Tribes Arts Fest kicks off in Delhi, opens to public on March 3

Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram inaugurated the government’s 12-day Tribes Art Festival at New Delhi’s Travancore Palace on Monday (March 2, 2026). It brings together more than 75 tribal artists and over 1,000 artworks representing more than 30 tribal art traditions from across the country, in a bid to shed light on what Prime Minister Narendra Modi has often referred to as India’s “living civilisational heritage”.

The exhibition, part of the Tribal Affairs Ministry’s slate of events this month to celebrate tribal culture, art, commerce, and way of life, features artforms like Warli (Maharashtra), Gond (Madhya Pradesh), Bhil (MP, Rajasthan, Gujarat), Dokra (West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Odisha), Sohrai (Jharkhand), Koya (Telangana, Andhra Pradesh), Kurumba (Tamil Nadu), Saura (Odisha), Bodo (Assam and North-East), and Oraon (Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh).