National Seminar on Tribal Society & Literature at KISS, Bhubaneshwar
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By Aashi Prateek
New Delhi/Bhubaneshwar, July 27, 2019: Indian literature is the pioneer of all literature. Tribal literature of India is unique. Our art, culture, tradition, and literature have developed from the ancient civilization. Odia literature originated from Odra tribal”. There are many social and cultural similarities between different tribes, he stated, adding that Odia there are many reflections of tribal society and culture in Odia literature, said, Shri K. Sreenivasa Rao, Secretary, Sahitya Academy while inaugurating a seminar at KISS Deemed to be University at Bhubaneshwar, Odisha on July 26, 2019.
The two-day National Seminar on Tribal Society and Culture of Odisha as Reflected in Literature was organized jointly by KISS and Sahitya Academy on 26-27 July 2019 in the Conference Hall of Higher Education Campus at KISS University, Patia, Bhubaneswar.
Eminent fiction writer and Jnanpith Awardee Dr. Pratibha Ray said, “Man is a part of nature. Therefore people are so natural. We belong to one tribe - that is Human Tribe. We have to go through Indian literature which is inspired by Vedic root. In ancient Indian literature, there was a reflection of tribal culture and character. Without tribal culture, Mahabharat and Ramayan would not have been completed.”