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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 rest of the country | To view more photos and read the full article, click here >> […] The elaborate, stylized and often vigorous movements … Read more
Building tribal students’ self-confidence: Karate training for self-protection
The State police have awarded V. Krishnankutty, Sub-inspector of Police, Agali, Attappady, a “commendation certificate for excellent service rendered” for giving karate training to hundreds of tribal students. […] He has been giving regular karate training for more than a year to tribal girls and boys from various schools of Attappady who stay in the … Read more
Research and Indigenous Peoples: A counter-story to Western ideas about the benefits of the pursuit of knowledge
Decolonizing MethodologiesResearch and Indigenous PeoplesLinda Tuhiwai Smith To the colonized, the term ‘research’ is conflated with European colonialism; the ways in which academic research has been implicated in the throes of imperialism remains a painful memory. This essential volume explores intersections of imperialism and research – specifically, the ways in which imperialism is embedded in … Read more
Museums of Happiness & No Going Back – Peer Learning Programme
The peer learning programme builds on the particular power of museums to draw on past stories of rapid transition and transformation; and inspire museums and their communities to shape new stories and actions to address the climate and ecological emergency. | Learn more >> Address: https://happymuseumproject.org/museum-teams-join-new-peer-learning-programme/ Date Visited: 17 September 2021 The Happy Museum Project … Read more