The Santal village Bishnubati is situated about 8 km from Santiniketan and Sriniketan, the abodes which Rabindranath Tagore made famous. Since almost 30 years Bishnubati and its neighbouring Santal village Ghosaldanga have made a singularly vigorous effort to develop their potential in the fields of agriculture, economic uplift, and especially of education and culture.
Sanyasi Lohar has been part of these village development programmes. After conducting crafts courses (pottery, terracotta and batik) for several years, he undertook a unique community arts project in conjunction with the Museum of Santal Culture in Bishnubati.
Learn more about this unique project and view a series of photographs here: Six Murals by Sanyasi Lohar and his team >>
eBook versions of Santals Celebrate the Seasons
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Address
Ghosaldanga Bishnubati Adibasi Trust Ashadullapur (Bishnubati)
Village Bishnubati /Ashadullapur
P.O. Sattore
Dist. Birbhum 731236
West Bengal
India
Sanyasi Lohar +91 9434636856
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Ashadullapur Gramin Silpa & Sastha Bidhan Kendra | Sanyasi Lohar
Crafts and visual arts | Masks
Daricha Foundation | Deoal Chitro (wall paintings) | Homepage | YouTube channel
eBook | Background guide for education
Ghosaldanga Bishnubati Adibasi Trust
Santal music CD and DVD by Ghosaldanga Bishnubati Adibasi Trust
Santali language | eBook | A Santali-English dictionary – Archive.org
Video | Roots and Branches: The Lifeworld of an Enlightened Villager in West Bengal
Video | Santali video album “Ale Ato” (Our Village, Part 1 of 2) – West Bengal
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