Dibrugarh, Sept. 1 -- The Adivasi community in Assam celebrated the Jani Sikar festival for the first time in the state on Sunday, paying tribute to the bravery, leadership, and resilience of Adivasi women.

Organised jointly by the All Adivasi Women's Association of Assam (AAWAA) and the All Adivasi Students' Association of Assam (AASAA), the event drew hundreds of women from across the state. Participants, dressed in traditional attire and warrior garb complete with traditional weapons, reenacted the legendary mock hunt central to the festival.

The event was graced by renowned academic Dr. Sonajharia Minj, Professor of Computer Science at Jawaharlal Nehru University and Co-Chair of the UNESCO Chair in Transforming Indigenous Knowledge,...