MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS FELICITATES
POPULAR FOLK ARTISTE SMT. TEEJAN BAI
Ministry of Tribal
Affairs organised a special function to felicitate Smt. Teejan
Bai, a folk and traditional artiste of National repute on the
occasion of her getting the Padma Bhushan Award here last evening.
The Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Shri Jual Oram in his felicitation
address said that Smt. Teejan Bai and her troupe has already made
a name for themselves not only in Chattisgarh State for preserving
Pandabani traditional art form but for promoting and popularising
the traditional form particularly in the country and abroad. The
art form is very popular in the social milieu of Chattisgarh and
in the neighbouring tribal pockets of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh.
The Minister presented a shawl, citation and cash award in recognition
of her getting Padma Bhushan and talent for preserving the traditional
Pandabani folk art form. Smt. Teejan Bai in accepting the felicitation
in recognition of her talent spoke high of the Government in general
and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs in particular for organising
a special felicitation function and said that it would go a long
way to show the tribal women power in the country.
Dr. Satyanarayan
Jatia, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment who was
the Guest of Honour on the occasion congratulated Smt. Teejan
Bai and her troupe for excellent work done for preserving and
popularising the art form. Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste, Minister
of State for Tribal Affairs and Shri Dilip Singh Bhuria, Chairman,
National Commission for SCs & STs welcomed the artistes.
Smt. Teejan Bai and
her folk artistes presented their unique performance in traditional
colourful constumes before a packed audience.
