Dress & ornaments

“We have forgotten the habit of putting a towel on our shoulder and embroider the end-pieces of our towels but we have not forgotten our childhood friendship.” – Synopsis by Boro Baski for “Bagi kedalang (We no longer do the same)”, a song composed and performed by staff and students of the Rolf Schoembs Vidyashram (Non-formal Santal school, Ghosaldanga village, Dist.-Birbhum, West Bengal), included in the Santali video album “Ale Ato” (Our Village)
https://youtu.be/OU15PO8TFnA
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?page_id=25317

Fostering artistic tradition, cultural vitality while sustaining tribal’s livelihood: Anwesha Tribal Arts & Crafts (Bhubaneswar) – Odisha

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Since its inception, ANWESHA has been involved in projects imparting socio-economic benefits to the needy section of the society. A team of young, dynamic and hardworking group of professionals/activists make it possible to reach the poor people in the inaccessible regions and involve them in developmental activities that would benefit them and their region.

Source: ANWESHA TRIBAL ART AND CRAFTS – ORISSA (ODISHA) – INDIA
Address : http://www.anweshaindia.com/research.html
Date Visited: Thu Jan 29 2015 11:56:24 GMT+0100 (CET)

 […] ANWESHA is a state level not for making profit organization challenged efforts to creating employment opportunities for economically disadvantaged craft’s producers in the rural & tribal hinterland of Orissa. It has been working with Crafts Producer groups, spread all over the state to foster artistic tradition, cultural vitality, and also sustain livelihood and community being. It strives to achieve the target goal through product diversification, artisan entrepreneurship and development of fair markets.

ANWESHA, an anthropologist’s plan to uplift the rural/tribal people with arts and crafts; providing the required launch pad for sustainable livelihood in the impoverished tribal area. So far, it has already activated 1271 primary crafts producers and provided sustainable livelihood support to more than to 5000 people, through out the state round, the year through various programmes of alternative income generation. […]

Goal

ANWESHA believes the dawn of another renaissance of Arts and Crafts in the state, where the Artisans flower fully without any outside support.

Last but not the least, is that ANWESHA believes in a Pro-Bono format of tribal life, by helping them evolved a tension free socio-economic existence, on a durable foundation of sustainable livelihood.

Source: Leaflet dated 19 October 2013

To learn more about Anwesha, visit its website here >>

Contact

Dambarudhar Behera
Secretary
Mob: +91-9437749370
Anwesha Tribal Arts & Craft
Plot No- N2/175, IRC Village
Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar,
Dist- Khurdha, Odisha,
India, Pin-751015

Ph. No. +91-674-2557497 / 2557057
Fax No. +91-674-2553637
E-mail: anwesha2k@rediffmail.com
www.anweshaindia.com
www.anwesha.org.in

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Video | Songs and dances of the North East 2015: “The first North East festival in the capital” – Delhi

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Published on Apr 2, 2015 We now take you to the “Northeast Fest” held recently at the Hindu college in New Delhi. The event was held with an aim to create awareness about the northeast region and to bridge the gap between the people from northeast and the rest of the country. Indian Express | … Read more

Members of Bhil and Bhilala tribal communities transcend boundaries between cultures and occupations: The art of ‘Adivasi Gudiya Hastashilp’ (doll making) – Gujarat & Rajasthan

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Written by Swasti Pachauri , Edited by Parmita Uniyal | Madhya Pradesh | Posted: June 4, 2014 2:12 pm | Read the full story and view more images in large size here >> Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh is defined by its mountainous terrain, scattered village settlements, patches of maize crop and the indigenous tribes that … Read more

Fashion, accessory and jewellery designers are bringing tribal Indian techniques to the mainstream: “Tribal India was never cooler”

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How the textiles and techniques of our native people are entering mainstream fashion and global ramps. Tribal India was never cooler. While a small bunch of revivalist desi designers are modernising rural textiles from the subcontinent, international labels and celebrities can’t get enough of our heritage weaves and patterns. Whether through Ikat printed pants on … Read more