the Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas celebrations, the festival brought together tribal writers, poets, researchers, linguists and scholars from across the country under the theme ‘From Oral Tradition to Contemporary Tribal Literature’.

During the valedictory session, Smt. Ranjana Chopra, Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, emphasised the need to create sustainable platforms for promoting tribal literature, supporting authors writing in indigenous languages and connecting them with publishers and wider readerships.

Dr. K. Srinivasa Rao summarised the two-day festival, highlighting the representation of 27 languages, including 23 tribal languages.

In his concluding remarks, Ganesh Nagarajan, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, highlighted the significant expansion of the Ministry’s cultural, linguistic and livelihood initiatives over the past year. (UPDATED ON 14TH NOVEMBER 2026)