Indigenous Games Festival to be telecasted on DD Sports

Bringing together the indigenous people from different states of the country to showcase unique sports, DD Sports India’s only free to air sports channel stands for an ambitious cause. With an estimated population of 84.3 million, Indigenous people comprise 8.2% of the India’s population. Like National Games, Indigenous games are no ordinary sporting competition either; it is an opportunity to show to the country some of the oldest forms of human civilization. India has conducted national games starting from 1924 but this is the first time tribes from all over the country will come together  to compete.

After the success of first edition of games at Mizoram, the caravan of the games festival is coming to Imphal , Manipur from 10^th -12^th December. The state has got a rich history and legacy in the indigenous games and the idea is to bring this forth to the national audience.

The second edition of the Indigenous Games Festival will kick off with the opening ceremony in the presence of honourable Chief Minister of Manipur Shri Okram Ibobi Singh as the chief guest. The 60 minute opening ceremony will showcase the ethnic culture of the native states to the larger television audience.

The events will be packaged and will also be showcased in the other channels of Doordarshan.