27 Jan : The Tableau artists and Tribal artists who participated in the Republic Day parade this year called on the Vice President, Shri Hamid Ansari at his residence here today. These artists performed their special dances viz. artists from Karnataka performed Dollu Kunita dance, Jammu & Kashmir artists performed Rauf dance, Uttarakhand artists performed Tandi dance, Chattisgarh artists performed Mandri dance, Manipur artists performed Lai Haroaba dance and Maharashtra artists performed Bhardu loka nartiya dance and lastly the Tribal artists performed Langre dance on the occasion. The Vice President and his wife, Smt. Salma Ansari interacted with these artists group and encouraged their morale. They also got photographed with them.