Tata Steel inaugurates the Fifth Edition of Samvaad-a Tribal Conclave at Jamshedpur.

The event christened as ‘Samvaad Tribal Conclave, 2018’, began on November 15 and will culminate on November 19 .This international level Samvaad is organised by Tata Steel and tribals from 25 States and 14 countries are participating in the programme.

According to the Manipur tribal rights body, about 2,000 people from 134 tribes are taking part in the programme.

As tribals from other parts of the country such as Orissa, West Bengal, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Rajsthan, Assam etc, other North Eastern States are also taking part with their folk songs, dance and tales of collective struggle, sacrifice, and success among tribal communities.

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