Unity in Diversity (and protest) - Cultural Diversity Festival 2010
Unity in Diversity (and protest) A colourful indigenous cultural festival ended on December 5 with a riot of colours and emotions erupting on stage were larger-than-life exhilarating performances revealed the arts and mysteries of indigenous culture at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre. This festival is organised by UNDP's Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Facility (CHTDF) and Ministry of Hill Tracts Affairs every year and has become a hallmark for building awareness about indigenous communities among the population. There were 156 stalls by indigenous communities exhibiting handicrafts, paintings, food especially different types of pies and pithas, traditional attires and ornaments and much more. The four day long cultural events and festival saw almost 300 indigenous performers from around 23 different ethnic groups including Chakma, Marma, Bawm, Tanchangya, Rakhain, Tripura, Garo, Santal and other communities. The event included several traditional performanc...