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Parab Koraput Odisha

PARAB-Koraput is a state-level tribal festival organized in Koraput, Odisha since 1996 to promote the rich cultural heritage of indigenous tribes and provide opportunities for talented rural youth. Over 60,000 artists and athletes participate in competitions at different levels. The festival helps preserve traditional tribal music, dance, art and sports threatened by modernization. It also features various cultural programs, seminars, and invites performers from across India and other countries. After 15 years, PARAB has grown popular and reaches people at the panchayat level, symbolizing cultural movement in the region. The District Council of Culture organizes PARAB annually to honor tribal traditions through highlighting their mosaic

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Parab Koraput Odisha

PARAB-Koraput is a state-level tribal festival organized in Koraput, Odisha since 1996 to promote the rich cultural heritage of indigenous tribes and provide opportunities for talented rural youth. Over 60,000 artists and athletes participate in competitions at different levels. The festival helps preserve traditional tribal music, dance, art and sports threatened by modernization. It also features various cultural programs, seminars, and invites performers from across India and other countries. After 15 years, PARAB has grown popular and reaches people at the panchayat level, symbolizing cultural movement in the region. The District Council of Culture organizes PARAB annually to honor tribal traditions through highlighting their mosaic

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BRIEF INFORMATION ON PARAB--KORAPUT

(FOR KIND REFERENCE)

PARAB-Koraput, a State Level Tribal Festival, a festival of indigenous people of Koraput,


(Odisha), is being organised by District Council of Culture, Koraput since 1996. It is a leading festival
of the State and is unique in its aim of spotting hidden talents in the field of art, culture and sports at
the grass-root level as well as to promote the rich cultural heritage of this region. . The objective of
PARAB is to give scope to the talented youth lying idle in the rural areas and to encourage them to
come forward and join hands with the district administration to attain the ultimate goal of nation
building. In a month-long festival large numbers of people participate in the festival. About 60,000
artists and sportspersons participate in the G.P./ Block/ULB and District level competitions and
celebrations. This shows PARAB’s popularity. Conduct of competitions in traditional tribal events
like tribal music, dance, art and craft, traditional sports, etc has helped in preserving the heritage of
this region against the threat of extinction and deculturisation due to rapid industrialization,
urbanization and other cultural invasions. Besides various cultural programmes like tribal and folk
dance festival, Craftmela, Pallishreemela, Book-fair, Artist camp-cum-Art Exhibition, Seminar, Boat
Race, Mini Marathon, Cycle Race, Kabi Sammelan, Tribal Workshop, Seminar etc are being organised
by inviting eminent artists and troupes from and outside the State. It is a forum of interaction and
exchange among different kinds of tribal culture from all over the country. The District Council of
Culture, Koraput is one of the leading councils of the State for the promotion of art, culture and
literature and its brainchild “PARAB”, brought a cultural revolution in the State.

In this short journey of 15 years eminent artists and cultural troupes from different parts of the
country participated in the festival. Few prominent among them are Padmabhusan Dr. Bhupen
Hazarika, Padmabhusan Kelu Charan Mohapatra , Pundit Biswamohan Bhat, Padmashree Sovana
Narayanan, Dr. Sonal Mansingh, Ritu Burma, etc. and eminent cultural troupes like Manipuri dance,
Bihu dance, Bhangra dance, Siddi Dhamal, BharatNatyam, Kuchipudi and troupes from out side
country like Sri Lanka participated in PARAB festival.

It is heartening that PARAB, Koraput during its decade long eventful journey since 1996 has
scaled many peaks. It reached out to the people, is organised up to Panchayat level and has become
a people’s festival. It has become a symbol of cultural movement in the district, state and country and
is declared as state level tribal festival. It is also a great leap in the promotion of Tourism in this
land of Heaven’s own.

Situated amidst the pristine splendor of the Eastern Ghats, Koraput is home to a number of
tribals for whom festivals are a way of life. They celebrate various occasions of their lives with
corresponding ‘PARABs’ like Pusa parab, Chait parab, Diali parab, Pond parab, etc. To honor their
traditions, the District Council of Culture, Koraput decided to name its annual programme
“PARAB”. Koraput region, being the mosaic of tribal life and culture of the country, specific
emphasis is being given to highlight this cultural heritage through PARAB and to establish it as a
National Festival of indigenous people and festivals of tribals.

With the above objectives this year we are celebrating the 16th year of PARAB during
November 2011 and the Main Celebration will be held from 16th to 18th November 2011 at Koraput.

We hope with the suggestions and support from various organizations, institutions and
persons we will achieve our goal and make the ensuing festival a grand success.

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