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“Santals Celebrate the Seasons: Six Murals by Sanyasi Lohar and his team” (ePub and print editions) – West Bengal

Posted on 03/12/2015 by website administrator

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 … Continue reading →

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Village artist Sanyasi Lohar – West Bengal

Posted on 09/03/2015 by website administrator

“Sanyasi Lohar, though not a Santal himself but spending his life in a Santal village, Bishnubati, has developed naïve Santali designs into a sophisticated art-form” – Martin Kämpchen Photo: Sanyasi Lohar (standing on the right side) during the inauguration of murals on the … Continue reading →

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An experiment in intercultural communication: “Learning from the people in the villages, value their way of life” – West Bengal

Posted on 20/11/2018 by website administrator

Since the beginning of my work with people of the Santal villages, Ghosaldanga and Bishnubati, close to Santiniketan, it has been important to me that it is not a one-way street. Giving and receiving should be equally important. This means … Continue reading →

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Santals revive the Santali language and tell their own story: A success story to reckon with – West Bengal

Posted on 21/01/2017 by website administrator

Two tribal villages in Bengal revive the Santali language By Nandini Nair, OPEN Magazine, 13 January 2017 | To view more photos and read the full article, click here >> PADA MURMU IS the kind of teacher any young child would be fortunate to have. … Continue reading →

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The Importance of a Community Museum: Its Role in the Education and the Development of the Santals – West Bengal

Posted on 12/11/2016 by website administrator

A museum can be a motivation for the community to move forward towards modernity without abandoning one’s Santal mentality – Boro Baski (concept note for the National Seminar on 8th December, 2016) To visit the Museum of Santal Culture in Bishnubati village … Continue reading →

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