Bhubaneswar, May 3 -- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has called for global recognition of indigenous sports at WAVES 2025.
Delivering the keynote address at a special session titled "Indigenous Sports - From India to the Global Stage" at the prestigious WAVES 2025 - World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit held in Mumbai on Saturday, Majhi highlighted the cultural, social, and global significance of India's traditional sports.
Drawing from his upbringing in Keonjhar, a tribal-dominated hinterland district of Odisha, the Chief Minister reflected on his early sporting experiences with kabaddi and kho-kho.
"These were more than games," he said. "They were expressions of teamwork, resilience, and identity rooted in the soil of our...