Arunachal Health Minister Alo Libang releases documentary on cultural heritage of Adis

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ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh Health & Family Welfare Minister Alo Libang on Tuesday released a documentary on cultural heritage of Adis prepared by Research Institute of World's Ancient Traditions Cultures and Heritage (RIWATCH).

Dambuk MLA Gum Tayeng, Planning Commissioner Prashant Lokhande, Secretary of department of indigenous affairs (DIA) Remo Kamki, DIA Director Tayi Taggu, former Chief Information Commissioner Dr Joram Begi and representatives of Adi Bane Kebang were present on the occasion.

The 31-minute documentary is a part of the project sanctioned by the Indigenous Affairs department to document the cultural heritage of Adis. It depicts the rich cultural values, ways of worship, different dance forms, rituals, ornaments, knowledge of herbal medicines and the folk songs that speaks about the history and migration of Adis. It also includes the important messages by renowned personalities to preserve and nurture the age-old cultural heritage.

"There is an urgent need of documenting various facets of our cultural life before it gets extinct. Each aspect needs to be documented and elaborated separately. Our language, dance forms, agricultural system, art of weaving should be recorded audio-visually and published for the benefit of younger generation," Libang said in his address.

"Covering different aspects of 14 sub groups of Adis in one documentary is really a challenge. It becomes very lengthy, hence it should be in small segments, may be on each group separately," said Executive Director of RIWATCH Vijay Swami.

Earlier, a MoU was signed for grant assistance by the State government to strengthen various activities of RIWATCH.

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