India, Nov. 13 -- The second edition of the National Tribal Literary Festival 2026 began on Thursday in Delhi, bringing together tribal writers, poets, researchers and language experts from across the country to deliberate on preserving indigenous languages, oral traditions and literary heritage.

Organised by the Union ministry of tribal affairs at the India Habitat Centre as part of the Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas Pakhwada, the two-day festival is themed "From Oral Tradition to Contemporary Tribal Literature".

Inaugurating the festival, Union tribal affairs minister Jual Oram stressed the need for systematic documentation of tribal literature, folk songs, folktales and oral traditions, saying the effort must involve not only writers but als...