India’s Three-Day National Conclave on Tribal Languages and Museums Begins in Mysuru on August 25, 2026

Key facts

• The three-day National Conclave on Tribal Languages and Museums began on August 25, 2026, in Mysuru, Karnataka.
• The conclave was organised by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs with the Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute (KSTRI) and the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL).
• It brought together policymakers, linguists, researchers, technologists and tribal community representatives to discuss tribal language documentation and revitalisation.
• The conclave focused on strengthening tribal museums and Tribal Freedom Fighter Museums across India.
• Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Durga Das Uikey addressed the inaugural session.
• Karnataka released the Jenukuruba Primer for Class 1 covering Kannada, Maths and EVS, along with Sannivesha, Pragiti Nota and Thattegalu flashcards.
• The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and CIIL signed an MoU on language documentation and corpus development.
• The Ministry launched 'Jago', an official AI conversational assistant, along with its mascot.
• The upgraded Adi Vaani platform was launched with a new iOS application, five additional languages and a new logo.
• Tribal Research Institutes from Kerala, Odisha, Sikkim and Jharkhand presented best practices in language preservation.