Karnataka State Dr. Gangubai Hangal Music and Performing Arts University, Rangayana, and KSOU will jointly conduct a tribal dance festival from August 9 to 11 in the city.
It is being conducted in association with South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur, and All India Tribal Art Parishat and will also mark the 75 years of Indian Independence.
Addressing a press conference on Monday, the organisers said that the event holds special significance also in the light of a tribal woman being elected as President of India for the first time.