Need for Cooperative Marketing and educational facilities – Bihar

Shoumojit Banerjee, The Hindu, PATNA, August 16, 2009 Bihar has a tribal population of about 20 lakh, informs Pramod Kumar Singh, State Convener, Hunger Free Bihar Campaign, but even now, government officials seem to think that the tribals are a miniscule 1 per cent. The Fifth Schedule The Fifth Schedule covers Tribal areas in nine States … Read more

Kalamandir arts & Biponi handicrafts – Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)

Kalamandir operates with a vision to foster necessity and accessibility of arts and aesthetics in our day to day social life. We are engaged in constantly supporting, nurturing and disseminating the finer aesthetic sense among individuals, communities, organization s and social groups. Countering the mono culture, we look for a creative, dynamic and diversified environment … Read more

Dialogues through dance – Mallika Sarabhai and her troupe in Gudalur – Tamil Nadu

MARI MARCEL THEKAEKARA, The Hindu, 1 May 2010 Universal language: Darpana performs in Gudalur. As Mallika Sarabhai and her troupe performed for the adivasis in Gudalur, it ignited a spark, of using dance for social change. […]Tucked away in the Gudalur Valley, the not-so-famous part of the Nilgiris, we could not believe what we’d heard. Mallika Sarabhai … Read more

Jharkhand’s indigenous cultures – seminar and five-year course at Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ) – Jharkhand

The Telegraph, Calcutta, Saturday , July 23 , 2011AMIT GUPTA Ranchi, July 22: Jharkhand’s indigenous cultures and dance forms, often relegated to the wings, will get a national podium, courtesy Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ). The CUJ, in association with Chennai-based National Folkfore Support Centre and Tata Education Trust, will host a three-day national seminar … Read more