Adivasi Lok Kala Academy Explained

Adivasi Lok Kala Academy
Formation:	1980
Type:	Zonal Cultural Centre
Purpose:	Education, preservation and promotion of arts and culture
Location:	Madhya Pradesh, India

Aadivasi Lok Kala Academy is a cultural institution established by Government of Madhya Pradesh in 1980 with the objective of encouraging, preserving and developing the tribal arts.^[1]

It conducts surveys, organizes programs and publishes texts and materials on tribal folk arts. It also organises many festival related to the tribal arts and folk theater, main being Lok Rang, Ram Leela Mela, Nimad Utsav, Sampada and Shruti Samaroh.^[2] The academy has set up Aadivart museum on tribal and folk arts and Saket, Ramayan Kala Museum at Orchha.It also organizes festivals related to Sant Tulsidas – Tulsi Utsava, Tulsi Jayanti Samaroh and Mangalacharan.^{[3] [4]}

Administration and Activities

• Current director of the organisation is Dr Kapil Tiwari.^[5]
• In January 2021 the organisation conducted Lokrang festival inaugurated by state Chief Minister.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Parampara Project Adivasi Lok Kala [sic] . www.paramparaproject.org. 2019-01-02.
2. Book: Ltd, Data And Expo India Pvt. RBS Visitors Guide INDIA - Madhya Pradesh: Madhya Pradesh Travel Guide. 2015-05-01. Data and Expo India Pvt. Ltd.. 9789380844800. 19. en.
3. Web site: Department of Culture, Govt. Of M.P. . 2012-10-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121108070555/http://www.mpculture.in/html/adivasi-lok.asp . 2012-11-08 .
4. Web site: Folk Dances - govt-of-mp-india. www.mp.gov.in. 2019-01-02.
5. News: Bhopal: Preserving the intangible heritage of humanity . 22 October 2021 . freepressjournal . 27 January 2021.
6. News: Madhya Pradesh CM to inaugurate Lokrang Festival on January . 22 October 2021 . Times of India . 24 January 2021.