National Tribal Dance Festival kicks off in Chhattisgarh

TheNational Tribal Dance Festivaltook off to a colourful start on Tuesday with national and international tribal artists putting up an impressive performance on the opening day of the three-day event here in the state capital ofChhattisgarh, coinciding with the states 23rd foundation day celebrations.

Being hosted by the Chhattisgarh government, foreign artists from ten countries, including Mozambique, Serbia, Togo, Egypt, Mongolia, Indonesia, Russia, New Zealand, Rwanda, and Maldives and tribal artists from 28 states and seven union territories of India are set to compete at the tribal dance festival.