India’s tribal cultural heritage – Gujarat
Adivasi Academy in Tejgadh documents tribal culture of Gujarat. It offers a unique space for the study of tribal communities. By GANESH DEVY in Frontline, 27 August 2022
Video | Votive Terracotta of Molela: Cultural heritage sustained by tribal communities – Rajasthan & Gujarat
Votive terracotta painted plaques produced by the terracotta artisans of Molela is a hand modelled hollow relief of Hindu deities, especially of the neo-Vaishnava deity, Dev Narayan. Dev Narayan is …
eBook | The Kunkna: A community with a rich musical heritage and popular for its “Thakrya” dance – Gujarat
A rich, vital living heritage: Folk stories | Bhasha Research and Publication Centre
Oral folk stories do a great service to scriptless Adivasi children. And that too effortlessly. In the fast globalizing world such stories must be understood and disseminated as a rich, …
eBooks | Adivasi literature, a “distinct theme with many new voices”: Bhasha Research and Publication Centre – Gujarat
Bhasha is not an acronym. The term ‘bhasha’ means in most Indian languages, ‘language’, ‘speech’, ‘definition’ or ‘voice’. Bhasha Research and Publication Centre was founded in 1996 for study, documentation and conservation …
A tribal artist’s illustrations role in primary education – Gujarat
He used to draw pithoras on cloth. When Bhasha started the Bol magazine for tribal children, we invited Desing to draw the illustrations. Desing has not been to school and …
Video | Adivasi pithora artist Desing Rathwa: An art form noted for being spontaneous and detailed – Gujarat & Madhya Pradesh
The clip opens with a description of Bhasha’s publishing activities and role in Gujarat’s general education system. It features Desing Rathwa, a adivasi pithora artist belonging to Rangpur Sadli Village …
Narmada: “The lifeline of Central India” – Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra & Gujarat
Narmada Parikrama is the circumambulation around holy river Narmada undertaken by its pilgrims. Narmada river is considered to be the lifeline of Central India and is worshipped as Narmada maiyyaor …