Itanagar, Sept. 1 -- Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu while attending the annual Solung festival of the Adi community at Roing in Lower Dibang Valley today called for collective efforts to preserve indigenous culture, language, and traditions.
"In the race to development, if we forget our roots, our culture and our language, we will never be truly developed," Khandu said, lauding the Adis for celebrating their heritage with traditional rituals.
He stressed that the state's 26 major tribes and over 100 sub-tribes must preserve their dialects and cultural identity.
Urging parents and elders to speak to children in their native languages, the Chief Minister warned that cultural erosion begins when the mother tongue is ignored.
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