4th aboriginal poetry festival

Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi

Adibashi Kabya Shilpa Niketon (AKaShiNi) observed the 4th aboriginal poetry festival amid due enthusiasm and fervour at Barshapara Adibashi Gana Pathshala premises on Monday.

Prominent dance master Bazlar Rahman Badal inaugurated the festival and elderly aborigine representative Jatha Tudu presided over the inaugural session.

Literature Fazlul Haq, architect Raziuddin Ahmad, artist Ashfakul Asekin, Lokas Sawria and Sukhen Mukhapadhya attended the function.

National Aboriginal Council secretary Rabindranath Saren told that the festival was being organised for last four yeas for upholding the neglected but old literature, culture and, above all, languages of aborigines.

Prof Habibullah, Rubina Anis, Selina Zaman, Husne Ara Chobi, Shamim Hossain John Kisku, Sarmina Tudu, Bharati Murmu, Shanti Hembrom and some others recited from poems in both Bengali and Adibashi languages.

Aborigine poet John Kisku opened the cover of ‘Barendra Prantore Basanta’, a book of aborigine poetry written by Shamim Hossain.

Nebadya Shangeet Biddalaya students enthralled audience performing songs while Adibashi Nrittya Dal played dances in the cultural part of the festival.

Samakal Nattya Chakra of Rajshahi University staged its drama ‘Santal’ culminating the day-long programmes.End/

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