Imphal, July 28 -- The Tribal Research Institute (TRI) under the Tribal Affairs and Hills Department, Government of Manipur, has announced two upcoming competitions-Tribal Frames 2025: Manipur Short Film Challenge and Tribal Lens 2025: Manipur Photography Competition.

The initiatives are being organised as part of the Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh, with support from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India.

According to an official statement, the competitions are exclusively open to members of the state's tribal communities. Manipur has 33 recognised Scheduled Tribes, broadly grouped under the Naga and Kuki communities. Tribal people constitute around 41.1 per cent of the state's population and largely reside in the hill districts....