Category Archives: Video resources – external

Future in the making – Kanavu Kerala Culture Club

Posted on 09/04/2021 by website administrator

‘Kanavu’ means ‘dream‘. It is exactly a dream, an initiative of the alternative educational vision of K. J. Baby and his like-minded friends. The inception of the idea can be traced back to Maveli Manatram (1991), Baby‘s novel that was … Continue reading →

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An experiment in intercultural communication: “Learning from the people in the villages, value their way of life” – West Bengal

Posted on 08/04/2021 by website administrator

Since the beginning of my work with people of the Santal villages, Ghosaldanga and Bishnubati, close to Santiniketan, it has been important to me that it is not a one-way street. Giving and receiving should be equally important. This means … Continue reading →

Posted in Community facilities, Customs, Democracy, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Education and literacy, Modernity, Names and communities, Organizations, Press snippets, Success story, Tagore and rural culture, Tribal culture worldwide, Tribal identity, Video resources - external | Tagged | Comments Off on An experiment in intercultural communication: “Learning from the people in the villages, value their way of life” – West Bengal

Video | Health and the nutritional value of indigenous grains, seeds and millets: “The tribal food basket has always been ­diverse and nutritious”

Posted on 05/04/2021 by website administrator

Excerpt from “Rage Of A Silent, Invisible Killer Called Malnutrition – Why Shining India Is In Grip Of An Epic Calamity” by Damayanti Datta | Read the full article >>Despite designing the world’s earliest and largest schemes on hunger and … Continue reading →

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Video & eBook | Reviving the Huka Banam: Fiddle of choice for the Santal communities – West Bengal

Posted on 29/03/2021 by website administrator

The Huka Banam has been a Santal tradition, particularly among the community in Purulia and Bankura. Since the last two decades or so however, the tradition has gradually become extinct. Only a handful of old timers are still familiar with … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, eBook & eJournal, Modernity, Museum collections - India, Music and dance, Musicology, Names and communities, Organizations, Photos and slideshows, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Rural poverty, Seasons and festivals, Success story, Tribal elders, Video resources - external | Tagged | Comments Off on Video & eBook | Reviving the Huka Banam: Fiddle of choice for the Santal communities – West Bengal

Video | “Please sister, pluck me a flower”: Santal puppetry and dhodro banam exponent Damon Murmu documented by Daricha Foundation – West Bengal

Posted on 29/03/2021 by website administrator

Daman Murmu is a Santal puppeteer and Banam artist from North Dinajpur in West Bengal. He performs the rare Chadar Badani form of puppetry which is practically extinct among the Santals themselves. 69 year old artist, Damon Murmu of Mahanandapur … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropology, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Music and dance, Names and communities, Organizations, Performing arts, Puppetry, Quotes, Storytelling, Tribal elders, Video resources - external | Tagged | Comments Off on Video | “Please sister, pluck me a flower”: Santal puppetry and dhodro banam exponent Damon Murmu documented by Daricha Foundation – West Bengal