Search Results for: Rock art

Rock shelters of Bhimbetka: Aboriginal folklore and popular culture of the Adivasis – Madhya Pradesh

Posted on 07/10/2021 by website administrator

[…] Fresh from the book launch of Ijlal Majeed’s stunning new poetry collection in Bhopal, I find myself gazing at the rock shelters of Bhimbetka and murmuring these verses over and over again. For indeed there is something subliminal about … Continue reading →

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Ritual and decorative wall paintings of the Alu Kurumba community: An art traced back to prehistory – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 07/04/2021 by website administrator

Traditional Craftsmanship The Alu Kurumbas of Tribal Nilgiris , apart from decorating the walls of their dwelling huts with their indigenous peintings, are observed to draw caricature sketches of human beings over the rock outcrops in and around their indigenous … Continue reading →

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The uniqueness of Pithora art and the jewellery: Creative expressions of Bhil and Bhilala communities – Madhya Pradesh

Posted on 01/02/2021 by website administrator

Be it the depiction of countryside, weddings, festivals or celebrations – Pithora art, made by tribals of Aadharkaanch in Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh, celebrates different realities of rural living. The paintings are usually canvased on cloth, paper, card boards and … Continue reading →

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“Magnetic Fields”: Festival of Contemporary Music & Arts (14-16 December 2018) – Rajasthan

Posted on 12/11/2018 by website administrator

For recent reports on “”tribal music”, “Adivasi dance”, “tribe performing arts” and similar topics, use the search field seen below: Google custom search – Indian press coverage of tribal culture and education Festival date (2018): 14-16 December | Learn more: http://magneticfields.in Started … Continue reading →

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Bold patterned artworks that tell a story: The colours and lines of Aboriginal art – Rajasthan & Australia

Posted on 03/01/2017 by website administrator

Neena Bhandari, The Hindu, October 15, 2016 | To read the full article, click here >> The colours and lines of Aboriginal art in Australia’s outback take the author back to the deserts of her birthplace in Rajasthan In the grainy … Continue reading →

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