By IANS
New Delhi : As many as 180 tribal youth from three states – Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh – will be in the capital Thursday to participate and showcase their multi-hued talent in a five-day tribal youth cultural exchange programme.
Hailing from six districts of Kanker, Jamui, Dantewara, Kaimur, Giridih, Gumia of the three states, these youth who are students of schools and colleges or affiliated to youth clubs and mahila mandals (women rights group), have been selected after competing with others in their respective districts.
Each team has 30 people, 28 participants and two escorts, representing each of the six districts. The ratio of men and women in the teams is equal.
In the programme, the teams will participate in a range of activities like seminars, panel discussions and cultural programmes. The participants will also be taken on a tour of historical places and other places of interest in the capital.
The exchange programme is organised by the ministry of home affairs and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, an autonomous body of the ministry of youth affairs & sports.