Jangalmahal festival to promote tribal art and culture

In an effort to promote tribal art and culture, a three-day-long Jangalmahal festival will be organised in the city from next month.

The fourth edition of Jangalmahal Utsav (festival) will be organised from November 3 to November.

According to officials of Jangal Udyog, the NGO that has been organising the festival for the last three years, different folk songs and dances such as Tusu, Bhadu, Ahira and Jhumur will be performed by the locals of the Jangalmahal area.

Various seminars, folk dramas and workshops will be conducted during the three-day long festival.

Junglemahal is commonly referred to the four districts of the state such as Purulia, Bankura, Jhargram and West Midnapore.
 

These districts were once affected by Maoist insurgency.