Stories behind the masks – Santhal scroll depicting a VIP visit
An exhibition in New Delhi that gives a glimpse of diverse storytelling traditions in India. IGNCA lay enveloped in an eerie silence during the mega cultural festival held during the …
What is “Primitive Art”?
Source: “MASKED IDENTITY OF BOHADA”, Research paper by Priyanka Desai (2014)URL: https://www.academia.edu/34434759 Date Visited: 20 February 2023 Gauri Gill started out in her 20s, a Delhi-based photojournalist covering stories right …
The Nehru Centenary Tribal Museum in Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh
The museum brings together culture, lifestyle, customs and beliefs of the various tribes hailing from different districts of Andhra Pradesh. Some of the tribes represented here are Kondareddi, Bagata and …
eBook | “Santals Celebrate the Seasons”: Creativity fostered by Ashadullapur Gramin Silpa & Sastha Bidhan Kendra – West Bengal
Six Murals by Sanyasi Lohar and his team Text and photos by Boro Baski © 2014Edited by Martin KämpchenPublished by Ashadullapur Gramin Silpa & Sastha Bidhan Kendra (Ashadullapur) and Ghosaldanga …
Gurusaday Museum shut down: “A National Treasure of Indian Heritage” and unique collection of Dokra Metal craft – West Bengal
“The finest and biggest folk-art museum in Asia.” (The Times of India, 27 December 2017) “We have more news of sorrow in the City of Joy. The Gurusaday Museum on …
“Rethinking tribals”: Articles on Adivasi culture in Folio Special issue
Ever since the Portuguese travel writers and missionaries decided to describe the vast variety of ethnic and occupational groups and sects of the Indian subcontinent in terms of “caste” and …
Tip | Kalpavriksh: “COVID-19 crisis as an incredible opportunity to move towards equity and sustainability” – Tamil Nadu
Ashish Kothari | Read the full story with photos in The Hindu >> True self-reliance won’t come from relentless industrialisation, but from localisation and decentralisation, as demonstrated by these remarkable …
Kerala Folklore Theatre & Kerala Folklore Museum (Kochi) – Kerala
Folklore Junction, Thevara, Kochi 682015 www.keralafolkloremuseum.org The museum is an enticing experience and an interesting glimpse into the yesteryear. […] Opened in 2009, the museum is home to antique masks, …
Bastar art and the Hindu-isation of the tribal myth – Chhattisgarh
Niranjan Mahawar, 75, is a self-taught ethnologist of Chhattisgarh. He spent almost five decades in southern Chhattisgarh to study the life and art of the Bastar tribes. […] Today, Mahawar …
A tribal martial art valued for helping actors and patients to “make connections between the body and mind”: Seraikela Chhau – West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand & Manipur
Photo Essay | Behind the maskPrachi Jawadekar Wagh, Livemint.com, 23 August 2013 Though popular in Orissa, West Bengal and Jharkhand, Chhau is yet to be embraced and acknowledged in the …