Category Archives: Seasons and festivals

“Santal festivals have always been closed community festivals. […] We wanted to disseminate the ideas of Baha flower festival among the people at large [for which] various tribal sports, folk dances are organized — everybody can take part. In the evening the prize distribution, felicitations, Santali dramas and a whole night musical programme take place.” – Boro Baski in “Baha Parab, the Santal Flower Festival celebrating Man’s Communion with Nature”
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=21797

“We are living in a world where deeply coloured opinions exist and for the world to become a happy and colourful place, it must first become colourless, which is why I recently became a part of an anti-racism campaign ‘Born Colourless’ by Absolut. […] I believe that if people stop spending time on their computer and mobile screens and use that time to get to know their neighbours, the world will be a much better place. I feel we need to stop making ‘friends’ only on Facebook and travel and make real friends.” – Bobby Hano, co-founder Bobby Hano of the Ziro Festival of Music interviewed in Indian Express (26 August 2019)
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=25626

ePub | Free catalogue: Museum of Santal Culture (Bishnubati) – West Bengal

Posted on 22/10/2020 by website administrator

Alternative address for directly browsing or downloading the full PDF-version: https://archive.org/details/Catalogue-Museum-of-Santal-Culture-Bishnubati (i.e. select “Catalogue-Museum-of-Santal-Culture-Bishnubati-2018.pdf” under the menu DOWNLOAD OPTIONS). Tips Choose full page view to browse or download this catalogue for free For related posts, click on the hyperlinks seen below … Continue reading →

Posted in Community facilities, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Customs, Dress and ornaments, Eastern region, eBook download sites, ePub, Homes and utensils, Museum collections - India, Music and dance, Musicology, Names and communities, Organizations, Photos and slideshows, Puppetry, Seasons and festivals, Success story, Worship and rituals | Tagged | Comments Off on ePub | Free catalogue: Museum of Santal Culture (Bishnubati) – West Bengal

Tribal customs, homes and ornaments in South India: Videos and photographs by Vicky Lakshmanan

Posted on 20/10/2020 by website administrator

Videos Cultural traditions of the Halakki people – Karnataka Kota women’s dance: Shivaratri celebrations – Nilgiri mountains of Tamil Nadu Photos The Halakki people of Uttara Kannada district – Karnataka Kota dance and music – Nilgiri mountains of Tamil Nadu Village life … Continue reading →

Posted in Customs, Dress and ornaments, Eco tourism, Economy and development, ePub, Homes and utensils, Modernity, Music and dance, Names and communities, PDF printfriendly, Photos and slideshows, Seasons and festivals, Southern region, Storytelling, Tribal elders, Tribal identity, Video contents, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology, Women | Tagged | Comments Off on Tribal customs, homes and ornaments in South India: Videos and photographs by Vicky Lakshmanan

Tribal culture in Jharkhand – Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre

Posted on 08/10/2020 by website administrator

Carved out of Bihar in 2000, many treasures of the relatively new state of Jharkhand situated in the Chota Nagpur Plateau is still less known to most people. Nature wears her best clothes in this state. Many rivers like the … Continue reading →

Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Cultural heritage, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Government of India, History, Media portrayal, Misconceptions, Modernity, Music and dance, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Performing arts, Revival of traditions, Seasons and festivals, Video resources - external | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Tribal culture in Jharkhand – Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre

Zonal Cultural Centres: List of “Component States” allocated to each centre – Government of India

Posted on 05/10/2020 by website administrator

North Central Zone Cultural Centre – Headquarter: AllahabadComponent States: Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Harayana, Bihar & Delhi North Zone Cultural Centre – Headquarter: PatialaComponent States: Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kasmir, Rajasthan, Harayana, Punjab, UT Chandigarh West Zone Cultural Centre – Headquarter: UdaipurComponent States: Goa, Gujarat, … Continue reading →

Posted in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Community facilities, Government of India, Networking, Organizations, Regions of India, Seasons and festivals, Seven Sister States | Comments Off on Zonal Cultural Centres: List of “Component States” allocated to each centre – Government of India

Call for “opportunities for development available to all individuals”, not remaining silent on the predicaments of the poorest: Amartya Sen

Posted on 30/09/2020 by website administrator

The German Publishers’ and Booksellers’ Association will award the 2020 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade to economist and philosopher Amartya Sen. The Board of Trustees of the ‘Foundation for the Peace prize of the German Book Trade’ has … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Adverse inclusion, Commentary, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Health and nutrition, Media portrayal, Names and communities, Press snippets, Quotes, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Rural poverty, Seasons and festivals, Tagore and rural culture, Women | Tagged | Comments Off on Call for “opportunities for development available to all individuals”, not remaining silent on the predicaments of the poorest: Amartya Sen