CM Sai announces art village in honour of Teejan Bai, Rs17.5 lakh incentive for folk troupes

Raipur, Oct 24 (UNI) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Saturday announced plans to develop Ganiyari, the native village of renowned Pandwani exponent Teejan Bai, as an art village. He also announced that the village's high school would be named after the late Padma Vibhushan awardee and that a state folk art award would be instituted in her name. Addressing a Pandwani Mahasammelan at Banbarad village in Durg district's Ahiwara on International Artists' Day, Sai said the state's folk traditions reflected its history, values and cultural identity. Preserving these art forms and passing them on to future generations is…