Video | “Nadi Hudin Khon”: Song 1 from Santali video album “Ale Ato” (Our Village) – West Bengal

; 1 Nadi Hudin Khon (From Childhood) [Starting from 1:06] ThemeA daughter tells her mother:Dear mother, you brought me up from childhood but you were not able to make use of my physical strength. You nourished me as a baby and taught me how to clean the courtyard, catch snails from the pond, collect the … Read more

Video | On creating ProtoVillages in every district of India so “poverty would have no space to exist”: A Search for Resilience | Kalyan Akkipeddi | TEDxGurugram

TEDx Talks Published on Apr 3, 2017 On a quest to understand the failure of existing mechanisms to measure and address poverty, Kalyan Akkipeddi researched and developed an organic solution to the economic troubles of the weakest, least developed sections of the nation. Creating a model for resilient and sustainable rural communities that serve to … Read more

Video | More than simply a theatre company, set up for a total experience: Trimukhi Platform – West Bengal

For recent reports on “Santal music”, “Trimukhi theatre” and similar topics, use the search field seen below: Google custom search – Indian press coverage of tribal culture and education TRIMUKHI PLATFORM | http://trimukhiplatform.org/theatretoday/ “Trimukhi Platform is not simply a theatre company; it is the set up for a total experience. It constantly interrogates those who go … Read more

In search of solution for India’s chronically undernourished children: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan & Telangana

India’s ambitious ‘Zero Hunger’ program will be launched in three districts – Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, Koraput in Odisha and Thane in Maharashtra on October 16, the World Food Day. The Program will be initiated by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in association with Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), MS Swaminathan Research Foundation … Read more

Workshop on Banam Making: Appreciation for the ancient musical string instrument of the Santals – West Bengal

1st Phase-Workshop on Banam Making(One of the ancient musical instruments of the Santals) Date & Time: 18-19 August 2018, from 9:30 am to 5:00 pmVenue:  Museum of Santal Culture, Bishnubati, Birbhum Organized by Ghosaldanga Bishnubati Adibasi Trust, Birbhum, West Bengal and funded by Museum of Cultural History, Oslo, Norway CONCEPT NOTE The Banam (single-string wooden lute or … Read more