Question: “AADI MAHOTSAV” a celebration of the spirit of Tribal Culture, Cuisine and Commerce will be organized at which of the following places?
(a) Chhattisgarh
(b)Jharkhand
(c)New Delhi
(d)Orissa
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:
- From November 16th-30th, 2017, “AADI MAHOTSAV” a celebration of the spirit of Tribal Culture, Cuisine and Commerce will be organized at Dilli Haat New Delhi.
- The Theme of the festival is: A Celebration of the Spirit of Tribal Culture, Cuisine and Commerce.
- On November 14th, in a Curtain Raiser Press Conference, Ms. Leena Nair, Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, informed that Mahotsav will be inaugurated by Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India.
- Ministry of Tribal Affairs along with Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation Ltd (TRIFED) is organizing “AADI MAHOTSAV” a celebration of the spirit of Tribal Culture, Cuisine and Commerce.
- Over 480 tribal artisans from over 25 States will participate in the festival.
- The festival will feature exhibition-cum-sale of tribal handicrafts, art, paintings, fabric, jewellery and much more through 160 stalls.
- It is noteworthy that Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development of India Ltd., (TRIFED) is an organization under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India and is engaged in marketing development of tribal products including tribal art & craft under the brand name “TRIBES INDIA”.
- The main mandate of TRIFED is capability enhancement of the tribals, promotion of tribal products and creation of marketing opportunities for the tribals with a view to ensuring them fair prices for their products and augmenting their income on sustainable basis.
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