Digital Platform to Preserve Tribal Art and Culture Launched: Adi Sanskriti

The Union Tribal Affairs ministry released the beta version of Adi Sanskriti, an online platform to preserve and promote tribal artforms and heritage. Imagined as the first Digital University of tribal communities in the world, Adi Sanskriti will include three main elements: Adi Vishwavidyalaya (Digital Tribal Art Academy), Adi Sampada (Socio-Cultural Repository), and Adi Haat (digital marketplace). It will also be used as an online marketplace to connect tribal artisans and buyers where the traditional products of the people will be availed in a digital market.

Key Points in Detail

Adi Sanskriti Purpose and Vision.

• The site is meant to be a storehouse of tribal culture where the art, craft, language, and knowledge of tribal people in India are encouraged.

• It seeks to be a Digital University to preserve and advance tribal heritage, empowering tribal artisans, and to offer a sustainable example of how cultural preservation can happen.

Components of the Platform

• Adi Vishwavidyalaya (Digital Tribal Art Academy): The goal of this organization is to provide courses and training in different forms of tribal art intended to facilitate the transfer of knowledge and the development of skills.

• Adi Sampada (Socio-Cultural Repository): An online museum to store tribal culture, such as traditional practices, folklores and arts.

• Adi Haat (Digital Marketplace): Online marketplace to market and demonstrate the products created by tribal artisans so as to empower economically and spread the knowledge about the tribal handicrafts.

Features and Benefits

• The site will enable the linkage of tribal artisans to the international market, making the traditional tribal products more visible and gain more sales.

• It will be a social-cultural repository, where tribe knowledge can be stored to future generations, and also accessible to a wider audience.

• Economic empowerment of tribal communities by advancing digital technology in the craft and art fields.

Government Support

• The program is among the overall governmental initiatives to secure the wellbeing of tribes, inclusive development, and cultural diversity of India.

• The platform will also lead to the encounter of tribal communities in digital literacy and inclusion in the expanding digital economy.

Conclusion

The introduction of the Adi Sanskriti online platform is a massive move to the saving of tribal art and culture as well as the economic empowerment of the tribal people by digitally integrating them. It provides new opportunities in sustainable economic growth by exposing tribal artisans to the world markets. In the case of UPSC, this project indicates the use of technology in the cultural heritage and inclusive growth, which is consistent with the governmental interests in the empowerment of tribal groups and their digitalization.