NEW DELHI: The 8th edition of the International Conference and Gathering of Elders, organised by the International Center for Cultural Studies (ICCS), concluded in Assam’s Dibrugarh on Wednesday.
The theme of the event was ‘Shared Sustainable Prosperity’ and it was attended by RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu, and his deputy Chowna Mein.
The conference adopted the ‘Dibrugarh Declaration‘ which focuses on reviving traditions, ecological knowledge, and collaborative governance.
The event was attended by 400 delegates including 125 foreign delegates from 33 countries and included academic seminars, workshops, and cultural programmes.
A public rally to mark the event was held in Dibrugarh on January 28.
The Dibrugarh Declaration was read out by a representative from the Yoruba tribe in the United States.
CM Khandu congratulated ICCS for choosing the theme of ‘Shared sustainable prosperity’ this year while deputy CM Mein said the North East of India has preserved cultural traditions for a long time.
“We have increased the budget for development as well as for the preservation of cultural traditions. Localizing school curriculum, digitizing folklore and folksongs, and reviving the system of tribal priests are the major themes of the government of Arunachal Pradesh in the preservation of cultural traditions. We know that Indigenous peoples have preserved ecology and the environment,” said Mein.
“The government of Arunachal Pradesh has collaborated with RIWATCH for the preservation of culture and tradition,” he added.
Presently, three Gurukuls have been established in Arunachal Pradesh to preserve indigenous tribal traditions. The youth festival for indigenous people is organized annually, and efforts for documentation of 14 more tribes are underway.
Monthly honorariums to 3000 indigenous priests are being given and Government ID cards to registered priests are also being provided. Arunachal Pradesh has received GI tags for 12 products, with applications for 16 more underway.
Dattatreya Hosabale, Sarkaryavah, RSS has been a part of ICCS Conferences since 2003 from its first event. He said, “This movement of global indigenous ancient traditions is flourishing, spreading as far as its dimensions and coverage is concerned.”
Hosabale said, “Spirituality means all is one, and everything living or nonliving has divinity. All our ancient traditions see divinity in everything, and we accept and practice a life of living together. In India, we say ‘Satahasta Samahara, Sahastra Hasta Bikira,’ meaning earn by a hundred hands and distribute by a thousand hands. Whatever you earn, you need to distribute ten times more. We have to produce for distribution and live by sharing. That is the message of this conference.”
The theme of the event was ‘Shared Sustainable Prosperity’ and it was attended by RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu, and his deputy Chowna Mein.
The conference adopted the ‘Dibrugarh Declaration‘ which focuses on reviving traditions, ecological knowledge, and collaborative governance.
The event was attended by 400 delegates including 125 foreign delegates from 33 countries and included academic seminars, workshops, and cultural programmes.
A public rally to mark the event was held in Dibrugarh on January 28.
The Dibrugarh Declaration was read out by a representative from the Yoruba tribe in the United States.
CM Khandu congratulated ICCS for choosing the theme of ‘Shared sustainable prosperity’ this year while deputy CM Mein said the North East of India has preserved cultural traditions for a long time.
“We have increased the budget for development as well as for the preservation of cultural traditions. Localizing school curriculum, digitizing folklore and folksongs, and reviving the system of tribal priests are the major themes of the government of Arunachal Pradesh in the preservation of cultural traditions. We know that Indigenous peoples have preserved ecology and the environment,” said Mein.
“The government of Arunachal Pradesh has collaborated with RIWATCH for the preservation of culture and tradition,” he added.
Presently, three Gurukuls have been established in Arunachal Pradesh to preserve indigenous tribal traditions. The youth festival for indigenous people is organized annually, and efforts for documentation of 14 more tribes are underway.
Monthly honorariums to 3000 indigenous priests are being given and Government ID cards to registered priests are also being provided. Arunachal Pradesh has received GI tags for 12 products, with applications for 16 more underway.
Dattatreya Hosabale, Sarkaryavah, RSS has been a part of ICCS Conferences since 2003 from its first event. He said, “This movement of global indigenous ancient traditions is flourishing, spreading as far as its dimensions and coverage is concerned.”
Hosabale said, “Spirituality means all is one, and everything living or nonliving has divinity. All our ancient traditions see divinity in everything, and we accept and practice a life of living together. In India, we say ‘Satahasta Samahara, Sahastra Hasta Bikira,’ meaning earn by a hundred hands and distribute by a thousand hands. Whatever you earn, you need to distribute ten times more. We have to produce for distribution and live by sharing. That is the message of this conference.”
