Bastar Pandum: Restoring Culture, Identity and Peace
- Bastar Pandum 2026, held in Chhattisgarh from 5 January to 9 February 2026, was inaugurated by President Droupadi Murmu and concluded by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Jagdalpur.
- Around 55,000 tribal participants from 1,965 Gram Panchayats across all seven districts of the Bastar division—Sukma, Bijapur, Dantewada, Jagdalpur, Kondagaon, Narayanpur, and Kanker—participated in 12 cultural disciplines.
- The 2025 edition of Bastar Pandum was recognized in the Golden Book of World Records for the participation of nearly 47,000 artists.
- The 150th birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda has been commemorated as Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh (Tribal Pride Year). Bastar's Ram Mandavi, Hemchand Manjhi, Ajay Kumar ....
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