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Category Archives: Photos and slideshows
Tagore’s Santiniketan, “an Abode of Learning Unlike Any in the World” – West Bengal
Sanchari Pal, The Better India, August 31, 2016 | To read the full story and view more photos in high resolution, click here >> Located about 158 km northwest of Kolkata in Bengal’s rural hinterland, Santiniketan embodies Rabindranath Tagore’s vision of … Continue reading →
Posted in Childhood and children, Community facilities, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Globalization, History, Modernity, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Performing arts, Photos and slideshows, Press snippets, Revival of traditions, Seasons and festivals, Social conventions, Success story, Tagore and rural culture
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Video | Representing tribal peasants with grace and dignity: Ramkinkar Baij’s sculpture “Santhal Family” – West Bengal
One of India’s foremost modernist sculptors, Ramkinkar Baij is remembered as the ‘eccentric genius’ from Bankura who was ahead of his times. The pioneering artist experimented both with material and subjects to create works in multiple mediums and give India … Continue reading →
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Crafts and visual arts, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, History, Media portrayal, Misconceptions, Modernity, Museum collections - India, Names and communities, Photos and slideshows, Press snippets, Quotes, Tagore and rural culture, Video resources - external
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The Kurumbars’ role in South India’s Paleolithic culture: Epigraphical records on Chennai’s ancient history – Tamil Nadu
A study of the region by Colonel Colin Mackenzie says Tondaimandalam was 1st inhabited by Kurumbas, a fierce tribe The move of the state government to create a Greater Chennai Corporation, bringing into its fold several areas of Kancheepuram and … Continue reading →
Posted in Anthropology, Archaeology, Bastar, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, History, Misconceptions, Names and communities, Photos and slideshows, Press snippets, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council
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Indian forests, rivers and mountains owe their survival to Adivasis: “the most civilised people” – Mahasweta Devi
Renowned writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi termed Adivasis as “the most civilised people” to whom Indian forests, rivers and mountains owe their survival. She praised their egalitarian social structure where nobody is greater than anybody, and where social evils … Continue reading →
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Customs, Ecology and environment, Literature - fiction, Literature and bibliographies, Nature and wildlife, Organizations, Photos and slideshows, Press snippets, Quotes, Tagore and rural culture
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Jamini Roy’s Santal Drummers
Two sought after paintings by Rabindranath Tagore which the British collector, W.G. Archer, acquired while working in pre-independence India as a civil servant, are being offered for sale in London. […] Another five paintings by Jamini Roy (1887-1972), with reserve … Continue reading →
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Literature and bibliographies, Modernity, Music and dance, Names and communities, Performing arts, Photos and slideshows, Press snippets, Success story, Tagore and rural culture
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