On 25th June, 2022, Kalinga University, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India hosted the screening of
international female tribal students for the “Tribal Queen Global Contest, 2022” that is going to
be held at New Delhi on 9th August on the eve of International Day of World’s indigenous people.
Kalinga University always supports and encourages such diverse and welfare-oriented initiatives.
So, Dr. Chidatmika Khatua, the founder and managing trustee of Adi Tribal Foundation was
invited as the esteemed guest to conduct this selection event. Padmashree Anuj Sharma, a
prominent film actor, singer, producer and director, Dr. Shama Hamdani, a seasoned clinical
psychologist with a purpose mission to create a sustained impact in the society,
Mrs. Nisha Agrawal, President of Rotary Queen Club, Raipur, Mr. Dilip Mohanty, President
(HRM) Jaiswal Neco Industries at Raipur, Dr. Sanyukta Gandhi, a passionate mathematics
teacher, author, and trained REIKI practitioner with a zeal for social work, Mr. Nitesh Jha
(NIIRA educom), Mr. Abhishek Chaudhory (NIIRA educom), Mr. Ankit Shukla, a writer and
editor, and Mr. Ranjay Singh, a visionary entrepreneur were the other honourable guests who
evaluated and shortlisted the students for the final event. The event was organized to screen
international and national tribal women (comprising students of Kalinga University) for the main
event on 9th August which is focused on a global mission for tribal women empowerment under
“Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”.
Various tribal communities worldwide are unique in their culture, tradition, honesty, and
simplicity. The initiative undertaken by Dr. Chidatmika is focused on women centric
transformation of tribal communities and motivated towards generating their overall welfare. Prior
to this event, “ADI RANI”, India’s first Tribal queen contest was organized in 2018 which was a
pan India contest launched by Kalinga Gaurav Awards. “ADI RANI” initiative is to empower
young tribal women to stand on their own based on their originality. In the year 2021, many tribal
countries connected virtually for Global tribal conclave organized by Adi Tribal Foundation. The
purpose of this current event is to highlight beauty that goes beyond just good looks. The selected
contestants will be groomed on soft skills and emotion control skills. Tribal Queen Global contest
will be aimed at providing us with Tribal Queen India, Asia, Earth, World, and Global. The criteria
for selecting the contestants from our university were 1) belonging from a tribal community,
2) age 16 years and above, 3) being capable of representing their culture and tradition, 4) Females
(married/unmarried), and 5) participation in grooming and training programs. The selected
candidates will be provided free travel, food, lodging and grooming in New Delhi prior to the
Finale.
The esteemed guests were welcomed with tilak and the event was organized at the university
auditorium. The event was initiated with lamp lighting. After the introduction, Dr. R. Shridhar-
Vice Chancellor, Kalinga University delivered the welcome speech. Thereafter, Dr. Chidatmika
Khatua and her team put forward the aim of this global contest and various works of the Adi Tribal
Foundation (ATF) before everyone and screened the students on various above-mentioned criteria.
Several international students at Kalinga University participated in the event and were all dressed
up in their traditional attires representing their culture. All the honourable guests were presented
with mementos by Dr. R. Shridhar -Vice Chancellor, Dr. Byju John -Director General and
Dr. Sandeep Gandhi -Registrar of Kalinga University. Finally, the session was concluded with
a vote of thanks.
The master of the ceremony was Dr. Sohini Bhattacharyya, Mrs. Parvinder Shesh and
Mr. Arpan Dubey were responsible for overall event co-ordination. Ms. Megha Mehra and
Mr. Jitesh Mahant were protocol officers. Mr. Younis and Ms. Nandini Jawda were responsible
for photography and creative contents. Mr. Manish Singh and his team was responsible for foodand other necessary arrangements.