'Samvaad 2015'- the second edition of the Tribal Conclave inaugurated by Tata Steel

The inauguration was done by  TV Narendran, MD, India & SEA, Tata Steel and Koushik Chatterjee, Group Executive Director (Finance & Corporate), amidst a gala ceremony witnessing participation from the various tribes from all across the country. The opening ceremony was also attended by senior executives from Tata Steel and Group companies. Union officials of Tata Workers’ Union.

T V Narendran, MD, Tata Steel, India and SEA, inaugurated the tribal conclave by playing the Nagara on the stage along with percussionists from various tribes. Speaking on the occasion he said, “At Tata Steel we understand the importance of the tribal culture and its identity. Our engagement with our communities is a journey over 100 years and we have endeavored to preserve, protect and promote tribal language, music, literature and their overall identity. Samvaad, in its second edition, aims to celebrate tribal culture and allow us to understand tribal culture more intricately. This is a unique forum to provide services to the community, to address issues that are faced by the communities. Our focus is to make this forum a melting pot for all the intellectuals and the tribal communities and to facilitate more understanding amongst each other.”

Also present during the occasion was Anand Sen, President, TQM and Steel Business, Tata Steel. Biren Bhuta, Chief, CSR, Tata Steel presented the welcome address for the august gathering.

Koushik Chatterjee, Group Executive Director (Finance & Corporate) said “15th November marks the celebration of birth anniversary of Birsa Munda, the iconic tribal freedom fighter. We are really happy to assemble here to celebrate ‘Samvaad’, pan India tribal conclave. We are grateful to the tribal populace for their rich cultural heritage. Tata Steel is organising ‘Samvaad’ as a platform which aims at providing a platform to exchange thoughts, ideas and knowledge for our friends from different tribes in India. We wish our best to all who are working together to make this a success. It is significant to preserve Tribal scripts and language through such unique platforms.”

The four day conclave will witness a conglomeration of more than 1500 tribal artists, thought leaders, eminent personalities and activists from around 40 different tribes, from 25 states across the country - Andaman & Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Tripura.