New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- From the Gond Ramayana to the Bhil Mahabharata, India's tribal literary traditions have epics, songs and stories that carry generations of community memory. Bringing these voices from oral storytelling to classrooms, publishing houses and wider audiences was the focus of a two-day National Tribal Literary Festival that concluded in New Delhi on Friday.

Organised by the ministry of tribal affairs at the India Habitat Centre as part of the Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas celebrations, the festival was themed 'From Oral Tradition to Contemporary Tribal Literature' and brought together writers, poets, linguists, researchers and scholars from across the country.

The concluding day on November 13 featured discussions on tribal ep...