Illiana Chitaristi , the Italian Odissi Dancer and one of
the prominent learner of Odissi dance from the legendary Guru
Kelucharan Mahapatra might be the prime attraction of this year's
PARAB at Koraput . Balakrushna Sahu , District Collector who is also
the chairperson of PARAB celebration committee said this in a meeting
held in the DRDA conference hall at Koraput today.
While facilitating the discussion on the process of celebration of
the festival , K.C.Nishanko , the District Culture officer said that
PARAB was a festival of indigenous people of Koraput which was
being organized as a perfect example of Public-Private partnership
since 1996. It is a leading festival of the State and unique of its
kind aiming at spotting out hidden talents in the field of art,
culture and sports at grass-root level and to promote the rich
cultural heritage of this region, . Over the last 11 years the
festival had reached grassroots level with more than 50,000 artists
and sports persons participating in G.P.level, Block/ULB level and
subsequently at District level competitions, he added.
Various cultural programmes like Craft Mela, Boat Race, Artist
Camp-cum-Art Exhibition and events like Mountain Trekking on Deomali
, the highest mountain peak of Orissa and Seminar on the topics of
concern are organized to make PARAB a grand success. It is a forum
of interaction and exchange among different kinds of tribal culture
from all over the district. It is a mega festival where every item is
a festival which is rightly termed as "A Festival of Festivals",
Taraprasad Bahinipati , MLA of Koraput said. .
This festival , over the years has been helpful in the preservation
of rich cultural heritage and indigenous identity of the tribal by
offering due exposure and recognition , Jayaram Pangi , the tribal
MLA from Pottangi said. Competitions and programmes in traditional
events of music, tribal dances, folk dances, songs, etc helped in the
preservation of tribal cultural heritage of this region, he added.
The great sensation and competitive spirit developed in the rural
areas through PARAB helped in conducting cultural activities in their
environment and also preserving their art and crafts milieu so as to
ensure the continuity to the traditions of tribal art and crafts, Rabi
Narayan Nanda , MLA of Jeypore said . While asking the officials not
to distance themselves from their normal duties during the festival
, he urged the PRI members to extend their fullest cooperation in
organizing the mega event .
While drawing the calendar of events for the festival , considering
the financial constraints in the district this year , the members
felt the need to restrict the celebration to the Block level rather
than going up to the panchayat level like the previous years for the
lack of financial constraints . The festival will be flagged off at
Gupteswar , the Saiva Khetra of the district on 1st November and would
continue for the next 17 days , it was decided.
(EOM)
the prominent learner of Odissi dance from the legendary Guru
Kelucharan Mahapatra might be the prime attraction of this year's
PARAB at Koraput . Balakrushna Sahu , District Collector who is also
the chairperson of PARAB celebration committee said this in a meeting
held in the DRDA conference hall at Koraput today.
While facilitating the discussion on the process of celebration of
the festival , K.C.Nishanko , the District Culture officer said that
PARAB was a festival of indigenous people of Koraput which was
being organized as a perfect example of Public-Private partnership
since 1996. It is a leading festival of the State and unique of its
kind aiming at spotting out hidden talents in the field of art,
culture and sports at grass-root level and to promote the rich
cultural heritage of this region, . Over the last 11 years the
festival had reached grassroots level with more than 50,000 artists
and sports persons participating in G.P.level, Block/ULB level and
subsequently at District level competitions, he added.
Various cultural programmes like Craft Mela, Boat Race, Artist
Camp-cum-Art Exhibition and events like Mountain Trekking on Deomali
, the highest mountain peak of Orissa and Seminar on the topics of
concern are organized to make PARAB a grand success. It is a forum
of interaction and exchange among different kinds of tribal culture
from all over the district. It is a mega festival where every item is
a festival which is rightly termed as "A Festival of Festivals",
Taraprasad Bahinipati , MLA of Koraput said. .
This festival , over the years has been helpful in the preservation
of rich cultural heritage and indigenous identity of the tribal by
offering due exposure and recognition , Jayaram Pangi , the tribal
MLA from Pottangi said. Competitions and programmes in traditional
events of music, tribal dances, folk dances, songs, etc helped in the
preservation of tribal cultural heritage of this region, he added.
The great sensation and competitive spirit developed in the rural
areas through PARAB helped in conducting cultural activities in their
environment and also preserving their art and crafts milieu so as to
ensure the continuity to the traditions of tribal art and crafts, Rabi
Narayan Nanda , MLA of Jeypore said . While asking the officials not
to distance themselves from their normal duties during the festival
, he urged the PRI members to extend their fullest cooperation in
organizing the mega event .
While drawing the calendar of events for the festival , considering
the financial constraints in the district this year , the members
felt the need to restrict the celebration to the Block level rather
than going up to the panchayat level like the previous years for the
lack of financial constraints . The festival will be flagged off at
Gupteswar , the Saiva Khetra of the district on 1st November and would
continue for the next 17 days , it was decided.
(EOM)
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